Ashgabat — the white city of Turkmenistan
Ashgabat is the capital of Turkmenistan and the main city for your first introduction to the country. It combines wide avenues, white marble architecture, monuments, museums, parks, oriental bazaars and trips to ancient Nisa.
We help include Ashgabat in an individual route: airport meeting, guide, transport, city program, excursions, visa/LOI and continuation of the tour to Darvaza, Merv, Kunya-Urgench or other destinations.
Top experiences of Ashgabat
The Ashgabat program can be a light sightseeing tour or a more packed one — with museums, architecture, history, the market, photo stops and a trip out of town.
- White marble avenues, modern monuments and large city squares
- The National Museum, historical exhibits and stories about the ancient civilisations of the region
- The Ertugrul Gazi Mosque, parks, viewpoints and the evening illumination of the city
- The Russian bazaar / local markets: spices, dried fruits, sweets, carpet motifs and the atmosphere of the city
- Departure to Nisa — one of the key ancient monuments near Ashgabat
How to include Ashgabat in a tour
Ashgabat works both for a short stop and for a full program. We tailor the format to your arrival date, citizenship, interests, travel pace and onward route.
Sightseeing day
Main squares, monuments, museums, the bazaar, photo stops and evening illumination.
Ashgabat + Nisa
A city program and an excursion to an ancient historical site near the capital.
Start of the grand tour
Arrival, meeting, adjustment, excursion and onward departure to Darvaza or Merv.
VIP format
Private transport, a flexible route, an interpreter, a restaurant and a relaxed pace.
Sample program in Ashgabat
The program can be adapted to the flight, season, museum schedule and interests of guests. Below is an example of the route logic, not a fixed schedule.
Airport meeting, transfer, check-in, a short sightseeing program in the center, an evening walk or dinner. Suitable for a soft start after the flight.
Ashgabat's architecture, the main monuments, a museum program, the market and a trip to Nisa. After that, you can continue the route to Darvaza or other cities.
What Ashgabat is conveniently combined with
Ashgabat often becomes the base point for routes around Turkmenistan: from here it is convenient to build a program to natural, historical and cultural destinations.
Nisa is an important excursion from Ashgabat
Near the capital is Nisa — an ancient monument that is often included in the Ashgabat program. This is a good way to add a historical layer and a story about the region's ancient routes to the city's modern architecture.
- A convenient departure from Ashgabat as part of a day programme
- Suitable for guests interested in history and the Silk Road
- You can combine it with a museum, a sightseeing tour and dinner in the city
Questions about Ashgabat
We briefly answer the main questions of tourists planning a trip to the capital of Turkmenistan.
Do you want to include Ashgabat in the program?
Write your dates, number of people, citizenship, guide language and interests. We will offer a format for a program around Ashgabat and advise which destinations are best to combine the city with.
