Day 1 ~ Depart the USA

Day 2 ~ In-flight
Arrival in Europe and change plane to connecting flight to Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Day 3 ~ Ashgabat
On your arrival early morning at Ashgabat airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. After some sleep and breakfast we will start our tour at 11:30 am to explore this beautiful, the world's cleanest and ever changing capital, called the city of white marble. Our sightseeing tour will include the Independent Park, Arc of Neutrality and Independence square.  In the afternoon we will tour the National Museum which offers the fine collection of historic artifacts and relics as well as some fabulous textiles and national treasures. Next, we will head to Russian or Gulistan Bazaar, a fascinating place for fruits, vegetables, nuts, flowers, and people-watching. Overnight in Ashgabat.

Day 4 ~ Ashgabat
We will start our day with visiting the UNESCO site of the ancient Parthian Kingdom of Nissa, surrounded with beautiful Kopet-Dag Mountains.
Founded as the capital of the Parthians in the 3rd century BC later it became the part of such kingdoms as the Achaemenid under Cyrus the Great and the Macedonian under Alexander the Great. One ruling dynasty replaced another until the 13th century Mongol invasion when the city was razed to the ground. Archaeological excavations still continue at Nissa at present.
In the afternoon we'll visit Carpet Museum of Turkmenistan to see the biggest carpet in the world, which is included in the Guinness Book of World Records, and to learn about the history of famous Turkmen carpet weaving. Overnight in Ashgabat.