Ashgabat - Darvaza

Breakfast and leisurely morning. Starting a program in the afternoon,
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch in a local restaurant.
Drive to “Darvaza” (285 km., ~6-hour drive by 4x4)
Arrival to “Darvaza”. Enjoying the spectacular and fascinating view of burning
“Hell’s Gate” crater.
• More than four decades ago, a gaping, fiery crater opened up in the desert
of northern Turkmenistan, the result of a drilling mishap. The Darvaza
Crater, more commonly known as the Door to Hell, still burns today, a
surreal feature in an otherwise barren landscape. Details on the origin of
the sinkhole are sketchy, but the story goes that Soviet scientists set it on
fire to burn off noxious gases after the ground under a drilling rig gave
way. Perhaps the scientists underestimated the amount of fuel that lay
below—Turkmenistan has the sixth largest natural gas reserves in the
world.
BBQ dinner near the crater, next to Yurt (Turkmen semi-nomadic house).
Accommodation and overnight in a specially organized Camp area. (Tents)
*(Tents, sleeping bags, mattress and other camping gears will be provided by
our company)