travel to kazakhstan

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Travel to Kazakhstan ON THE WINGS OF SEVEN WINDS Like a steppe eagle, eternal guard of the great steppe and ally of wind, you can embrace the entire unimaginable vastness of Zhetisu from Altyn-Emel to Kolsay lakes in six exciting days. You will be delighted, surprised, confused, intrigued, will understand and fall in love... And, surely, you will come back! DAY 1. Almaty - Altyn Emel Departure from Almaty at 07:00 h. Arrival in reserve "Altyn Emel" at 10:00 h. The excursion to the petroglyphs "Kyzylauyz.". Picnic. Petroglyphs "Kyzylauyz" - this is an amazing collection of rock paintings in the Tibetan language, as well as drawings of the generic characters, a variety of animals, hunting scenes and collective celebrations, left to us by the ancestors and survived to this day. Excursion to the mounds "Besshatyr." One more attractive place of the park Altyn-Emel are grandiose tombs of the Saks kings "Besshatyr", which means "Five tents" - the biggest ones of the 31 mound, which always attract the attention of outstanding scholars archaeologists as well as curious tourists. Excursion to the Singing Dune. Singing Dune - the unique natural monument and the main treasure of the Altyn-Emel National Park. Huge sand hill having height of 150 m and a length of 3 km, formed as a result of long-term weathering sand dust from the Ili River sandbars. From the top of the dune offers an extraordinary view of the other natural attractions of the region. These are purple mountains Sogety and Boguty in the south, and the purple-blue cascades of Jungar Alatau, and from the west and the east dune surrounded by steep slopes of the Big and Small Kalkan. When the wind picks up, the sand begins to sing, spreading around the neighborhood loud noise like a cry, the lower registers of organ, and seeking turns into a roar of a jet plane! Truly a magical natural phenomenon certainly worth hearing by yourself, and at the same time listen to intriguing tales in search for an answer to the eternal question: "Why Dune sings?" Transfer to the hotel "Altyn Emel." Dinner and overnight in the reserve. DAY 2. ALTYN EMEL Breakfast at 07:30 am. Excursion to the mountains of Aktau and Katutau Aktau, in Kazakh means "White Mountain". But in fact the White Mountain - is only part of the Cretaceous mountains, with the rest full of other interesting colors and shades, from gray and yellow to bright orange and red, and sometimes even greenish. Every 100 meters open new colors and textures, so you should definitely take a walk deep into the mountain massif of Aktau! Continuing our journey, we go into the mysterious and severe world - mountains Katutau or Harsh mountain - the tomb of long dormant volcano, which has a unique form of ancient volcanic formations, domes, huge cracks and multicolored rock outcrops. Incredible peace and quiet where once raged fiery lava flows and were not ceasing the powerful eruptions! Transfer to the hotel. Dinner and overnight in the reserve. DAY 3. ALTYN EMEL - CHARYN CANYON - KOLSAI LAKE Breakfast at 08:00 am. Transfer to the Ash Grove on the river Temerlik. Excursion and picnic. In the lower reaches of the Charyn River, next to the "Valley of Castles" is another highlight of the venerable age - relic Ash Grove. First Sogdian ash came here 10 million years ago. Some of the 30-meter giant, vaguely reminiscent of baobabs, more than 300 years. This Ash species has experienced several periods of icing. Now it is a natural monument and protected by law. In the world there is only one grove of the same age - in Canada. Transfer to Charyn Canyon. Sightseeing in the "Valley of Castles". Charyn Canyon - one of the most unusual natural monuments of the region of seven rivers, striking for its fantastic scenery. The road to it will take a little about 3 hours. Canyon more than 12 million years old. It was formed under the influence of continuous processes of weathering of sedimentary rocks, its depth reaches 300 meters. Excellent artists - rain and wind - bared ancient rocks and cliffs with imprints of plants and animals lived 300 million years ago. The most popular part of the canyon among tourists is the "Valley of Castles". This is a collection of incredible rock formations resembling a big tale city! An amazing journey to the edge of reality and fantasy in the Charyn Canyon is waiting for you! Departure from the national park to Kolsay lakes at 16:00. Arriving in Saty settlement. Dinner, rest, a night in a guest house in the settlement. Lake Kaindy or Birch lake got its name from a birch grove, located iwith water. This disaster has given us amazing beauty like nothing else: over clear turquoise surface towering pillars - skeletons of the submerged fir trees, resembling the mysterious guards of sunken city, all surrounded by steep cliffs and evergreen slopes of the Tien Shan! Return to Saty settlement. Dinner and overnight at the guest house. www.kosmostrip.net travel to kazakhstan