Explore the diverse landscapes and rich cultures from Ashgabat to Istanbul on this 44-day Persia & Caucasus adventure.
  • A guided tour through the marble city of Ashgabat
  • Experience the desert proper on a 4X4 safari in Turkmenistan
  • Visit the bubbling and sometimes explosive mud volcanoes found in Azerbaijan
  • Head to Savanavank monastery on the shores of Lake Sevan
  • Appreciate the ancient wine-growing region of Telavi
  • Enjoy the bizarre architecture in Batumi on the Black Sea Coast
  • Explore dwellings carved from the eerily eroded landscape in Cappadoccia
  • Take a dip in the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale
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!