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If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.
Arrival day is on April 5, 2026
Meet the group at Dostyk Hotel in Almaty
Start of Trip: Hotel check-in upon arrival. Orientation will begin on Day 3 at 5:00 p.m., followed by the welcome dinner. Sightseeing will begin in the morning of Day 4.
Getting to the site: Arrival transfers are organized for all participants who have purchased an air-inclusive program and will arrive on the program start date. Program Only Participants can take the group transfer as long as their flight arrives at or around the same time as the group flight.
Your trip ends on: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in Ashgabat at Archabil Hotel
End of Trip: 9:00 a.m. after breakfast, flight schedules permitting, followed by a transfer to the Ashgabat International Airport for the designated group flight; 12:00 noon hotel check-out.
Getting to the airport: Departure transfers are organized for all participants who have purchased an air-inclusive program and depart on the program end date. Program Only Participants can take the group transfer as long as their flight departs at or around the same time as the group flight.
Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404.
Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.