Turkmenistan · since 1992

The country almost nobody has seen

A burning crater in the middle of the Karakum, Silk Road cities, canyons above the floor of an ancient sea, and the golden horses of Akhal. Fifteen ready-made programmes — or a route built around you.

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years of operation
30+years of operation
ready-made programmes
15ready-made programmes
UNESCO sites on our routes
3UNESCO sites on our routes
languages of guiding
2languages of guiding

The company

LATIF Travel, Ashgabat

We have been operating since 1992, hosting travellers from all over the world: independent visitors, groups and partner tour operators. Letters of invitation, visa support, transport, hotels and guides — we handle all of it.

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  • Letter of invitation to Turkmenistan
  • Multiple transport options
  • Hotel booking
  • Excursion services
  • MICE
  • Professional guide services
  • VIP services
  • Corporate tours

Catalogue

Programmes

Every programme has a code — that is what you book by. Open a tour to see the route day by day.

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Big Ring of Turkmenistan
BIG-RING

9 days

Big Ring of Turkmenistan

A nine-day group tour: the whole country from the Kopetdag to the Caspian and the Karakum

  1. Ashgabat
  2. Nokhur
  3. Dehistan
  4. Balkanabat
  5. Yangykala
  6. Gozli Ata
  7. Turkmenbashi
  8. Merv
  9. Darvaza
  10. Ashgabat
Day by day

The country

What you will see

Every programme is built around these places. The full list is in each tour description.

  • Darvaza

    Darvaza

    A gas crater in the heart of the Karakum, burning for almost 55 years

  • Ancient Merv

    Ancient Merv

    A UNESCO site, and the largest city in Central Asia for three centuries

  • Konye-Urgench

    Konye-Urgench

    Capital of the Khorezmshahs: the Kutlug-Timur minaret and Turabek Hanum mausoleum

  • Yangykala

    Yangykala

    The Fiery Fortresses — cliffs on the floor of an ancient sea

  • Koytendag

    Koytendag

    A plateau with two thousand dinosaur tracks, and the Kyrk-Gyz grotto

  • Nokhur

    Nokhur

    A mountain village, a 2,000-year-old plane tree and the sacred site of Kyz-Bibi

Why LATIF

What you get

01

Since 1992

More than thirty years of hosting guests, and a reputation as a reliable partner in Turkmenistan and abroad.

02

All the formalities

Letter of invitation, visa support, and a guide meeting you at the border or the airport with a LATIF sign.

03

Your own route

Any programme can be reshaped around you: dates, hotel category, meals, pace. Or we build a route from scratch.

04

Guides who know

Our guides talk about the history and culture of the country the way people who live it do.

Booking

Ready to travel?

Send us the tour code, the number of travellers and your dates — we will come back with a price and hotel options.

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Booking

Please include

  • Tour code or name
  • Number of people
  • Preferred hotel category: 3*, 4* or 5*
  • The meal plan you prefer
  • Your WhatsApp number for faster communication

Please answer all five points — it lets us quote faster and more accurately.

Or email us directly: latif.turkmenistan@gmail.com