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.
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Details: Ashgabat and the Darvaza crater
Darvaza gas crater
- Region
- Karakum desert
- From Ashgabat
- ≈ 4 h by car
- Best time
- Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Draft — a crater about 70 metres across that has been burning since the 1970s. At night the glow is visible from kilometres away across the dunes.
Draft — two or three paragraphs about the history of the crater, what to expect on the visit, the yurt camp, and what to bring for a desert night. Text to be written with the team.
Where you sleep
A yurt camp a short walk from the crater: beds, dinner by the fire and breakfast at sunrise. Minimum one night.
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