4-Day Turkmenistan Tour with Ancient Merv and Darvaza Gas Crater

• Arrive at Ashgabat International Airport.
• Visit the Museum of History and Ethnography of Turkmenistan for 1-2 hours.

Explore Ashgabat city highlights:

• The world's highest flagpole
• Olympic City and Neutrality Tower
• Magtymguly Monument and Park
• Ferris wheel and Wedding Palace
• Memorial Complex "People's Memory"
• Ertogrul Gazy Mosque
• Visit Gulistan Bazaar
• Evening visit to shopping centres: Berkarar, Arkach

Overnight stay in Ashgabat.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Mary City (2 hours).
• Visit Ancient Merv, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, from 12:00 to 15:00.
  • Explore the Seljuk period mausoleums of Sultan Sanjar and Muhammed ibn-Zeyd.
• Enjoy a Mary city tour from 16:00 to 18:00.
• Return to Ashgabat from 18:00 to 20:00.

Overnight stay in Ashgabat.

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Drive to Kow-Ata Underground Lake in Baharden village.
• Visit the Mausoleum and Mosque of Turkmenbashy Ruhy.
• Continue to Darvaza Gas Crater (4-hour drive).
  • Observe the gas crater, enjoy dinner near the crater, and experience the spectacular view.

Overnight stay in yurts at Darvaza Camp.

• Breakfast at the camp.
• Transfer to the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan border (4-hour drive).
• Cross the border and end of the tour.