Tour Ashgabat-Mary-Merv-Margush-Gonurdep-Kou-Ata-Nokhur-Ashgabat-Darvaza-Dashoguz-Kone-Urgench-Dashoguz-Ashgabat-Nisa-Mosque Jipjak-Akhal-Teke Equestrian Complex-Ashgabat-Gundogar Bazaar (Tolkuchka)-Ashgabat on 9 days

After breakfast, a trip to the Gundogar Bazaar is a jostle. Here you can see traditional clothes and many interesting things, as well as buy a few souvenirs. Lunch time After lunch, drive to the main attractions of Ashgabat: parks and monuments. Lunch. Rest time

In the morning, you will go to the Mary district. Along the way, you will be able to see the ruins of the 15th century Seyid Jamal ad-Din Mosque. The mosque was built in 1456 at the expense of a certain Mohammed Hudayr. Then you will have an excursion to the ancient city of Abiverd. Abiverd is one of the eight historical reserves of Turkmenistan, comparable to Kunya-Urgench, Nyssa, Dead, and Dahistan. The ruins of Abiverd are located between Ashgabat and Mary. Next, 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 in different periods from the VI century BC to the XVIII century AD. The tour includes a visit to Giz Gala, Erk Gala, Soltan Gala, Soltan Sanjar Mausoleum, and Ibn Zeidmaus Mausoleum. At the end of the tour, you will return to Mary and visit the historical museum.

Today you will visit the sights of Gonur-Depe. Gonur Depe is considered the fifth center of ancient civilization, next to Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. In the Bronze Age, there was a remarkable civilization known variously as Margush, which means "lowland", or by the Greek name Margiana. Since 1970, archaeological groups have made a number of discoveries in these places. The expedition was led by Professor Viktor Sarianidi. Bronze Age sites have been preserved on the northern edge of the modern oasis or beyond, on land that is now a desert. Sarianidi claimed that the Bactria-Margiana complex was a major center of ancient civilization. He had an assumption that Margiana was the birthplace of Zoroastrianism. At the end of the tour, you will return to Ashgabat.

In the first half of the day, you will visit the underground lake Kou-Ata, which is located 107 km from Ashgabat. Kou-Ata translates as "Father of Caves". The cave will enchant you with its magnificent beauty: the total length of the cave is 230 m, its height reaches 20 m, and its width, in some places, is 57 m. The bottom of the cave is covered with blocks of dissolved limestone (stalactites). The water in the cave is warm, transparent, and emerald-colored with a temperature of 33–37 °C (you can swim in the lake there). Then you will go to the village of Nohur. The village itself is located in a small depression in the mountains of the Kopetdag range, and the houses are built of local boulders cemented with mud. In addition to the main street, the other streets are very narrow, which makes it difficult for vehicles to move through them. The local inhabitants of Nohur are very different from other Turkmen tribes. Their villages are located in the mountainous border zone covering Turkmenistan and Iran. The population of Nohur is 1-2 thousand people. At the end of the tour, you will return to Ashgabat.

Today you will go to Darvaza. The path will pass through the Karakum desert. You will be able to visit the gas crater and enjoy an incredible view of the crater. The crater surprises with its beauty, warmth, and peaceful sounds created by this giant furnace.

In the morning, you will have a transfer to the Shavat border checkpoint to cross the border with Turkmenistan at 09:00-10:00 in the morning, and then a trip to Dashoguz. You will go to Kunya-Urgench, the Mausoleum of Najmeddin Kubra, and the Mausoleum of Sultan Ali. The tour includes a visit to the Tyurabek Khanim complex, the Mausoleum of Said Ahmed, the Kutlug Timur Minaret, the Mausoleum of Sultan Tekesh, the Mausoleum of II-Arslan, and the Minaret of Mamun II. Then you will return to Dashoguz. You will return to Ashgabat on a local flight at 16:00. Overnight at the hotel.

In the morning, you will go to "Nisa", which was once the capital of the Parthian Empire (included in the UNESCO World Heritage List). Then visit the Jipjak Mosque and the Mausoleum of the late President of Turkmenistan. After lunch, we will continue our way to the International Akhal-Teke Equestrian Complex. In the afternoon, you will return to Ashgabat and visit the Russian Bazaar and Lenin Square. Overnight at the hotel.

In the morning, you will have a tour of the Gundogar Bazaar, also known as the Hustle. Here you can see traditional clothes and many interesting things, as well as buy a few souvenirs. In the afternoon, you will have a tour of the capital of Turkmenistan. You will visit the main attractions of Ashgabat: parks and monuments. Overnight at the hotel.

Transfer to airport and flight.