4-Day Turkmenistan Tour: Shavat – Kunya-Urgench – Darvaza – Ashgabat – Merv
This 4-day journey begins at the Shavat border near Khiva and blends desert drama with Silk Road heritage. Explore the ancient monuments of Kunya-Urgench, then reach the blazing Darvaza Gas Crater for sunset, a kebab dinner, and an overnight stay in a traditional yurt. Continue to white-marble Ashgabat for a city tour of monuments, lively bazaars, and museums, plus a visit to the UNESCO-listed ruins of Ancient Nisa. The tour ends with a transfer to Turkmenabat and the Farab border crossing.
DAY BY DAY
Day 1 — Khiva – Dashoguz – Kunya-Urgench – Darvaza Gas Crater
Meet at the Uzbekistan border (Shavat) near Khiva and Urgench. Drive to Kunya-Urgench for sightseeing among its ancient monuments. Continue to the Darvaza Gas Crater, known as the "Gates of Hell". Enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in a traditional yurt camp.
Day 2 — Darvaza – Ashgabat
After breakfast at Darvaza, take a scenic drive to Ashgabat (300 km, about 5 hours). Stop to see the water crater and mud crater along the way. Enjoy an Ashgabat city tour and check in to your hotel, followed by a traditional dinner in the city.
Day 3 — Ashgabat – Ancient Nisa – Ashgabat
Visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ancient Nisa, capital of the Parthian Empire. Explore the main attractions of Ashgabat. Overnight stay in Ashgabat.
Day 4 — Ashgabat – Turkmenabat – Farab Border
Arrive in Turkmenabat in the morning. Transfer to the Farab border crossing, about 30 minutes away, where the tour ends.
- Invitation letter support and foreigner registration in Turkmenistan
- Accommodation in standard rooms
- Ashgabat city tour
- Transport and guide
- Meals at Darvaza and overnight yurt stay at Darvaza
- All breakfasts
- All driver/guide expenses, including fuel, meals, accommodation, transfer to the meeting point at the border, and seeing the guest off at the border
- All taxes
- The tour starts at the Turkmenistan border and ends at the Turkmenistan border
- You will see everything possible within that time; the tour can be adjusted on the go as needed
- Visa and other fees at the border (usually no more than $110 per person)
- Meals ($3–8 per meal per person)
- Entrance fees to museums and other sites along the tour (roughly no more than $10 per day, if any)
- Tips (tips are welcome)
9 STOPS
- 01KhivaDay 1
- 02DashoguzDay 1
- 03Kunya-UrgenchDay 1
- 04Darvaza Gas CraterDay 1
- 05AshgabatDay 2
- 06Old NisaDay 3
- 07AshgabatDay 4
- 08TurkmenabatDay 4
- 09Farab BorderDay 4
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