Tours
Old Nissa: Tracing Ancient Civilization
Journey into the past to explore the enigmatic Margush civilization's remnants.
Age: 14-75
Group: up to 70
Arrive from: Farab-Alat border point.
Departure from: Shavat-Urgench border point.
Day 1
Farab - Mary
Welcomed by local guide at the Farab border. Drive to Mary region (4 hours). Lunch at the Margush restaurant. Pokrovskaya church. Accommodate/ dinner at the Margush hotel.
Day 2
Ancient Merv
Breakfast. Trip to Ancient Merv monuments, registered by UNESCO World Heritage List. Lunch at the Margush hotel. Visit Mary regional Museum. Dinner at the Margush hotel outdoor terrace.
Day 3
Mary - Ashgabat
Breakfast. Transfer to Ashgabat (3.5 hours). On the way visit Seyidjemaletdin mosque. Lunch at the Hezzet restaurant. Accommodate at the hotel. The Arch of the Neutrality. Independence park. Akhal-teke horse-back riding activity. Dinner at the Berkarar shopping and entertainment center.
Day 4
Ashgabat - Derweze
Breakfast. Old Nissa settlements, registered by UNESCO World Heritage list. State ethnographic museum. Lunch at the Ashgabat shopping and entertainment center. Transfer to Darvaza gas crater (roads are bumpy and sandy, 6 hours). Dinner BBQ under the open-air.
Day 5
Koneurgench - Dashoguz
Picnic-style breakfast. Visit Koneurgench monuments, registered by UNESCO World Heritage List. Takeaway lunch. Transfer to Shavat border. Farewell.
- Ancient Merv monuments UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Sultan Sandzhar Mausoleum.
- Askhabs tombs.
- Mohammed ibn-Zeid Mausoleum.
- Yusuf Khamadani Mosque.
- Gyaur-Kala.
- Major and Minor Kyz-Kala.
- Mary Regional Museum.
- Seyitjemaletdin mosque.
- Akhal-teke horse-back riding activity.
- Berkarar shopping and entertainment center.
- Ashgabat shopping and entertainment center.
- State ethnographic museum.
- The Arch of the Neutrality.
- Independence park.
- Old Nissa settlements UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Darvaza gas, mud and water craters, commonly known as the Door to Hell.
- Koneurgench monuments UNESCO world Heritage Site.
- Soltan Ali.
- Mausoleum of Seyit Ahmet/XIV c.
- Ibn Hadjib.
- Piryarweli.
- Nedjmeddin Kubra.
- Minaret of Gutlugh Temur/XI-XII c.c.
- Monument of Torebeg Hanum.
- II Arslan.
- Mausoleum of Soltan Tekesh.
Highlights:
- LOI
- Accommodation
- BBQ dinner.
- Guide (Chinese, Spanish, English, German, French, Persian, Russian)
- Monuments entry fees
- Intercity and interregional transfer with air-conditioned comfort vehicles
- Bottled drinking water
- Horse-back riding activity
- Wi-fi
Price includes:
- International flight
- Visa fee
- Border fee
- Lunch & Dinner
Excludes:
Notice:
Arrival and departure points can be changeable according to traveler’s requests, (it can be Shavat, Farab, Bajigran, Ashgabat airport, Sarakhs, and Hodjaeyli) and we can shorten or prolong the time of the tour program.
Sometimes Yurtas are not available at the Darvaza gas crater, due to lots of tourists, therefore guests should be accommodated at the camps.
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