Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar
Great Ice House (Yakhchāl)
Kyz Kala fortress ruins
Merv - the ancient city of Turkmenistan with UNESCO historical sights attracts the tourists from all over the world. Take a day tour to ancient Merv from Bukhara, the tour includes the visa support for a Turkmenistan visa.
07:00 Meet the driver at the lobby of your hotel in Bukhara.
Transfer to Turkmen – Uzbek Border post Alat/Farab. Border passing formalities (luggage/passport control, PCR test and visa control might take 1,5 to 3 hrs depending on the tourists flow that day).
Meet the guide and driver at Turkmenistan side of the land border.
Transfer to Mary en-route visit to the Ancient Merv (UNESCO) for sightseeing in the historical park visiting:
- Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum - the best remaining testimony to Seljuk power at Merv is the 38 m-high Mausoleum of Sultan Sanjar, located in the center of Sultan Kala. The building was restored with Turkish aid and rises dramatically in the open plain. Sanjar, the grandson of Alp-Arslan, died in 1157, reputedly of a broken heart when, after escaping from captivity in Khiva, he came home to find that his beloved Merv had been pillaged by Turkic nomads.
- Mohammed bin Said Mausoleum;
- Medieval castles – “Kesk” fortresses (6-7 centuries);
- History museum of Merv region.
Meet the driver at Uzbekistan side of the border.
End of the tour.
- 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;
- Anur Tour is not responsible for the force majeure occasions (weather conditions during the tour, repairing-reconstructing works at some parts of roads, government restrictions).
18 days, from: $3255
Season: March – December
3 days, from: $660
Season: all year round
5 days, from: $1260
Season: April – October
4 days, from: $775
Season: all year round
3 days, from: $835
Season: all the year round
2 days, from: $695
Season: all the year round
Central Asia & Caucasus DMC
