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Ancient history

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Embark on an extraordinary 14-day journey through Turkmenistan, a land w…
Duration: 14 days / 13 nights
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An extraordinary 11-day journey through Turkmenistan, a land where ancie…
Duration: 11 days / 10 nights
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Explore the intricate world of Turkmen gels, visit artisans' workshops,…
Duration: 6 days / 5 nights
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5. Travel
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Meet Our Team

Ella Azizova
Ella Azizova is a licensed guide and tour leader with long experience in Turkmenistan.

Aziz Raimov
Aziz is a highly experienced tour guide based in Turkmenistan, known for his deep knowledge.

Vagif Samedov
With a background in journalism, Vagif reveals the hidden angles of Turkmenistan capturing details
EXCELLENT Based on 19 reviews Posted on Tripadvisor Jack CVerified Highly recommend Ayan and Turkmenistan! I did a three day tour of Turkmenistan (Asghabat and the Darvaza Gas Crater) with three of my friends from college in June 2026. Ayan Travel was absolutely exceptional. Ella was extremely responsive and helpful throughout the entire process of applying for the LOI and the visa. Aziz was an excellent tour guide. He spoke fluent English and was both knowledgable and fun. Regardless of whatever you read online, I would highly recommend Turkmenistan and, if you go, go with Ayan!Posted on Tripadvisor Esquel01Verified The best agency & guide to get in love of Turkmenistan From the very first moment I contacted Ayan Travel, Ella provided a tour fitting our needs. The exquisite attention is given even before the travel. She was answering the amount of questions we had regarding the travel. She assigned Yusup as our guide. What to say about him. He Is a kind, attentive, intelligent and educated guide. He transmitted us the love for his country and history. He took care of us even when we were crossing the border and we had a problem with the visa. He waited for us and Ella and himself solved the problem when it was not their job at all. Yusup is the best ever guide (and we have travelled a lot) and Ayan is the best agency you can choose without doubt if you visit the magic Turkmenistan. Thanks so much for your help and commitment!Posted on Tripadvisor 375claire54Verified Ayan Travel is the best! I undertook the Turkmen ornament tour as a solo traveler with Ayan Travel in May 2026. My guides, Ella and Vagif were very knowledgeable and I learned a lot about the history, culture and art of Turkmenistan. Ella and Vagif were very kind to accommodate my special wishes and even added additional destinations to the itinerary as a surprise. Nagir, our wonderful driver was always ready with water and a cool car to take us to the next stop. If you are looking for a trip to Turkmenistan that is professional, well-organized and very enjoyable, I highly recommend Ayan Travel.Posted on Tripadvisor Kryspin MVerified A Truly Unexpected Gem – Turkmenistan Surpassed All Our Expectations Our trip to Turkmenistan turned out to be an extraordinary and genuinely surprising experience, one that far exceeded everything we had imagined beforehand. From the very beginning, the entire itinerary was perfectly organized. Everything ran smoothly and exactly according to plan, which allowed us to fully relax and focus on discovering this fascinating and often overlooked country. We are very grateful for the excellent coordination, thoughtful suggestions, and constant support we received throughout the journey. What made this trip truly exceptional, however, was our guide, Tachmyrad. His dedication, professionalism, and passion were evident every single day. He is an incredibly knowledgeable and versatile person, with a deep understanding of his country, culture, and history. His stories were not only informative but also highly inspiring, and our conversations with him were always engaging and thought-provoking. Spending time with Tachmyrad was a real pleasure, his openness, cultural awareness, and positive energy made every moment richer. Listening to his stories and exchanging ideas with him became one of the highlights of our entire trip. Turkmenistan itself is a beautiful, unique, and intriguing destination, but it was the people we met that made the experience truly unforgettable. We return home deeply impressed, grateful, and full of wonderful memories. This journey was a remarkable surprise, and we can wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone looking for something truly special and different. Thank you for an unforgettable experience.Posted on Tripadvisor Josh WVerified Great experience! Had a great experience with Ayan! We saw amazing parts of Turkmenistan, were well served, and the tour guide spoke great English! He was also super knowledgeable. Everything was very well ran and organized. We were transferred at the Farap border seamlessly. Highly recommend Ayan.Posted on Tripadvisor Sebastián RVerified Turkmenistan en ESPAÑOL! Nos llamó la atención Turkmenistán y lo difícil que era acceder. La agencia lo hizo maravilloso. Todo claro, sencillo. Nuestro guía José (que habla un excelente español) nos hizo sentir cómodos y seguros. Fue una tremenda experiencia muy bien organizada. 