Turkmenistan is definitely worth to visit as traveling here you will discover such an alluring life: skullcaps and pilaf, Akhal-Teke horses, and colorful folk weddings, green tea, the famous carpets of dazzling beauty, the lightest silk and honey melon. However, the main reason for not visiting has been the difficult visa process. Tightly controlled Turkmenistan is considered the hermit nation of the ‘Stans and part of the fascination of the country is the peculiar Asghabat and the ruling system.
The territory of Turkmenistan is rich in monuments which in antiquity were the most considerable stops on the Silk Road especially the cities as Nisa and Marv. They are the magnificent, sometimes unique architectural masterpieces of the past. The Karakum (Black Sand), which together with the Kyzylkum (Red Sand) in Uzbekistan forms the fourth biggest desert in the world covering about 350,000 square kilometres.