Short Turkmenistan tour from Uzbekistan

Meet the driver at the hotel in Khiva.

08:00 Transfer to Uzbek- Turkmen border post Shavat /Dashoguz. Border passing formalities (passport, visa control / sanitary control (PCR test requirements) might take from 1 hr up to 2-2,5 hrs depending on the customs formalities). 

Meet the guide and driver at Turkmen side of the border. Transfer to Kunya – Urgench.

Start sightseeing tour with visiting

-the founder mausoleum of Sufi sects "Kubra" Nadzhimetdin Kubra (XII-XIII centuries);

-the mausoleum of Mongolian princess Torebeg-Hanym (XII-XIV centuries);

- minaret Mamun (X-XI centuries);

-minaret Kutlug-Timur (XII-XIV c, the highest minaret in Central Asia);

-Mausoleum Kyrkmolla (II in BC - III A.D.);

-mausoleum Arslan II (the oldest building in the city - date of its bookmark is roughly estimated by XI century).

Transfer to Dashoguz Airport.

19:00 Departure flight Dashoguz – Ashgabat

19:50 Arrival in Ashgabat.

Transfer to the hotel.

Resting time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Start sightseeing in Ashgabat visiting:

- Ertogrul Gazy Mosque, Independence Park with Monument of Independence (it's a 118m column that consider the highest building in the country),

- Neutrality Arch - a unique composition that rotates slowly after the sun;

- National Museum, where you can see more than 166 unique  exposition from Ancient Merv and Nissa. 

-Turkmenbashi Mosque – Mausoleum. It is considered the biggest in Central Asia (10 thousands of people). There are beautiful fountains and garden near the mosque. 

- A trip to ancient Nissa (18km from Ashgabad) that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the ruins of the ancient city (the date of foundation of the I millennium BC).

Resting time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel/ take away breakfast.

Transfer to Ashgabat Airport.

06:40 Morning flight Ashgabat – Mary.

07:20 Arrival in Mary. Come out of the terminal, meet the driver and guide.

Transfer to the Ancient Merv (UNESCO) for sightseeing in the historical park visiting:

- Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum - the best remaining testimony to Seljuk power at Merv is the 38 m-high Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar, located in the center of Sultan Kala. The building was restored with Turkish aid and rises dramatically in the open plain. Sanjar, the grandson of Alp-Arslan, died in 1157, reputedly of a broken heart when, after escaping from captivity in Khiva, he came home to find that his beloved Merv had been pillaged by Turkic nomads.

- Mohammed bin Said Mausoleum;

- Medieval castles – “Kesk” fortresses (6-7 centuries);

- History museum of Merv region.

Afternoon transfer to Turkmen –Uzbek border post Farab/ Alat. Border passing formalities (passport and visa control usually takes shorter than on arrival to Turkmenistan). The driver meets at Uzbek side of the land border.

Transfer to the hotel in Bukhara. End of the tour.