Turkmenistan Tours with Ashgabat Tour
Private tours, cultural journeys, desert adventures, and travel services across Turkmenistan.
Your Local Travel Partner in Turkmenistan
Ashgabat Tour offers private and group travel experiences across Turkmenistan. From the marble city of Ashgabat to the Darvaza Gas Crater, ancient Silk Road cities, UNESCO heritage sites, desert landscapes, and traditional culture, we create flexible tours for travelers who want an authentic and comfortable journey.
Unforgettable Turkmenistan Tour Packages for 2026 & 2027
Explore our most requested Turkmenistan tours and customize your journey with local guides, comfortable transport, and reliable travel support.
TRAVEL ACROSS TURKMENISTAN
Explore Turkmenistan by map
Choose a photo point to discover the places included in our routes.
Tour Payment
Secure payment via Stripe
Why travel with a local operator
Turkmenistan is not a country you can simply fly into and explore on your own. A tourist visa is issued on the basis of a Letter of Invitation from a licensed operator inside the country, and the most interesting sites — the Darvaza gas crater, Yangykala Canyon, Koytendag — sit hours apart across desert and mountain roads with no public transport between them.
We are based in Turkmenabat, not in another country selling Turkmenistan from a distance. That means the guide meeting you at the airport or at the Farap border works for us, the yurt camp at Darvaza is booked directly, and if a road is closed or a flight shifts, the itinerary is rearranged the same day rather than through a chain of intermediaries.
Where our tours go
Almost every itinerary is built from these places. Tell us which of them matter most to you and we will shape the route and the number of days around them.
Ashgabat and Old Nisa
A capital built almost entirely in white marble, with the Neutrality Monument, the Alem centre and the Sunday bazaar — and, half an hour away, the earthen walls of Old Nisa, a Parthian royal fortress on the UNESCO list.
Darvaza Gas Crater
The «Door to Hell» — a burning gas field in the middle of the Karakum Desert. We stay overnight in a yurt camp beside it, so you see the crater after dark and again at dawn, when it looks like a different place entirely.
Ancient Merv
One of the largest archaeological sites in Central Asia and a UNESCO World Heritage site — a city that was, for a time, among the biggest in the world before the Mongol armies reached it in 1221.
Yangykala Canyon
Layered pink, red and white cliffs above what was once the floor of an ancient sea, in the far west of the country. Remote, hard to reach without a driver, and the single most photographed landscape in Turkmenistan after Darvaza.
Kow Ata underground lake
A warm sulphur lake inside a cave in the Kopetdag foothills, about 35 °C year-round. A short, easy stop that most travellers add on the way west from Ashgabat.
Kunya-Urgench and Nokhur
The minarets and mausoleums of the old Khorezm capital in the north, and the mountain village of Nokhur with its unusual cemetery and traditions found nowhere else in the country.
How a trip with us works
You write to us with rough dates and an idea of what you want to see. We come back with a route, a per-person price for your group size, and the list of documents your nationality needs for the Letter of Invitation. Once the programme is agreed, we submit the LOI request and keep you updated while it is processed.
When the invitation is approved you collect the visa at a Turkmen embassy or, where the rules allow it, on arrival. We meet you at Ashgabat airport or at the land border — Shavat–Dashoguz if you are coming from Khiva, Farap if you are coming from Bukhara — and from that point transport, accommodation, guiding and entrance fees are handled for you.
Programmes start from US$890 per person, and the per-person cost drops as the group grows. If you are a travel agency rather than a private traveller, we also work as a ground operator — see our DMC and B2B page.
Common questions
Is Turkmenistan safe for tourists?
Yes. Violent crime against visitors is very rare and travellers are generally treated with courtesy and curiosity. The practical risks are heat, long driving distances and limited medical facilities outside Ashgabat, which is exactly what a planned itinerary and a local driver are for.
Can I travel independently, without a tour?
Only on a transit visa, which is issued for a short crossing between two neighbouring countries and cannot be extended. For a tourist visa you need an invitation from a licensed operator, and the tourist programme is part of the application.
How far in advance should I book?
Start at least six to eight weeks before your travel dates. The Letter of Invitation alone takes a couple of weeks in normal circumstances, and you still need time for the embassy step afterwards.
What languages do your guides speak?
English and Russian on most departures. German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Japanese, Uzbek and Turkmen can be arranged with enough notice — tell us which you need when you enquire.
Do I need cash, or can I pay by card?
Bring cash — foreign cards work in very few places. US dollars in clean, undamaged notes are the most useful currency to carry, and we tell you before arrival roughly how much you will need for anything outside the programme.
Can you combine Turkmenistan with Uzbekistan?
Yes, and it is one of the most common requests. We run routes that start in Khiva or Bukhara, cross the border, and hand you back at the other end — see our Uzbekistan route page.
