Summary
Join this overland adventure starting in the isolated desert country of Turkmenistan, travelling across the Caspian Sea to the Caucasus states of Georgia and Armenia before continuing to Turkey
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Ashgabat
- Day 2-4
- Ashgabat To Turkmenbashi
- Day 5-7
- Turkmenbashi To Baku
- Day 8-12
- Baku To Sheki
- Day 13-14
- Sheki To Tatev
- Day 15-18
- Tatev To Dilijan
- Day 19-23
- Dilijan To Tbilisi
- Day 24-25
- Tbilisi
- Day 26-31
- Tbilisi To Batumi
- Day 32-43
- Batumi To Istanbul
- Day 44
- Istanbul
Travel Countries (5): Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkiye, Turkmenistan
Travel Cities (11): Ashgabat, Baku, Batumi, Dilijan National Park, Goreme, Istanbul, Kutaisi, Pamukkale, Tatev Monastery, Tbilisi, Yerevan
Details
Join this overland adventure starting in the isolated desert country of Turkmenistan, travelling across the Caspian Sea to the Caucasus states of Georgia and Armenia before continuing to Turkey. From Ashgabat to Istanbul, this trip is full of fascinating and varied history, demonstrating the contested and often turbulent past of this relatively unknown region. Those who do travel here are rewarded with breathtaking scenery from stunning snowy mountains to seemingly endless desert, ancient and medieval sites that rival and often outdo any found in Europe, and a wide array of eclectic cultures, with consistently friendly and welcoming locals.