Tour Bukhara-border "Farap"-Mary-Ashgabat-Darvaza-Ashgabat for 4 days

Upon arrival in Turkmenistan, you will go to Mary via Turkmenabat. Today you will have an excursion to Ancient Merv, located on the former banks of the Murghab River, was the most important node of the Silk Road. He received the highest flourishing under the Seljuk governor Sanjar. The name Merv comes from the collective name of five urban centers that existed under in different periods from the VI century BC to the XVIII century AD. Attractions include - Giz Gala and Oglankala, Askhab Complex, Gyaur Gala, Erk Gala, Soltan Gala, Soltan Sanjar Mausoleum, Ibn Zeid Mausoleum. Upon arrival in Mary, you will have a walking tour of the central part of the city. Overnight at the hotel.

Today you will have a tour of the city of Ashgabat. First you will visit the carpet museum, which opened in 1994. The museum houses a large collection of Turkmen carpets from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, including more than 1,000 carpets from the 18th and 19th centuries and one of the largest handmade carpets in the world. You will also be able to see the Independence Park, embodying the spirit of modern Turkmenistan, the Arch of Neutrality, the observation deck, and the Russian Bazaar. After lunch, you will go to Darvaza. The path will pass through the Karakum Desert, and you will be able to visit the communities of the Herbert Desert along the way. You will be able to visit the gas crater and enjoy an incredible view of it. The crater surprises with its beauty, warmth, and peaceful sounds created by this giant furnace. After dark, you will return to Ashgabat after dark (slow driving). Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, you will have a tour of the new part of the capital of Turkmenistan. To get to know these surroundings better, you will visit Archabil Shayoly (Berzengi: south Ashgabat), modern buildings, monuments, and parks, which include: The Turkmenbashi Health Trail, the Arch of Neutrality, the famous rocket and tripod-style building symbolizing the neutral status of Turkmenistan, whose height is 95 meters, including a 12-meter statue of the first President of Turkmenistan, Saparmyrat Niyazov (Turkmenbashi) on top, the Monument to the Constitution, the tallest building in Turkmenistan with its 185 meters, and the Center of Culture and Recreation "Alem". This is the largest indoor Ferris wheel listed in the Guinness Book of Records. In the afternoon, you will visit the National Historical Museum (closed on Tuesdays): one of the largest and best-exhibited museums in Central Asia), Independence Park with hundreds of fountains and statues with stops to visit Independence Monuments, a park dedicated to Akhal-Teke horses—the pride of Turkmens, Presidential Square, the Memorial Monument dedicated to the victims of the 1948 earthquake, Gulistan Bazaar, and the Lenin Monument, which was erected in 1927 and survived the 1948 earthquake. In the evening, you will have a walk through the popular recently opened Inspiration Park "Ilham Seyilgahi", where statues of famous Turkmen scientists, poets, etc. from the early centuries to the present are illuminated by colorful night lights with various fountains built along the alley.

Transfer to airport and flight.