Adventure Tour I in Kazakhstan
Almaty - "Sinegorye" - "Batan" - Assy - Kokpek - Charyn Canyon - An Ashen Grove - Rhodone Springs - Ily River - Zharkent - Almaty - Camal Farm - Bakanas - Almaty
15 days (14 nights).
June - September.
hotels, sanatorium, rest house, guest house, yurts, tents.
marching and lunch packages during the trip; european and national cuisine in guesthouses and rest homes.
minibus, comfortable bus, raft, horses, boats (motor)
Sightseeings:
Sinegoryie - a perfect neighborhood of the resthouse, pure air, virgin nature. A possibility to visit a trout growing facility (fishing is possible, but under a preliminary arrangement), the waterfalls "Medvezhyi".
Batan - a horse trip to the grandiose waterfalls "Buzgol" will not leave anybody indifferent. The water falls from the height of 55 meters. The route passes among the mixed woods at the foothills of Zailyisky Alatau.
Assy - after having reached the place of destination you will see a unique by its beauty meadow Kok-dzhailyau. You will visit the excavations of the ancient burial ground and see the stones painted by the hands of an ancient artist. Then you will climb up to the Alpine meadows where you can see the Alpine flowers - edelweisses. A mountain path will take you up to Kokpeck and further up to the river Charyn.
Rafting down the river Charyn - inexpressible sensations from struggle with a wild nature. "Charynsky canyon" - a perfect monument of the nature saved for millions of years. Wind and water have created here the most beautiful "Valley of castles". The landscape reminds lunar landscapes. All along the part of the route that is to be covered on foot you will be surrounded by towers of amazing form, folded of sedimentation rocks, the age of which makes approximately 12 million years.
An Ashen grove - a unique place where a relict kind of ashens grow, that have preserved their initial form starting from the glacier period. Here you can meet the trees the age of which has approximately reached 1000 years. In the world, there are only two places, where a similar kind grows: one here and the other in Northern America.
Rhodone springs - hot Rhodone sources break through in several places from under the ground having a curative effect on health.
The bottomland of the river Ily - relict bushes of turanga poplars with the representatives of birds and animals habituating there.
Zharkent - a unique mosque in the Asian - Chinese style and a picturesque eastern bazaar.
A camel farm - a possibility to spend unforgettable days in the role of ancient travelers. Night in a caravan-sarai.
Bakanas - a possibility of excellent fishing on catfishes, Aspius aspius, carps. In these places some of catfishes reach 2,5 meters of length and up to 200 kg of weight. Any fisherman will be envious of such a catch.
Almaty - Svyatovoznesensky Cathedral, the Museum of national musical instruments, the Museum of Arts of the RK, the Museum of Gold and many other places of interest.
A trip to the glacier - a possibility to see with your own eyes a grandiose glacier situated at the height of more than 4000 meters.
Tour description.
An arrival in Almaty. Driving to the resthouse "Sinegoryie" (68 km). Accommodation in suites. An excursion to the trout growing facility (5 km). Lunch. An excursion to the waterfalls "Medvezhyi" (15km). Dinner. Rest. Night in the resthouse.
Breakfast. Driving to the location "Batan" (15 km). Accommodation in the guesthouse "Batan". Lunch. A horse trip to the waterfalls "Buzgol" (16 km). Dinner. Rest. Night in the guesthouse.
Breakfast. Moving by vehicles to the Observatory (15 km). Accommodation in Kazakh yourtas. Lunch. The ethnographic program "Life in a Kazakh aul". Dinner. Rest. Night in a yourta.
Breakfast. An excursion to the excavation of the ancient burial grounds (2 km.) and to the stones with ancient inscriptions (5 km). Lunch. Transition up to the Alpine meadows. Rest in the nature. Returning to the yourta town. Dinner. Rest. Night in a yourta.
Breakfast. Driving along the river Assy up to Kokpeck and further up to the river Charyn in the region of the bridge on the highway Almaty - Kegen. (180 km). Descent to the canyon. Lunch. Preparation for a rafting. Rafting up to the threshold "Tooth brush". Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent.
Breakfast. Rafting down the river up to "Valleys of castles". Lunch. An excursion in "Valley of castles" (4 km). Breakdown of a camp. Spare time. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent.
Breakfast. Taking off the camp. Rafting down the river Charyn up to the threshold "Bronenosets". Lunch. Passing of the threshold. Further rafting to the Ashen grove. Accommodation in the guesthouse. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent.
Breakfast. An excursion in the relict ashen grove. Lunch. Driving up to the hot Rhodone springs (40 km). A stop for an excursion. Driving to the river Ily. (70 km). Breakdown of a camp. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent.
Breakfast. An excursion to the relict turanga groves and cane bushes. Watching floating and reed birds: ducks, swans, pheasants and etc. Lunch. Driving to Zharkent (40 km). Accommodation in the guesthouse. Survey of local remarkable places: a mosque, the local bazaar. Dinner. Rest. Night in the guesthouse.
Breakfast. Departure from Zharkent. Driving to Almaty (320 km). Lunch. Driving to the camel farm. (100 km). Accommodation in a camp. Dinner. Rest. Night in a tent.
Breakfast. Spending one day in a camel farm. Night in the desert. A trip on camels to Bakanas (150 km). Lunch during the pass. Dinner. Fishing. Rest. Night in a tent.
Returning to Almaty. (230 km). Climbing to the glacier by vehicles. (40 km). Passage on foot up to the Observatory at the Large Almatynsky lake. Lunch. Walking in the neighbourhood. Dinner. Rest. Observation of the night sky through a telescope. Night in the Observatory.
Breakfast. City tour. Visiting souvenir shops. Sauna. A farewell dinner in the guesthouse in Large Almatynsky canyon. Seeing off to the airport. Returning home.
The tourist is supposed to have:
sleeping suit-bag, personal medicine chest, warm clothes.
Cost of the tour includes:
VISA support, accommodation, three-times-a-day meal, transportation service, guides, horseman, instructor, interpreter, lease of raft, lease of horses and camels, aqualung, equipment and outfit.