Turkmenistan: Ashgabat & the Door to Hell — 4 days
A white-marble city and a burning gas crater — complex visa, guide required. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Ashgabat; Ashgabat, monuments & bazaar; Karakum Desert & Darvaza crater; Back to Ashgabat & Departure.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival & Ashgabat
07:00 — Visa & letter of invitation
10:00 — Arrival at Ashgabat ASB
11:30 — Welcome by the official guide — Aéroport d'Achgabat
13:00 — Hotel check-in — Achgabat
15:30 — Tour of the white-marble city — Achgabat
17:30 — Independence Monument — Achgabat
20:00 — Turkmen dinner — Achgabat
Day 2 — Ashgabat, monuments & bazaar
09:00 — Arch of Neutrality — Achgabat
11:00 — Carpet Museum — Achgabat
15:00 — Tolkuchka Grand Bazaar — Achgabat
20:00 — Turkmen dinner — Achgabat
Day 3 — Karakum Desert & Darvaza crater
08:00 — 4x4 drive into the Karakum Desert
13:00 — Darvaza gas crater — Désert du Karakoum
Walk to the camp — Désert du Karakoum → Près du cratère de Darvaza
20:00 — Camping in the desert — Près du cratère de Darvaza