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Ever heard of a national Melon Day before? Melon Day is one of Turkmenistan's many unique and oh so Turkmen national holidays, celebrating the abundance of melons that Central Asia is blessed with at this time of year. This tour is your chance to see the height of the melon season, but Turkmen style.
We'll start off this tour by exploring Ashgabat and experiencing everything that Melon Day has to offer, with plenty of time to check out the city in depth. Then we'll head out to the desert to see the Gates of Hell, where we'll spent a night taking in the fiery desert crater, before heading back to Ashgabat.
There is also a longer, more indepth version of this tour available, for anyone who would like to see more of the country whilst visiting for Melon Day.
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.
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Accommodation in twin share at roughly 3 star hotels (breakfast included), camping at Gates of Hell |
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Transport as per itinerary, beginning and ending in Ashgabat |
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Entrance fees to all sites mentioned in the itinerary |
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SAIGA guide and local guides |
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $200
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.
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Visa fee (can be paid on arrival at the airport or land border, or at an embassy beforehand) |
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Meals other than breakfast at hotels |
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Transport to and from Ashgabat at the beginning and end of the tour |
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Accommodation and any other services before or after the tour |
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Personal expenses such as souvenirs or any optional activities |
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Any COVID related expenses |
Eat, take photos of and oggle at the ginormous melons during Melon Day
Explore the white marble city of Ashgabat
Spend a night at Darvaza, the fiery crater in the middle of the desert