Tour itinerary:
Bukhara – Mary – Bukhara
Season:
all year round
Days:
2 |
Nights:
1
Meet the driver in the hotel in Bukhara.
08:30 Transfer to Uzbek- Turkmen border post Alat/Farab (100 km, 2 hrs). Border passing formalities (passport and visa control might take 1 to 2 hrs depending on the customs formalities).
Meeting with guide and driver at Turkmenistan side of the border.
Transfer to Mary en-route visit to the Ancient Merv (UNESCO) for sightseeing in the historical park:
- Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum;
- Mohammed bin Said Mausoleum;
- Medieval castles – “Kesk” fortresses (6-7 centuries);
- History museum of Merv region.
Transfer to the hotel.
Resting time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00 Transfer to Turkmen-Uzbek border post Farab/Alat (250 km, 3,5 hrs). Border passing formalities (passport and visa control usually takes shorter to passing to Uzbekistan side).
Meeting with the driver at the Uzbekistan side of the border.
Transfer to Bukhara hotel.
End of the tour.
- Turkmenistan Visa support (Letter of Invitation, State Registration, Travel Pass);
- Accommodation in standard double/twin rooms in Mary;
- All transfers as per program by comfortable tourist class transport as per road conditions including transfers to-from the borders;
- English-speaking professional licensed local guides in Mary (1 standard excursion);
- Meals: breakfast at the hotel in Mary;
- Single entry tickets to the sites, museums, mausoleums as per program;
- Tourist tax per person;
- Bottled water 1 l per person per day.
- International flights;
- Accommodation in Bukhara (can be added by request);
- E-visa to Uzbekistan (if required); Turkmenistan tourist visa from 85+4 USD per person (subject to change; nationality dependent) and migration tax 10+4 USD per person (subject to change; nationality dependent);
- Photo/video fees (professional camera);
- Turkmenistan: tourist fee 2 USD per person per night (obligatory) charged in the hotels;
- Meals: lunches and dinners;
- VAT 15 %, personal travel/medical insurance, portage, tips, personal expenses, and other services not specified under “Tour Price Includes”.
- Check-in 14.00, check-out time 11.00. No early check-in/ late check-out is included unless indicated;
- Please note that the tour price does not include seasonal VAT 15 %, VAT can be added to the basic tour price.
- Please note that the drivers do not speak English or can speak only basic English;
- All the changes in the basic itinerary, the timing for transfers depending on the international flight departure/arrival time are to be discussed and pre-agreed;
- Please note that the train trip/s can be replaced for transfer/s by car depending on train tickets availability and trains schedule;
- After the date of publication, any changes in the hotels, air/train ticket prices, tax increase, and exchange rate fluctuation may influence the tour prices;
- Please bring only cash USD for your personal expenses in Turkmenistan, no EURO, and no credit cards.
- We highly recommend acknowledging the necessary documentation before the trip: valid passport with expiration not later than 6-month, visa / e-visa/LOI.
- Please note that the representative of our company will need your passport for several hours for registration in Turkmenistan;
- Anur Tour is not responsible for the force majeure occasions: weather conditions during the tour, changes in air/train schedule due to weather, technical conditions; repairing-reconstructing works at some parts of roads; government decrees for blocking some parts of the roads during national holidays and government acts and decrees in changing the train /air schedule/visa formalities and customs regulations.
Accommodation:
Cities |
Standard |
Nights |
Mary |
Margush |
1 |