10/10Posted on Tripadvisor Paloma GVerified Experiencia maravillosa 🤩 Maravillosa experiencia conociendo uno de los países más herméticos del mundo, la compañía constante, historia y alegría de José hizo muy agradable y segura nuestra visita. Recomendable al 100% sus servicios, nuestro guía (José) se preocupó de explicarnos todo lo más posible en español, lo cual fue una gran sorpresa. Muy agradecida de toda la experiencia.Posted on Tripadvisor Joe MVerified Amazing Turkmenistan Adventure! I had an absolutely amazing experience booking my trip to Turkmenistan with Ayan travel. After I contacted another tour company about visiting Turkmenistan in December, they told me that they didnt operate during that month. I then found Ayan and reached out to Muhammet. He was amazing and was always quick to respond to emails and really made the booking process signifigantly easier than I expected. Whenever I travel I always try to do everything without a guide. Obviously, this is not a possibility in Turkmenistan. My guide was Aziz and he coulndt have been more perfect. From the moment he met me at the gate in Ashgabat I knew he was the perfect guide for me. He understood what I was looking to see and experience and what I wasnt. We had an amazing 4 days seeing Ashgabat and the Darvaza crater. Honestly, it was one of the best trips of my life and wouldnt have been as fun or special had I not booked through Ayan. I highly recommend using them if you are interested in visiting Turkmenistan.Posted on Tripadvisor J BVerified An amazing experience. * Turkmenistan (a wonderful surprise): a very well organized tour, with quality services. We liked everything you had prepared for us, but above all being able to deal directly with the people: lunch with the family, horse farm.... The guide, Serdar, 10 out of ten, very professional and very well prepared, with great organizational skills. He made us understand the essence of your country, your culture, heritage and values. Always keeping an eye on us. Great personal qualities to be a guide. He really really enjoys his job. The drivers were also very professional. * Uzbekistan (another surprising country, but morea tourists’ one): As for the hotels, the one in Nukus did not have an elevator and the one in Tashkent would’ve been a better idea to be on the other side of the city, closer to the R W station and the airport. The drivers were very good, especially Ikrom. Very professional, helpful and eager to communicate with us, despite only speaking Uzbek and a couple of words in English. The guide was well-versed in the country's cultural heritage, although his level of Spanish needs a better level, Despite his efforts, he lacked, however, a bit more conciseness in some explanations, experience and organizational capacity in what was planned by your agency (visiting hours, meals, travel...). We have the impression that with more planning than was already organized, on his side, we would have had more time to enjoy all the cultural heritage we saw. In the end, we had the belive to intervene to propose planning, all together, when we saw that time was always rushing us (asking to leave earlier, asking to specify the time to visit each place...) Overall, it has been a fantastic, intense and surprising trip for all of us. We would like to highlight, despite Serdar's efforts, a very peculiar and surprising border-to-border crossing from one corner of the country to another. We value very positively that the agency has tailored a trip for us as we proposed from your initial proposal. We highlight Serdar's professionalism as a guide and tour leader at all times: visits, explanations, planning of what was organized, places to have meals taking into account our preferences and/or situations of the moment (and he was there at all times and was very concerned about helping us do what was necessary when one of the companions fell ill and with a high fever). We also value all the work that Abu Bakr, the guide from Uzbekistan, did, although we find that he needs more experience in planning what was already organized. According to guiding level, with his explanations, he shows that he has good knowledge and that he appreciates the heritage of his country. He must improve in the role of tour leader so that what is already organized and daily planning and execution coincide to a large extent. We rate the means of transport in Turkmenistan very positively. As well as the flight to Mary/Merv. The transport in Uzbekistan was also up to par except for the train transport which could have been better prepared (seats facing the direction of the train). We are able to confirm that the organization of the itinerary in Turkmenistan is frankly brilliant. The one in Uzbekistan, especially in some restaurants, was not comparable to the one we had in Turkmenistan. We can say that if we have to visit your country again, we would not choose any other Turkmen agency than yours. Thank you all for all the work done. We enjoyed the trip very much.Posted on Tripadvisor Valentin SVerified best tour operator in Turkmenistan My wife and I had a tour in Turkmenistan. We enjoyed the country and we were grateful to Ayan Travel for organizing and providing it on the high level. As a result we visited everything we planned.
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Centuries ago, in the heart of Central Asia, the ancient city of Merv was a melting pot of diverse cultures and religions like Buddhism.

At present, Ancient Merv is a designated State Historical and Cultural Park located near the modern city of Mary in Turkmenistan. Established in 1987, it is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In this material, we decided, on the one hand, to provide an official overview of the cities of Turkmenistan, and on the other hand, to discuss them from a tourism perspective.

Life for the nomads of Turkmenistan and other Central Asian peoples has long revolved around a single iconic structure: the yurt.
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