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Home5-Day Tour To The Mountains Of Turkmenistan (Koytendag)
Description
Embark on a 5-day adventure to the stunning mountains of Turkmenistan, specifically the Koytendag region. Witness ancient dinosaur tracks on the Dinosaur Plateau, hike through breathtaking canyons, and observe rare mountain wildlife. Visit Kainar Baba Lake with its unique hydrogen sulfide spring and invisible holy fish.
Highlights
- Explore Dinosaur Tracks on the Koytendag Mountains' Dinosaur Plateau
- Hike through Colorful Canyons and Witness Rare Mountain Wildlife
- Visit Kainar Baba Lake with Hydrogen Sulfide Spring and Holy Fish
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Border Farab - Turkmenabad city - Koytendag (480 km) expand_more
- Meet tourists at the Farab border, passing customs formalities.
- Trip to the city of Turkmenabad.
- Registration of tourists.Trip to the Koytendag Nature Reserve.
- Arrival in Koytendag and tourist camp.
- Transport – Minibus or Bus (depending on quantity)
- Accommodation Overnight at the camp.
- Surveying the area.
- Taking photographs.
- Meals - Lunch – at a local restaurant, dinner in the camp.
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Koytendag – Dinosaur Plateau expand_more
- Journey to the Dinosaur Plateau;
- Several decades ago, the inner layer of the mountain appeared due to the displacement of surface rocks, revealing the picture left by a family of dinosaurs on the not yet petrified soil.
- Four tracks are clearly visible: three from adults and one likely from a baby dinosaur.
- Sights of the Koytendag mountains: waterfall, gorge, Kirk Gyz cave. Return to the tourist camp.
- Transport – Minibus or Bus (depending on quantity)
- Meals-Breakfast in the camp/Lunch-on the Dinosaur Plateau/Dinner - in the camp.
- Accommodation Overnight at the camp.
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Koytendag expand_more
- After setting up camp in the morning, we set out to hike through the colorful canyons and breathtaking ridgelines of the Koytendaga Range.
- Next we climb to the Airibaba Mountains.
- Return to base camp.
- Time to rest. In the afternoon, excursion to nearby gorges.
- We will see rare species of mountain goats, sheep, wild astrakhan cats, very rare species of brown bears and Persian leopards. Return to camp.
- Transport – Minibus or Bus (depending on quantity)
- Meals - Breakfast in the camp. Lunch - in the camp. Dinner - in the camp.
- Accommodation Overnight at the camp.
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Koytendag- Turkmenabad City expand_more
- After breakfast, return to the city of Turkmenabad (480 km).
- Along the way, visit Kainar Baba Lake with a hydrogen sulfide spring and holy fish, invisible in the lake.
- Continuation of the journey to the city of Turkmenabad across the Amu Darya River. Arrival in Turkmenabat, hotel accommodation.
- Transport – Minibus or Bus (depending on quantity)
- Meals - Breakfast in the camp. Lunch - at a Roadside cafe. Dinner – at a local Restaurant
- Accommodation -Overnight at a Hotel – Jeyhun-3* or similar
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Turkmenabad city – Farab border expand_more
- After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the Turkmen-Uzbek border, Farab/Alat.
- Be at the border at 12:00/12:30 at the end of the Route.
- Transport – Minibus or Bus (depending on quantity)
- Breakfast in the Hotel.
What's Included
Tour package (letter of invitation, registration fee and permit)
Guide (5 days)
Transport (5 days)
- Meals - Hotel Breakfast
Transfers during the entire route
Entrance fees: Reserve: Koytendag and Museums
Daily water 1 L
Accommodation
Nutrition
What's Excluded
- Visa fee 55$-85$, migration tax 12/14$, bank tax 4$ per person
- Additional meals, services
- Personal expenses
- Insurance
- International tickets
- Fee for using cameras at monuments
- Tips to the driver and guide
What to bring
- Note: Each traveller should have 2 photos (5x6) to be presented at entry points.
Know before you go
- Supplement for single occupancy $ 60
Meeting Point
Farap yol, Türkmenabat, Туркменистан
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Persons | |
| 1 To 10 | USD 660 Per Person |
| 11 To 15 | USD 600 Per Person |
| 16 To 20 | USD 580 Per Person |
| 21 To 25 | USD 520 Per Person |
This is a private tour | |
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USD 660 / person