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Yanakala Expedition: Discovering Dramatic Canyons

Discover the dramatic Yanakala canyons' beauty through exhilarating hikes and awe-inspiring vistas.

Age: 14-70
Group: up to 70
Arrive from: Farab border
Departure from: Shavat border.

Day 1

Farab - Ancient Merv

Arrive at the Farap border. Meet with representative and driver. Transfer to Mary region. On the way visit to Ancient Merv UNESCO World Heritage Site monuments. Accommodate at the hotel. Dinner at the hotel outdoor terrace.

Day 2

Mary - Ashgabat

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Ashgabat.Accommodate at the hotel. Lunch. Sightseeing tour. The Arch of the Neutrality. Ertogrul Gazi mosque. Alem Indoor Wheelchair. Memorial complex.Dinner at the Berkarar shopping and entertainment center.

Day 3

Ashgabat - Nokhur Village

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Gokdepe. Visit Gokdepe mosque Lunch. Trip to Kow-ata underground lake. Drive to Nokhur village. Dinner. Overnight at the guest house.

Day 4

Nokhur Village - Turkmenbashy

Breakfast. Drive to Yankikala canyon. Takeaway lunch. Visit to Turkmenbashy port city. Return to Ashgabat. Dinner. Accommodate at the hotel.

Day 5

Ashgabat - Derweze

Breakfast at the hotel. Bedew Hippdrome. Akhal-Teke horse-back riding activity.Takeaway lunch.Drive to Darvaza gas crater. There are also mud and water crater.BBQ dinner and overnight stay in tent.

Day 6

Derweze - Dashoguz

Picnic-style breakfast. Drive to Kunyaurgenc UNESCO World Heritage Site monuments (Qutlugh minaret and other monuments). Takeaway lunch. Transfer to Dashoguz, Shavat border. Farewell.

    Highlights:

  • Gokdepe mosque.
  • Kow-ata underground lake.
  • Nokhur village.
  • Yankikala.
  • Akhal-teke horse-back riding activity.
  • The Arch of the Neutrality.
  • Ertogrul Gazi mosque.
  • Alem Indoor Wheelchair.
  • Memorial complex.
  • Berkarar shopping and entertainment center.
  • Darvaza gas, mud and water craters, commonly known as the Door to Hell.
  • Ancient Merv UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Great and minor kyzlar kala.
  • Askhabs tombs.
  • Hodja Yusup Hemadany monument.
  • Soltan Sanjar monument.
  • Kunyaurgench UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Qutlugh Timur minaret.
  • Torebag hanym monument.
  • Il-Arslan monument.
  • Tekesh monument.
  • Ibn Hajyb tomb.

    Price includes:

  • LOI
  • Accommodation
  • BBQ dinner.
  • Guide (Chinese, Spanish, English, German, French, Persian, Russian)
  • Monuments entry fees
  • Horse-back riding activity
  • Bottled drinking water
  • Intercity and interregional transfer with air-conditioned comfort vehicles
  • Wi-fi

    Excludes:

  • Video & photo fees at historical reserves
  • Lunch & Dinner
  • Visa fee
  • Border fee
  • Tips

    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.

Contact Us

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Address

Gowshut Han 20, Mary city, Turkmenistan

Fax

(+993) 522 6-00-32