Uncover the mysteries of the Silk Road on this overland expedition from Ashgabat
  • A guided tour through the marble city of Ashgabat
  • Experience the desert proper on a 4X4 safari in Turkmenistan (route dependent)
  • Visit the bubbling and sometimes explosive mud volcanoes found in Azerbaijan (route dependent)
  • Take a journey across the Caspian Sea (route dependent)
  • Explore the bridges, mosques and squares of Esfahan (route dependent)
  • Ride on the Wings of Tatev Cable car (route dependenet)
  • Enjoy the capital city, Yerevan with its cafes, museums and world-famous brandy
  • Visit Savanavank monastery on the shores of Lake Sevan
  • Discover the ancient wine-growing region of Telavi
Accommodation is split throughout this trip between simple hotels and hostels and camping. The variety of accommodation provided is great and often a totally unique experience, including bush camps with no facilities, yurts and simple village pensions. Some are well managed and some very basic. Oasis uses roomy three-person tents but only for two people. They are specially made for us to meet the tougher conditions of an expedition trip and have mosquito netting sewn into the door and windows. It would also be a good idea to bring your own freestanding mosquito net so as to give you the freedom of sleeping under the stars at night. At bush camps you will be living off the truck, so there will be no showers or en-suite facilities, so digging your own toilet pit with the shovels supplied is essential!