Moon Diamond

Program’s name: Moon Diamond

Quantity of the days: 7 days

Day 1: Ashgabat
Welcome to “Moon Diamond” tour, where you will explore outstanding highlights of the country. Sunny Ashgabat is the capital and largest city of Turkmenistan. After being welcomed at the Ashgabat International Airport you will drive to the local hotel. Rest time. In the afternoon at 14:30 you will discover the most prominent attractions in the capital: wonderful parks and historical monuments, impressive mosque and other iconic building.

Day 2: Ashgabat – Darwaza
Then you will head on to Seyit Jemaletdin mausoleum. The mausoleum of Seyid-of Jamaluddin in Annau. The XV century the only mosque in the world with images of dragons on the main facade. After you will discover Ertogrul Gazi mosque, one of this most beautiful mosques in Ashgabat.  This is one of the first mosques built after the independence of Turkmenistan, in the early 1990s. It has become another symbol of its half of the most beautiful mosques. At 15:00 you will transfer through the Karakum desert to Darvaza. En route you will explore small nomadic settlement and feel the way of life of Turkmen people. Then you will visit the mysterious Gas Crater-natural gas field near the village of the same name in Turkmenistan. The diameter of the crater is about 69 meters. You will stay in the camp and taste delicious cuisine. The better way to take a pleasure from this tour. You will have a chance to contemplate the astonishing view of the burning crater at day and at night, enjoy the nature, and feel the heat.

Day 3: Darwaza – Damla
Today you will direct to to Damla village, in which the Yomut and Teke tribes have lived since ancient times.  You are going to have an excursion to the village of Damla- oasis, which is located in the heart of the Karakum desert. After you will transfer to Ak Molla village. Night will be in the cozy guest house.

Day 4: Damla – Ashgabat
After breakfast you will departure to Murze Chirla village. This is interesting settlement is located on the ancient caravan road from Khiva to Ashgabat.  In the tour you will have a stop and shoot outstanding pictures, enjoy charming landscape. Then you will return to Ashgabat, evening Ashgabat, observe the most prominent sites.

Day 5: Ashgabat
The tour starts with exploring National museum, which was created specifically to tell the world about this great country and the role it played in the history and culture of world civilization. After you will discover “Old Nisa”- (UNESCO site), a separate Royal fortress on a hill, was named Mithridatkert ("fortress of Mithridates"), founded by Mithridates I or Mithridates II in the II century BC. Until the I century AD, it served as the burial place of the Parthian kings. Further you will proceed the tour with “Gypjak” Mosque and Mausoleum of the late President of Turkmenistan. It is named after Saparmurat Turkmenbashi, the founder and first President of Turkmenistan. The mosque was officially opened in 2004. You will visit international horse farm and then return to Ashgabat, after dinner evening Ashgabat.

Day 6: Flight
Night departure to the Ashgabat International Airport to board a flight to next destination.