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Re: Ashgabat to Bukhara via Mary, Merv and Turkmenabat - latest

by atomgirl23 13 March 2012

Thank you for this very helpful update. I will be visiting Turkmenistan in October and this information is invaluable. Cheers
RE: Ashgabat to Bukhara via Mary, Merv and Turkmenabat - latest

by flipside1971 29 February 2012

All I can say is you must now have no teeth and the driver of that car must have no axles!
RE: Ashgabat to Bukhara via Mary, Merv and Turkmenabat - latest

by saiporai 28 February 2012

Hello Flipside, great uptodate info. I was there last year and UNFORTUNATELY got a different experience on Asgabat to Mary. It took us…
RE: Ashgabat to Bukhara via Mary, Merv and Turkmenabat - latest

by Justin23 27 February 2012

As a rule, I never use the prices in any guide book. They are usually at least a year out of date. Of course the prices you posted here…
Ashgabat to Bukhara via Mary, Merv and Turkmenabat - latest

by flipside1971 26 February 2012

Again, as below, this is the latest info, which may help people who come after. It is not exclusive. It is subjective. It underlines that…
Turkmenistan in 5 days

by Donnawt 02 September 2011

Hi All, Have a couple of questions: My plan is to cross the boarder and spend the night in Mary, the next day do a half day tour of…
Gonur, Turkmenistan

by chengelh 26 February 2011

Is it worth giving up seeing Turkmenabat in detail and Abiverd in order to go to Gonur which would mean flying from Mary to Ashgabat and…
Transiting Turkmenistan

by dutchmarko 24 February 2011

After just transiting Turkmenistan from Iran to Uzbekistan (Feb 2011), I thought I would provide some details about the practicalities:…
Nikon in Tashkent

by biancu 24 July 2010

Hello all, my photo camera has suffered a break down. I'm in Mashhad, Iran now. I found a Nikon camera here, but given the money restrict…
RE: Turkmenistan registration

by fluffy_bunny 29 April 2010

Firstly, you can't get from Dashhowuz to Turkmenabat without going through Ashgabat. In 5 days, do you plan on seeing anything other than…
Turkmenistan registration

by bytybyty 26 April 2010

I got the Turkmenistan transit visa for 5 days. So i will travel from the Farab border step by step via Turkmenabat and Mary to Ashgabat,…
RE: Logistics in Turkmenistan

by fromanmp 25 April 2010

@OneWay Day 1 morning - meet guide at Uzbek border. Stop in Turkmenabad for maybe an hour - on to Merv for tour of ruins. Then to Mary.…
Does this price sound reasonable?

by minniegirl 28 January 2010

I am planning to travel to Turkmenistan next summer on my own and have been quoted $2275 + $190 single supplement (for a total of $2465)…
RE: Gathering people for a tour across Turkmenistan

by Apollo 31 May 2009

According to recent info from Stantours, the only Turkmen crossing they have so far for late July is a couple doing Kunya Urgench – Ashgabat…
RE: Travellers Wanted - Turkmenistan - August 2009

by Apollo 31 May 2009

Did you succeed in forming a bigger group so far? If you did, please get in touch by posting here or by private email to [apollo2005@gmail.c…
Looking for travel companions to cross Turkmenistan

by Apollo 31 May 2009

I will try to get a Turkmenistan transit visa in Tashkent on the second week of July. My plan is: 25July: Enter from Bukhara/Farab border…
RE: Costs when travelling with transit visa

by CentralAsia_traveler 09 January 2009

The Darvaza gas crater is a highlight of a trip to Turkmenistan if only because it is so unique and offers photos of great interest to…
RE: kazak to turkmenistan

by CentralAsia_traveler 28 July 2008

Central Asia is really not an area that lends itself to a whistle stop tour, generally. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, although they have…
Khiva or Mary - which one to choose ?

by Thit_cho 12 November 2007

I went overland from Almaty to Ashgabat last May, and visited Merv. It was around 110F, my guide got heatstroke and I spend a few hours…
Internal flights in Turkmenistan -- reservation and prices

by Thit_cho 25 June 2007

I flew from Mary to Ashgabat at the end of May, and I think my ticket was around US$12 (I paid as part of a trip, but I was told that…