A crater that has burned for half a century
Darvaza, in the middle of the Karakum. We arrive before sunset and sleep in a yurt camp nearby.
Darvaza
Turkmenistan,
seen through local eyes
Private and small-group tours from Ashgabat. We arrange your e-visa, meet you at the border and stay with you until you leave.
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Licensed operator in Ashgabat
E-visa arranged by us
Our own guides and drivers
The road begins where
the map goes quiet
A city built of white marble
Ashgabat holds the Guinness record for the most white-marble buildings. Best seen at night.
ASHGABAT · TM
Silk Road cities older than their maps
Ancient Merv and Kunya-Urgench are both UNESCO World Heritage sites. Our guides grew up beside them.
Routes where the desert
meets the sky
- PrivateYurt camp◷ 4 days / 3 nightsStart: Ashgabat
Ashgabat and the Darvaza crater
The marble capital, then a night by the burning crater in the Karakum desert.
From $XXX
Details: Ashgabat and the Darvaza crater 
Small groupSilk Road◷ 8 days / 7 nightsStart: AshgabatClassic Turkmenistan
Ashgabat, Darvaza, Dashoguz and the UNESCO ruins of Kunya-Urgench.
From $XXX
Details: Classic Turkmenistan- Private4×4◷ 6 days / 5 nightsStart: Ashgabat
Canyons of the west
Nokhur village, Balkanabat and the pink and white walls of Yangykala.
From $XXX
Details: Canyons of the west 
Small groupUNESCO◷ 7 days / 6 nightsStart: AshgabatThe Silk Road to Merv
Mary, Ancient Merv and the road east to the Farap border.
From $XXX
Details: The Silk Road to Merv
PrivateMountains◷ 3 days / 2 nightsStart: AshgabatKow Ata and Nokhur
An underground lake, a mountain village and the Kopetdag foothills.
From $XXX
Details: Kow Ata and Nokhur
Small groupBorder◷ 5 days / 4 nightsStart: DashoguzFrom Khiva to Ashgabat
Cross from Uzbekistan, Kunya-Urgench, Darvaza and the capital.
From $XXX
Details: From Khiva to Ashgabat
Your hosts in Turkmenistan: the team behind every trip
Guides, drivers and managers who live in Ashgabat and travel these routes every season.
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You enjoy the journey —
we handle everything else
E-visa from us
We apply for your e-visa and check every document before it is submitted.
Met at the airport or border
A guide waits for you on arrival, whether you fly into Ashgabat or cross from Uzbekistan.
Routes we drive every season
Every road and camp is checked by our team before the season starts.
One phone number, 24/7
A manager in Ashgabat is on call for the whole trip.
Click a place
on the map
Every point opens a page about the place and the tours that go there.
What our travellers
brought home
“Draft review — a real quote from TripAdvisor or Google about the guide and the route.”
Name, ageClassic Turkmenistan “Draft review — a short story about the night at Darvaza.”
Name, ageAshgabat and Darvaza “Draft review — how easy the visa and border crossing were.”
Name, ageThe Silk Road to Merv “Draft review — impressions of the western canyons.”
Name, ageCanyons of the west “Draft review — a partner agency about working with the team.”
Agency namePartner since XXXX “Draft review — the mountain village and the underground lake.”
Name, ageKow Ata and Nokhur
Worth knowing
before you fly
Most nationalities need a visa. We apply for your e-visa — it costs $70 and is included in the tour price. Processing takes about 10 days, or 5 days with express. On arrival you show the e-visa at passport control and pay entry fees of $33 + $14.
Yes — we take a $100 prepayment before submitting the visa application. If the visa is refused, the prepayment is not refunded.
Draft answer — the text will be written together with the team.
Draft answer — the text will be written together with the team.
Draft answer — the text will be written together with the team.
Draft answer — the text will be written together with the team.
Your Turkmenistan
starts with one message
Tell us your dates and the kind of trip you want — we reply within one working day with a route and a price.
Contacts
- Phone
- +993 61 08-99-44
- Travellers
- inbound@gatnashyk.com
- Agencies
- partners@gatnashyk.com
- Office
- Ashgabat, Turkmenistan