Upon arrival at international airport, meet local guide and driver then transfer to hotel accommodation and rest. In the afternoon, drive to the Gas Crater - Darvaza, stop in a small nomadic village Erbent. Observe the spectacular and fascinating view of the gas crater. Stay in a camp with tasty catering; the perfect way to enjoy this highlight. Observe the fantastic view of the crater at daylight and at night, feel the heat and listen to the wind and the sound that this giant oven creates. Dinner at Gas crater location. Rest time. Late night drive back to Ashgabat.
After breakfast, Tour starts with driving to Ashgabat City tour and then visit to the State Museum of History. It stores ancient artifacts found at the excavations of the settlements Nisa, Merv and Gonurdepe, collection of vintage Turkmen carpets, rare examples of national clothing, jewelries, and antique weapons. The 9 halls display figurines of Athens, Eros, silver gilded griffin, horn-shaped ivory vessels-rhytons of the Parthian era, gold jewelries, medallions-stamps from Margiana and Buddhist artifacts. There are also a lot of fossilized piece of wood of the Paleozoic period, aged 270,000,000, dinosaurs’ footprints, an 820-kg meteorite fallen in Kunya-Urgench in 1998 and a lot more. Then continue visiting Carpet museum. It established in 1994, it has the largest collection of Turkmen carpets, ranging from the medieval through to the 21st century, including over 1000 carpets originated in the 18th and 19th centuries. Have lunch, Then drive to the parks. Return to Ashgabat. After dinner, drive to Ashgabat International Airport to transfer to the next destination. End of the program.