Introduction
This 3-day Turkmenistan tour offers a journey that blends history, culture, and desert adventure. Starting at the Shavat border, you will pass through Dashoguz – a city once home to Uzbek families and rich with stories of migration and settlement. After a traditional lunch, the road leads deep into the Karakum Desert toward the famous Darvaza Gas Crater. As the sun sets, enjoy kebabs and tea at the yurt camp while watching the glowing “Gates of Hell,” a natural fire pit that radiates energy and creates an unforgettable night under the stars.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Shavat – Dashoguz – Darvaza
- Meet at the border with Uzbekistan near Khiva and Urgench (Shavat border crossing)
- Lunch in Dashoguz
- Drive to Darvaza (300km, 7 hours drive)
- Arrival at Darvaza Gas Crater
- Dinner at the Yurt camp
- Overnight at Darvaza in Yurts or tents
Day 2: Darvaza – Ashgabat
- Breakfast at Darvaza
- Drive to Ashgabat (300km, 5 hours drive)
- Visit Water Crater and Mud Crater on the way
- Lunch at a restaurant in Ashgabat
- Check-in at a hotel in Ashgabat
- Ashgabat City Tour
- Dinner in Ashgabat
- Overnight in Ashgabat
Day 3: Ashgabat
- Transfer to Ashgabat International Airport for departure
Price Includes:
- – Invitation letter support and Foreigner registration in Turkmenistan.
- – Accommodation. Standart rooms.
- – Ashgabat City tour
- – Transport and guide.
- – Meals at Darvaza and yurt night stay at Darvaza.
- – All breakfasts
- – All the expenses of the driver/guide, including gasoline, meals and accommodation, transfer to the point of meeting at border, and separating with the guest at the border.
- – All taxes
- – The tour starts at the Turkmenistan border and ends at the Turkmenistan border.
- – You will see everything that is possible to see within that time. The tour can be changed on the go as possible.
Not included:
- – Visa and other fees at the border. (Usually costs not more than $110, per person)
- – Meals ($3-8/ 1meal/ 1person)
- – Entrance fees to Museums and others as per the tour. roughly not more 10$ per day if any.
- – Tips. Tips are welcomed
Accommodation
Ashgabat – 1 nights
Standart: Bagt Kosgi / Mizan / Sport / Ashgabat
Comfort: Archabil / Yyldyz / Oguzkent
Darvaza – 1 nights
Standart: Shared yurts / individual accommodation in yurts or tents available upon request