Group meeting at Ashgabat Airport. Check-in at a 4-star hotel. After lunch, a city tour will be conducted, including visits to the main architectural landmarks of the capital such as the Parks of Neutrality and Independence, the Ruhnama Monument, the Memorial Square for World War II heroes and the victims of the Ashgabat earthquake. The tour will conclude at the Observation Deck of the Wedding Palace.

On this day, we will visit the Parthian Fortresses of Old and New Nisa. We will learn about the history of the Parthian Empire and explore the main structures included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, including the Round Temple, the Audience Hall, the Treasury, the Wine Repository, and wander through the corridors dating back two thousand years.

After breakfast, the group will go on an excursion to the fortress of Pars-Depe, where recent excavations have been conducted by a group of Turkmen archaeologists. After lunch, we will visit the United Museum of History, which houses unique historical findings discovered in the country during centuries of archaeological research.

On the fourth day of the program, we will travel to the city of Mary to visit another UNESCO World Heritage site - Ancient Merv, where the Parthians ruled for 200 years. On the way, we will visit Abiverd, the Mausoleum of Meana-Baba, and the Parthian fortress of Khosrow-Depe. We will spend the night at the "Mary Hotel"****.

Throughout the day, we will explore the cities of Ancient Merv - Alexandria Margiana (Erk-Kala), Seleucia Margiana (Gyaur-Kala - a Parthian city), Sultan-Kala, Abdulakhan-Kala, Bayram-Ali-Khan-Kala, and, of course, visit the unique mausoleums of Sultan Sanjar and Muhammad Ibn Zaid. Overnight stay at the hotel in Mary.

In the morning, we will visit the Museum of History, which boasts a rich collection of artifacts from the Mary region. In the second half of the day, we will return to Ashgabat by plane. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After an early breakfast, our group will depart in off-road vehicles to the northwest to visit the unique Parthian fortress of Igde-Kala (2nd century BCE). It is located in the Karakum Desert, on the bed of the ancient Uzboy River, which once carried its waters from the Amu Darya to the Caspian Sea. You will have the opportunity to see the fortress carved into the rock, constructed with stone blocks, and controlling the trade route along the archaic river. Overnight stay in tents.

On this day, we will travel along the ancient bed of the Uzboy River, between the Big and Small Balkhan, and along the way, we will visit wells and settlements frequented by travelers on the Silk Road, including Melekoch, Yas Khan, Burgun, and Jemal. By evening, we will reach the city of Balkanabat, where we will stay overnight at a hotel.

After visiting the local bazaar, we will head back to Ashgabat. On the way, we may visit the Feravu settlement and explore the mausoleum of Parau-Bibi, one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Turkmenistan, as well as the mausoleum of Zengi-Baba in the village of Murcha. By evening, we will arrive at the hotel in the capital.

Departure of the group at the airport.