Turkmenistan Highlights Tour

Welcome to Ashgabat! Today we will wait to pick you up from the airport and transfer you to check in the hotel. Ashgabat is a city of white marble buildings and fountains. After settling down, you may take a stroll around the city center to enjoy the spectacular look of the city's modern skylines.

Accommodation: Sport Hotel (4 stars)

The first stop of our Ashgabat tours will be the UNESCO site - Parthian Fortresses of Nisa which was a thriving capital city established by the Parthians in the 3rd century and razed to the ground by Mongols. Next, we will go to visit the National History Museum at city center. The museum contains over 500,000 works of ancient paintings, sculptures, carpets, jewelry, weapons as well as household and musical items. Then we will go to visit the world's tallest Ferris Wheel at Alem Cultural and Entrainment Center and observe the unique structure of Wedding Palace Viewpoint.

Afterwards, tour the Halk Earthquake Monument at Hakydasy Memorial Complex. It was built in memory of the dead during the 1948 Ashgabat Earthquake which almost destroyed the entire city. Then we will stroll around the Independence Park and watch the Neutrality Arch, the symbol of Turkmenistan's internationally recognized position as the only neutral country in Asia. In the end, we will pay a visit to Ertogrul Ghazi Mosque. It is an iconic white marble building with its central dome circled by four minarets and lavish interior decorated by fine stained glass windows. After today's tour, send you back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Sport Hotel (4 stars)

Fly to the city of Dashoguz with our guide. It will take about 50 minutes. After arrival, drive to Kunya Urgench Historical Park. Kunya-Urgench was an important Silk Road oasis city from the 10th to 14th centuries. It was destroyed by first Genhis Khan and then Timurids, rebuilt twice but abandoned until the 20th century. Now monuments on site include Kutlug Timur Minaret – 60 meters in height, the oldest one of its kind and the tallest building during its period, serval mausoleums such as Tekesh Mausoleum with a turquoise conical dome and fortresses. The architectural design and craftsmanship of Kunya-Urgench has influenced Iran, Afghanistan and the Moghul Empire. When the visit is over, take the flight from Dashoguz back to Ashgabat.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Sport Hotel (4 stars)

Today we will proceed to the city of Mary by flight and visit another UNESCO archaeological site called Merv, the oldest and best-preserved Silk Road city in Central Asia. Ancient Merv was also the center for cultural, economic and political interchange of the region. There are a serious of adjacent walled cities on site and its remains from the Bronze Age to post-medieval period span 4,000 years of human history. Today our professional guide will lead you to explore these remarkable architectural remains. Then have an in-depth visit to the History Museum of Merv Region, appreciate excavated artifacts and have a better understanding of the civilization. After the side trip, fly back to Ashgabat.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Sport Hotel (4 stars)

Here comes the end of the trip. We will send you to the airport on schedule. Thank you very much for booking the tour. Hope you've had a fruitful trip. Best wishes!

Meals: Breakfast