ASHGABAT TOUR
Planning a trip during your days off?
This is a holiday calendar, not a list of confirmed tour departures. If you are planning to visit Turkmenistan, compare itineraries for your entry point and available days. Dates, availability, full driving days and price are agreed before booking. Preparation dates in the table are planning recommendations; e-Visa timing is checked separately.
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The Chinese year turns on two Golden Weeks — the October one around National Day and the February one around Spring Festival. The State Council confirms the official schedule of days off in late autumn, so the 2027 dates here are indicative.
The calendar: September 2026 – August 2027
September 2026
- 25–27 SeptemberMid-Autumn Festival●
The fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, a festival of harvest and the full moon. Three days off and the first of two autumn travel peaks.
October 2026
- 1–7 OctoberNational Day Golden Week●
The anniversary of the founding of the PRC in 1949. Seven consecutive days — the biggest outbound travel window in the Chinese year. Flights and hotels are booked months ahead.
January 2027
- 1 JanuaryNew Year’s Day
The solar New Year, a single day off.
February 2027
- 6 FebruarySpring Festival●
Chinese New Year 2027 falls on 6 February. The State Council publishes the official schedule of days off towards the end of 2026, but it is traditionally a week or more — the largest human migration on earth.
April 2027
- 5 AprilQingming Festival
The tomb-sweeping day of remembrance for ancestors. Usually three days off.
May 2027
- 1 MayLabour Day●
May Day. In recent years China has stretched it to five days by working the adjacent weekends — the second-largest travel window of the year.
June 2027
- 9 JuneDragon Boat Festival
Duanwu, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Dragon boat races and zongzi wrapped in bamboo leaves.
When to start the paperwork
| Window | Dates | Recommended planning date |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-Autumn Festival | 25–27 September 2026 | 14 August 2026 |
| National Day Golden Week | 1–7 October 2026 | 20 August 2026 |
| Spring Festival | 6 February 2027 | 26 December 2026 |
| Labour Day | 1 May 2027 | 20 March 2027 |
Want to travel in one of these windows?
Tell us which country you are travelling from and which dates you have free — we will build a route around your days off and price it.
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ASHGABAT TOUR · LOCAL TURKMENISTAN OPERATOR
Planning a holiday trip? See Turkmenistan in 4–5 days
We are a licensed local tour operator in Turkmenistan. See the Darvaza gas crater, white-marble Ashgabat and Ancient Merv with Turkmenistan e-Visa included in the tour price, a guide and a meeting at the border or airport. Medical insurance included.
Prices shown are for group travel. A solo or private trip may cost more. We confirm the departure, group arrangements, room type and final price before booking. e-Visa is included; the migration fee of approximately US$50 per person is not included in the tour price and is paid separately.
