Turkmen melody Tour 7

 

Turkmen melody Tour 7
Destination: Turkmenistan
Duration: 6 days
Places to visit: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur - Kerki - Koytendag - Turkmenabat - Ashgabat

Day 1: Ashgabat
Dear guests, we are glad to see you on Turkmen melody Tour 7. At the airport you will be met by the driver and transfer to Ashgabat city. You will have the city tour and visit the Gokdepe village. It is one of the biggest mosques of the Central Asia, Turkmenbashy Ruhy Mosque. Totally, it occupies more than 10,000 people. The next destination of our tour is Gokdepe horse farm. Being there you will admire the beauty of Akhal Teke horses. Visit the Independence Park and the Palace of Happiness. Rest is in a hotel.   

Day 2: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur
Today we will drive to the Kow Ata underground lake and admire the Bakharden cave or "father of the caves". This place is famous for healing properties of water and catches attention of travelers on tours. Then we will drive to Kopet Dag range and see mountain tribes of Nokhuri people. They are different from local Turkmens and have own customs and traditions. Night is in a homestay.   

Day 3: Nokhur - Ashgabat - Kerki
Today we will drive back to Ashgabat and visit the memorial complex containing of three memorials built for those who died in the 1948 earthquake, fighters who perished in WWII and those killed in other Turkmen battles. The Earthquake Memorial features has a bronze rendering of a bull and child. Then we will visit the Russian Market built in the period of 1972-1982 by the design of the Russian architect Vladimir Visotin.  This place is included in the "Ashgabat Reconstruction Program of 1970-1980." And made iin the Soviet Modernism style and adorned by the Turkmen sculptor Klych Yarmamedov. Afterwards is drive to the train station to go to the Kerki town. Night is on the train.

Day 4: Kerki - Koytendag
In the Kerki you will have time for breakfast and travel to the Koytendag mountain located in the very east of Turkmenistan. It means "mountains of deep canyons". On this place you will see deep canyons with steep cliffs, looking like a form of narrow strip over the head. Find the deepest lakes and the longest caves as well as the Dinosaur Plateau. In addition, you will see the highest point of Turkmenistan as Mount Ayrybaba (3,139 m). It is important to note that Koytendag Mountains are home to the country's deepest lake - Kattakol. Overnight is in a camp.

Day 5: Koytendag - Turkmenabat - Ashgabat
In the morning drive to the Turkmenabad airport for flight to Ashgabat. Overnight is in a hotel.

Day 6: Flight
In the morning is transfer to the airport. Turkmen melody Tour 7 is over. Thank you for the high time on Turkmenistan tours.

Transport:
02 pax - Sedan
04-08 pax - Minibus
10 pax - Bus

Price per person:
02 pax - 710 $
04 pax - 570 $
06 pax - 465 $
08 pax - 415 $
10 pax - 380 $
Single - 70 $

Half board - 40 $
Full board - 75 $

Ashgabat - Kerki night train - 25 $

Turkmenabad - Ashgabat flight - from 85 $
 

Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat - "Menzil" Hotel 3*
Nokhur - Home stay
Koitendag - Tents
- Visa support
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water during the tour                                            

Service does not include:
- Visa
- Full board
- Single rooms             
- Early check-in
- Travel insurance
- Migration tax (12$)
- Fee for using cameras on monuments

Note: Each Traveler should have 2 photos (5×6) to be presented at the points of entry.