Unknown Mangystau Off-Road Tour

After meeting the guide at your hotel at 07:00 and boarding a comfortable off-road vehicle you will depart from Aktau to Saura Canyon. After sightseeing in the canyon and acquaintance with the relict freshwater marsh turtles, you will have a short transfer to the opposite side of the Tyub-Karagan Peninsula, Zhygylgan Cape, and further to chalky canyon of Kapamsai and the historical site, the underground mosque Shakpak-Ata. After visiting the mosque and having dinner in the fresh air (picnic), you will move to the white canyon of Akespe. On arrival, you will choose a place for the camp, then will walk along the canyon with very bizarre shapes. After a walk, you will have dinner and free time. 
Overnight in a tent camp

After breakfast and disassembling of the camp, you will have a short drive about 15 km to Torysh place - Valley of Stone Balls. You will walk along the valley and see quaint stone formations in the form of balls, eggs, mushrooms, cylinders and animals. After the walk you will have to drive about 60 km to Sherkala Mount. And if the weather allows, on the way you will visit another very interesting place - Kokala*. After walking at Sherkala and exploring the caves, you will depart to Airakty mountain massif where you will set a camp, have dinner and rest.
Overnight in a tent camp
* Visit to the Kokala area is at the guide's discretion, since it depends on weather conditions.

After early breakfast in the camp you will walk to the top of one of the edges to admire the panorama of far Airakty mountains and all Airakty "castles" with their fairytale spiers, towers, colonnades and fortified walls. After the walk, you will disassemble the camp and depart to Shetpe village, where you will visit the modern caravan-sarai, try the local chef's treats and take shower. Then, you will drive to the viewing point of Tuzbaiyr. After observing the panorama, you will descend to the bottom and walk on the salt surface of Tuzbaiyr. Further you will choose a place for a camp, have dinner and rest. Overnight in the tent camp.
Overnight in a tent camp

After early wake-up and breakfast, you will drive to the underground mosque of Beket-Ata along the dirt roads (about 100 km). You will have sightseeing at this monument of culture and history and then depart to the overview point of Bozzhira Canyon, from where you can admire an unearthly landscape in white tones. After viewing the canyon from above and observing of the traps for mountain goats, built by ancient people who once inhabited this area, you will go down to the valley of Bozzhira, where you will choose a place for overnight, set a camp and have dinner.
Overnight in a tent camp

After breakfast in the camp, you will have preparations for trekking to the top of one of the remains of the canyon. You will be delivered to the starting point of the trekking route by car, and then you will have 3-kilometer trekking to the panoramic point, from where you can enjoy the views. After the lunch, you will return to the camp to rest and have dinner.
Overnight in a tent camp

After breakfast and disassembling of the camp, you will move to the Tuiesu sandy massif, where you can walk and have lunch. Then you will depart to the town of Zhanaozen, which history began in the 60s of the twentieth century. It was then that the village of geologists was founded and the planned research and exploration of the natural resources of the Mangystau peninsula began. In Zhanaozen were discovered sources of oil and gas, and in 1964 began construction of the city of oil workers. Today Zhanaozen is home to about 120,000 people and the city's population is growing annually by about 3,000-4,000 people due to an active influx of migrants. Upon arrival in the city you will accommodate in a hotel, have dinner and rest.
Overnight in a hotel

After breakfast at the hotel, you will depart to the place of Kenderli, where in the future it is planned to build a sea resort, the first in Kazakhstan. Not far from Kenderli there is a very mysterious place - Tokmak Cape, where you will walk and explore ancient tombs and settlements. After a coffee break, you will travel further to the Karagiye Hollow. According to one version, Karagiye is translated as "Black mouth". The pit basin is huge. Its deepest point reaches 132 meters below world ocean level, that gives it the status of one of the deepest in the world. At this point the bottom of the depression is covered by an extensive salt marsh. After enjoying of the great panorama and having lunch, you will drive to the lowest point of the depression, afterwards you will return to Aktau city.