Karakum Desert
The Karakum Desert occupies the area of about 35 million ha, or more than 80% of the whole territory of Turkmenistan. According to its geological and natural conditions, the Karakum (Garagum)...
Grand Canyons of Turkmenistan
Looking at this area on the map of Turkmenistan, one can think that there is absolutely nothing there. But being courageous enough to embark on an overland journey across this land of endless...
Darvaza gas crater
Darvaza gas crater is located in the Central part of the Karakum desert / 260 km from Ashgabat to the North West. On the way to Darvaza crater (also called “The door to Hell”) one can admire the...
Damla Oasis
The Damla village is one of the furthest Yomud and Teke turkmen tribes in the heart of the Karakum desert. Far off the main road, flat roof villages and yurts found in almost every household...
Kov Ata underground lake
Kov Ata underground lake located about 90km to the West of Ashgabat. The Turkmen word “Kov Ata” translates as “father of the caves”. The water has a constant temperature of 33-37° Celsius....
Nokhur mountain village
Rich in history, nature and customs, Nokhur is located about 160 km west of Ashgabat, and set 1,100 m above the Karakum Desert in the cool valleys of Kopetdag mountains in southwestern...
Koytendag mountains & Dinosaur...
Koytendag mountains & Dinosaur Plateau , representing spur of Gissar range of Pamir-Alay great mountain system. Name “Koytendag” (or Kugitang) originates from the Persian "kuhi" and Turkic...
The Syunt-Khasardag or Karakala Reserve
The nature reserve includes ecosystems of the Western Kopetdag mountains (dry subtropics) and neighboring plains. Here, 37 species of mammals and 217 species of birds are found....
Turkmenistan caves
Turkmenistan caves formation process started ninety million years ago when modern deserts territory of Central Asia was soaked by plantiful rains and big ocean splashed near young mountains...
Sarykamysh lake
Lake Sarykamysh, also known as Sarygamysh or Sary-Kamysh, is a large lake located in the north of the Karakum Desert bout midway between the Caspian Sea and the disappearing Aral Sea.
Garabogazköl or Kara-Bogaz-Gol
Garabogazköl or Kara-Bogaz-Gol is one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth and a very interesting natural phenomenon with great tourism potential.
Kaplankyr Nature Reserve
Kaplankyr (or Gaplangyr) is a mountain plateau and nature reserve in the northern part of Turkmenistan. The Kaplankyr Nature Reserve was created in 1979.
