The least explored of Central Asia’s five Stans, Turkmenistan remains a land of mystery. Visit the Russian Bazaar, the Parthian Fortresses of Nisa and see the country’s magnificent Akhal-Teke horses. Reinstate the wow factor with a circuit of Ashgabat’s new town featuring rows and rows of marble buildings and gold monuments. Explore the centre of the nation with its unique “Gates of Hell” – the Darvaza Gas Crater. And step back into layers of history at the sprawling silk road settlement of Merv. Join our small group tours to Turkmenistan and go where few travellers have gone before.