About this trip
This is a private three-day run out from Ashgabat into the Karakum Desert to see the Darvaza Gas Crater, the pit that's been burning steadily for decades. It's a small, flexible trip built around one striking sight and a night under a genuinely dark sky.
You'll cross open desert country between Ashgabat and Dashoguz/Shavat, with camping rather than hotels for at least one night, so the pace is slow and the setting does most of the work.
What you'll do
- See the Darvaza Gas Crater burning in the Karakum Desert
- Camp overnight under the desert night sky
- Drive through the Karakum Desert landscape
- Travel the route from Ashgabat to Dashoguz/Shavat
- Private tour with flexible tour dates
- Easy pace over 3 days/2 nights
- Involves desert camping, so expect basic overnight conditions
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Ashgabat · 20 Jul – 21 Jul
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