Private tour price depends on the number of people in the group, including children aged 4 and over. A child participates in the tour at the price of an adult. The price (per person) indicated below is for a group of 2 persons.
Having met your guide at your hotel at 08:00, you will board a comfortable minivan to start your unforgettable journey to Altyn Emel National Park. While driving over an hour on a highway, you will pass by artificial Kapshagai water reservoir, the biggest in Almaty region, with the casinos of "Kazakh Las-Vegas" on its bank. Then you will arrive to Tamgaly Tas, the first sightseeing destination on the bank of Ili river. Your guide will tell you a lot of interesting things about this amazing place, then you will be able to walk around and enjoy the beautiful views. Also, on the opposite side of the river, you will see the scenery in the style of medieval Kazakhstan that were built for the filming “The Nomad” movie. After sightseeing at Tamgaly Tas you will have another couple of driving hours to Basshi village, which is located at the territory of Altyn Emel National Park. Lunch in the village and excursion to the Singing Dune. After hiking up to the 150-meter dune, you will return to Basshi village for dinner and overnight in one of the villagers' guest houses or cozy local hotel.
Tamgaly Tas is the unique monument of distant past, where you will see images of Buddha’s and texts in Tibetan, Kalmyk and other languages which have basically a prayer meaning that are carved on the old rocks. It is unknown when and how these drawings appeared and who was the author: scientists trying to unravel this mystery for over 150 years.
Singing Dune, reaching a height of 150 meters and a length of about 3 km, located in one of the corners of the Altyn-Emel National Park. This sandy hill consists of very fine pure sand, which starts to "sing" in windy weather and its sound reminds the organ music. Before a sandy storm the dune sounds like a drum. From the top of the Dune you can observe the grand panorama of the surroundings.
After breakfast at 08:00, you will be driving on unpaved park roads over 80 km (approx. 2 hours) to the Aktau mountains. After sightseeing at the mountains, you will return to Basshi village for lunch. After lunch, transfer to Zharkent town (97 km) and visit to a wooden mosque-pagoda, which delights with its architecture. The bright patterned roofs and towers designed by Chinese architect Hon Pik, the walls inside the unique structure, artfully decorated with national ornaments of different nations cultures, openwork carvings and flowers drawings evoke particular interest in history and invite you to lose yourself in time for a moment. Having mentally and spiritually recharged by two-days outdoor trip you will drive back to your hotel in Almaty with estimated arrival time around 21:00.
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Aktau Mountains (White Mountains) are world-renowned paleontological field. In the layers of Paleogene lacustrine deposits well-preserved remains of ancient animals whose age is estimated at 25-30 million years have been found. Among the finds there are the remains the giant rhinos, crocodiles, turtles. Huge conical mountains remind the Egyptian pyramids and are a magical scene of the variety of shapes and colors.
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