Ashgabat Travel Safety Guide — Turkmenistan

Safety Score: 8/10 · Value: 6/10 · Beauty: 7.3/10

Turkmenistan is one of the world's most isolated countries under a cult-of-personality government. Ashgabat holds the Guinness record for most white marble buildings. But the real draw is the Darvaza Gas Crater — a 70-metre-wide hole that has been burning continuously since 1971. Tours are expensive and visas hard to get, but it's unlike anywhere else.

Tripvey Score — estimated from travel advisories and publicly available data. Not official safety advice.