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Beginning in Tehran we’ll visit the former US Embassy, the Holy Defence Museum, Nature Bridge, and experience the night-life and the hipster café culture. We’ll then stop at the famous red village of Abyaneh before seeing all that Isfahan, Meybod, Yazd and Shiraz have to offer, including gardens, mosques, ruins, stunning views, Persepolis and much more.
In there you’ll get a chance for a really unique desert experience where we’ll go dune bashing and ride buggies, before staying with locals in a small village where we’ll spend the night cooking shashlik, smoking shisha, and perhaps even having a little drink.
From Shiraz, we'll fly to Masshad in the north of Iran, from where we'll cross the land border into Turkmenistan. Despite sharing a lot of history and being separated by a single mountain range, it feels like stepping into a different world.
Arriving in Ashgabat, we'll explore the white marble city that Turkmenistan is famous for. We'll show you all the unbelievable monuments and buildings, plus some of our own favourite spots, and then we'll head out into the desert for a night by the fiery crater that is the Gates of Hell, before heading into the west of the country.
We'll swim in an underground cave, see a cemetery full of goats' horns, stand on top of a canyon and stay in both Balkanabat and Turkmenbashy, before flying back to Ashgabat on Turkmenistan Airlines.
At this point we'll head into the far east of the country to see a completely different side of Turkmenistan. Out here you'll meet people who have never seen a foreigner before, see things that not many people outside of Turkmenistan even know exist, and it'll suddenly feel like Ashgabat's a cosmpolitan modern world hub.
If you like the look of this tour but the dates don't work for you, or you'd like to do part of the tour, please get in touch and let us know. All our tours are able to be split into smaller sections, we're always scheduling new tours and your dates might work for one of them, or we can always organise an independent tour.
If you'd like to join us on this tour but don't have time to do everything in this itinerary, we have shorter versions of the Turkmenistan section. Check out our Iran and Turkmenistan Easter Combo Tour or the Iran and Turkmenistan Easter Budget Combo Tour . Check out our combo tours here .
Start | End | Days | Price | Single Sup. | |
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Mar 26
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Apr 2
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8 | $1295 | $200 | |
Apr 4
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Apr 7
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4 | $995 | $150 | |
Apr 4
Ashgabat |
Apr 11
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8 | $1595 | $350 | |
Apr 4
Ashgabat |
Apr 15
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12 | $2195 | $600 | |
Mar 26
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Apr 7
Ashgabat |
13 | $2290 | $500 | |
Iran and Turkmenistan Easter Combo Tour |
Mar 26
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Apr 11
Ashgabat |
17 | $2890 | $700 |
Iran and Turkmenistan Easter Comprehensive Combo Tour |
Mar 26
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Apr 15
Ashgabat |
21 | $3490 | $950 |
INCLUSIONS:
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Visa support for Iran as per immigration requirements |
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Letter of Invitation and registration for Turkmenistan |
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Accommodation in twin share at roughly 3 star hotels (except when mentioned in itinerary), breakfast included |
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Transport as per itinerary |
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Domestic flights Shiraz-Mashhad, Turkmenbashy-Ashgabat, Ashgabat-Kerki, Turkmenabat-Ashgabat |
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Entrance fees to all sites mentioned in itinerary |
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Western and local guides |
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $950
What is the single supplement? This is paid to guarantee a single room. If you are travelling alone and would like to be roomed with another single traveller, you do not need to pay this.
EXCLUSIONS:
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Visa fees (paid directly at border, airport or embassy) |
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Meals other than breakfast at accommodation |
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Transport to and from the start and end of tour |
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Personal expenses such as souvenirs or any optional activities |
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Any other expenses that arise due to unforeseen circumstances |
Step back in time with visits to the ancient cities of Yazd and Meybod
Explore the ruins of UNESCO listed Persepolis and Nisa
Compare two drastically different capital cities - Tehran and Ashgabat
Spend a night sleeping next to the Gates of Hell
Get a goat massage and walk in the footsteps of dinosaurs