Kow Ata Underground Lake

Recommended only for visitors with good eyesight and strong legs

The Kov Ata underground lake is located on the route from Ashgabat to Balkanabat, about 90 km from Ashgabat. The fee for foreigners is 50 Manat, locals pay much less. At the entrance is an information...

Worth a visit is passing by

There is a reasonable size car park and several restaurants at the top. The way down to the lake is via quite a few steps, the way is lit, but if you are not confident on your feet you may want to ta...

A place with a lot of potential

About an hour drive from Ashgabat. Has a restaurant next to it (we haven't used it) with shashlyks. Pretty steep stairs and a pool that we were not willing to jump to. And a loooot of pigeons.

Better Than I Expected

I wasn't so sure I wanted to stop for a swim at Kow-Ata Lake, but it was on our way to Balkanabat, so I decided to give it a go. You approach the lake by a staircase that descends about 200 feet under...

Ata Kow

The Kow Ata underground Lake in Bahardenskaya Cave is a sulphurous warm spring that (don’t think about it too much but probably lots of bat guano so not sure I would drink it) supposedly offers healin...