Ak GamyşAk GamyşTurkmenistan
Our Story

The White Reed of Central Asia

Ak Gamyş — the white reed — bends with the desert wind yet never breaks. It is the thread that runs from the nomad's yurt to the marble towers of the capital, and it is how we travel: rooted in tradition, open to the new.

Who we are

A specialist agency for a singular country

Turkmenistan is one of the least-visited countries on earth — and one of the most extraordinary. We exist to open it, gently and expertly, to curious travellers from Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and Asia.

We are a small team of Turkmen specialists who handle every permit, driver, guide and desert night ourselves. Most of our journeys are designed from scratch around a single question: what do you most want to feel?

The answer might be the silence of Merv at sunrise, the roar of the Darvaza crater at midnight, or the marble shimmer of Ashgabat by night. We build the rest around it.

Ak Gamyş
Our Philosophy

Where Tradition Meets Modernity

The two faces of Turkmenistan are not a contradiction — they are the journey. We weave both into every itinerary.

KÖNE · THE OLD

Five thousand years of desert

Akhal-Teke horses, Karakum dunes, the carpet-weavers and caravanserais of the Silk Road, and three UNESCO cities — Merv, Nisa and Kunya-Urgench.

TÄZE · THE NEW

A capital of white marble

Ashgabat's Arch of Neutrality, the Alem wheel and the Olympic stadium — a modern city unlike any on earth, gleaming at the desert's edge.

How we travel

Our promise to you

01

Private & Personal

Every journey is yours alone — your pace, your interests, your story. No fixed departures, no strangers on the bus.

02

Local, Deeply

Our guides are Turkmen storytellers, not script-readers. They open doors — to stud farms, family tables and quiet ruins.

03

Effortless Logistics

Letters of invitation, permits, drivers, 4x4s and yurt camps — handled. You simply arrive and wonder.

04

Responsible & Respectful

We travel lightly, support local artisans and hosts, and protect the fragile desert places we love.

Begin Your Journey

Let us design your Turkmenistan

Tell us when you dream of travelling. Our specialists will craft a private itinerary shaped entirely around you.