Turkmenistan holidays
Can you get any more exciting than Turkmenistan holidays? Desert camping, dinosaur footprints and colour canyons that lead, inevitably, to the fabled shores of the Caspian Sea. This is your chance to unearth the secrets of the past as you enter Parthian fortresses, the Kugitang Nature Reserve and the Kopet Dag Mountains in search of a unique cultural adventure that not many could lay claim to.
21 Turkmenistan holiday reviews
From
£6,449
including UK flights
Memorable parts?
The burning crater
Tips?
Pack half what you think you need and buy stuff like silk scarves, carpets in Buchara
Local benefits?
Yes
Overall rating?
Excellent (more)Simon Castleman
From
£2,999
excluding flights
In a tour encompassing five countries and nearly five weeks, it's hard to choose just one element that was the most memorable… has to be described in one word - ADVENTUROUS! (more)Helen Jackson
Tajikistan local life in the cattle market and villages. Uzbekistan metro Tashkent Turkmenistan camping at the crater. (more)Amanda Law
From
£4,295
excluding flights
The most memorable part of the holiday was... Camping by the Darvasa gas crater, the off-road drive to the Gonur Depe archaeological site or the wacky city of Ashgabat (more)David Finbow
The hospitable and very friendly people wherever we went - smiling faces all the way. Also the sheer vastness of Kyrgyzstan, which I loved - the dramatic mountain passes, the shepherds bringing their animals down from the high pastures. (more)Sara Warren
Excellent. Our tour leader, Jude, was knowledgeable, unflappable and always encouraging and helpful. She really made the holiday. (more)Ann Rix
From
£5,352
excluding flights
From
£4,475
excluding flights
The wonderful historical remains in Khiva, Bukhara & Samarkand.
(more)Professor John Gregory
Fascinating....The wonderful places we saw and the differences between the three stans (more)Sophie Luard
The most memorable was taking 3 hours for the border crossing from Uzbekistan to Turkmenistan. Appreciating the historical importance of the different waves of civilizations in developing The Silk Road and the different resulting cultures, was interesting. (more)Faye Walker
From
£6,099
excluding flights
From
£7,235
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Walking in the Kyrgyz mountains.
Tips?
Be prepared to be flexible, pack light.
Local benefits?
Interaction with local people was good. Difficult to evaluate environmental impact. Use of personal water bottles is a good idea, but drinking water is mainly
supplied in single use plastic bottles. Conservation is probably supported only by the fact that as tourists you bring much needed dollars into the country.
Overall rating?
Very good, a great way ... (more)Ges Payne
From
£14,745
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
Mosque and shrine in Mashad - but so difficult to choose one amongst so many places visited on this amazing adventure
Tips?
Be prepared for long days and early starts. Walking boots and water bottles not essential as walking easily done in walking sandals, and water providied in
plastic bottles in most hotels.
Local benefits?
Supported local people by visiting areas of the normal tourist route and therefore putting money into their pockets
Overall ... (more)Lynda Perkins
From
£2,799
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
The gas crater was superb. Really had the "wow" factor. The yurt camp at Darwasa was lovely.
Tips?
To tell people at home that they might not hear from you because a lot of internet is blocked and sometimes Impossible to make international calls! Also a lot of time is spent driving because the places of interest are so wide apart.
Local benefits?
Maybe the villages benefited by us coming because I assume they were paid something. We drove long distances ... (more)Paula Evans
From
£3,550
excluding flights
Memorable parts?
There were quite a few highlights in Turkmenistan: the dinosaur trail near Afghanistan, the fire crater, the old ruins of Merv, Konya Urgench, and more.
One day we were passing through a town and saw that there was a wedding. Everyone was so happy and wanted us to be happy with them and join in - so we did. Ashgabat itself is weird. The scale of the city is huge, not people-scaled at all. I don't think that there was any urban planning involved, just large avenues with ... (more)Jacqui Licht
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