Active journey

Active journey
Duration: 7 days
Places to visit: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur - Kerki - Koitendag - Turkmenabad - Turkmenbashy - Yangykala - Balkanabat - Ashgabat 
Short summary:
Our team is glad to organize you this impressive tour where you will have an opportunity to have pleasant holidays in Turkmenistan. Here you will be shown interesting places belonging to different eras. 

Day 1: Ashgabat
We are glad to surprise you on Active journey. Meet the guide at the airport and transfer to Ashgabat city. Then we will drive to Gokdepe village to visit one of the biggest mosques of the Central Asia, Turkmenbashy Ruhy Mosque, possible can accommodate more than 10,000 people. In the afternoon, we will drive to Gokdepe horse farm in order to see Ahal Teke horses. In the second part of day we will visit the Independence Park and the Palace of Happiness. We have no doubt you will like it on tours. Night is in a hotel.  

Day 2: Ashgabat - Kow Ata - Nokhur  
The tour will start by travelling to the Kow Ata underground lake and the Bakharden cave which means "father of the caves". You will be told about the healing properties of water and take vibrant photos of it on tours. Then we will drive to Kopet Dag range, where settled by mountain tribes of Nokhur. Sleep is in a homestay.

Day 3: Nokhur - Ashgabat - Kerki   
In the morning we will drive back to Ashgabat where we can visit the memorial complex involving of three memorials dedicated to the 1948 earthquake, soldiers who died in WWII and those murdered in other Turkmen battles. The Earthquake Memorial landscapes a bronze rendering of a bull and child. We will drive to the Russian Market built in the period of 1972-1982 by the design of the Russian architect Vladimir Visotin and placed to the "Ashgabat Reconstruction Program of 1970-1980." The structure was done in the Soviet Modernism style and decorated by the Turkmen sculptor Klych Yarmamedov. In the evening we will walk to the train station to go to the Kerki town. Night is on the train.

Day 4: Kerki - Koitendag
After arriving in the Kerki you will drive to the Koytendag mountain. It is important to note that Kugitangtau mountains also called Koytendag and located in the very east of Turkmenistan. It is translated as "mountains of deep canyons". In addition, you will see deep canyons with steep cliffs showing all beauty of incredible nature. Here are the longest caves and the Dinosaur Plateau as prehistoric reptiles. Travelers will see the highest point of Turkmenistan - Mount Ayrybaba (3,139 m) and for sure the deepest lake - Kattakol. Your night will be spent on fresh air in camp.

Day 5: Koitendag - Turkmenabad - Ashgabat
The tour will start by driving to Turkmenabad city. In the afternoon, you will transfer to train station. Night is on a train.

Day 6: Ashgabat - Turkmenbashy - Yangykala - Balkanabat - Ashgabat
On arrival, you will have breakfast Ashgabat and flight to Turkmenbashy. Upon reaching you will drive to the Yangykala Canyon to relish the view of the canyon and drive to the Balkanabat city. Afterwards is transfer to Ashgabat city. Rest is in a hotel.

Day 7: Flight
In the morning is transfer to the airport. Active journey is finished. Thank you for tours!

Transport:
02 pax - Sedan
04-08 pax - Minibus
10 pax - Bus

Price per person:
02 pax - 805 $
04 pax - 680 $
06 pax - 550 $
08 pax - 480 $
10 pax - 440 $
Single - 60 $

Half board - 45 $
Full board - 90 $ 

Air ticket - Ashgabat-Turkmenbashi - 95 $
Train ticket - Ashgabat-Kerki-Ashgabat - 50 $

Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Ashgabat - "Menzil" Hotel 3*
Nokhur - Home stay
Koitendag- Tents
- Visa support
- English speaking guide
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water during the tour                                            

Service does not include:
- Visa
- Full board
- Single rooms             
- Early check-in
- Travel insurance
- Migration tax (12$)
- Fee for using cameras on monuments

Note: Each Traveler should have 2 photos (5×6) to be presented at the points of entry.