Ancient wealth of Western Turkmenistan

Name of tour: Ancient wealth of Western Turkmenistan 

Length: 5 days and 4 nights 

Overnight stays: Ashgabat 

Day 1: Asgabat
After your arrival our guide and driver will accompany you to the hotel where you will have a rest till the lunch. Then we will start our great journey with Nisa. 18 km West of Ashgabat rise the ruins of Nisa-the capital of the ancient Parthian state that existed at the turn of the I Millennium BC-1 Millennium ad. in the III century BC, New Nisa was the capital of the Parthian state, and the fortress of Old Nisa was a Royal residence. In the Old Nisa were concentrated Palace and temple buildings. There was also a Treasury, a huge wine storage and warehouses with numerous stocks. The fortress walls were 8-9 meters thick at the base and were reinforced with 43 rectangular towers. Also we will visit Turkmenbashy spiritual mosque in Kipchak. Later on we will return to Ashgabat.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Kow-Ata – Nokhur – Balkanabat
Our day will start from travel to Kov Ata. This is an underground lake. a unique creation of nature, which can rightfully be called one of the wonders of the world. It is located in the cave of mount kou, near Ashgabat, just 60 km to the West, in the district of baharli. Its name translates as "Father of the cave". It is connected with the so –called Kopetdag line of thermal springs located at the Northern foothills of Kopet-Dag along the tectonic fault line. Significant mineralization and a constant high temperature of 33-37 degrees Celsius indicate that the waters of the Baharden underground lake rise from a great depth, from about 600-650 meters. The cave is estimated to be several millennia old. In the afternoon you will have a lunch and we will keep travelling to Nokhur. The village itself fills a small depression valley in the mountains of the Kopet Dag Range. Then we will drive to Balkanabat. 

Day 3: Balkanabat – Yangykala – Gozli-Ata – Turkmenbashy – Awaza
After breakfast we will travel to Yangykala. Yangikala canyons are amazing natural landscapes located in the North-West of Turkmenistan. The name "Amicale" is translated as "fiery fortress". Indeed, the picturesque canyons are surrounded by sheer walls of purple-red, ochre, yellow, white and fiery red colors. They look very impressive in the late afternoon, when the setting sun paints everything around in soft warm tones. You will have a lunch and we will continue our trip to Turkmenbashy. It includes Awaza zone and rest on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Overnight is in a hotel. 

Day 4: Awaza – Ashgabat
Untill the lunch you will have a rest. Then you will be transferred to Turkmenshaby airport. In Ashgabat you will have a dinner and begins city tour.

Day 5: Flight
Night transfer to the Ashgabat International Airport. 

Price per person:
02 pax – 775 $
04 pax – 620 $
06 pax – 503 $
08 pax – 445 $
10 pax – 410 $
Single – 110 $

Early check-in – 35 $
Single early check-in – 50 $ 

Half board – 45 $
Full board – 85 $ 

- Flight Turkmenbashi-Ashgabat –100 $

Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
      Ashgabat – “Menzil” Hotel 3*
      Balkanabat – Sport hotel 3*
      Awaza – 5* Hazina
- 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$)
- Flight Turkmenbashi-Ashgabat
- Fee for using cameras on monuments