Altyn Emel National Park 2-day jeep tour

Starting/ending point: Almaty city

Driving distance: 800 km from Almaty and back

Tour duration: 2 days/1 night

Start time: 08:00 am Almaty time

Availability season: April - November

Tour language: English | Russian

Tour activities: Sightseeing | Hiking | Walking

Tour options: PRIVATE

Description

TOURIST PLACES you'll visit:

This tour is designed for travelers who want to visit the most famous places of Altyn Emel National Nature Park. You will explore such wonders of nature like Singing Dune and Aktau/Katutau Mountains. You will see incredible unearthly landscapes where you will feel like you are on another planet for a moment. Everything around you will seem somehow unrealistic.

You will head to one of the largest National Parks of Kazakhstan, with an area of 3076 sq.km. called Altyn Emel, which means the Golden Saddle. The territory of the park includes mountain, sand-desert, gravel-clay-desert landscape complexes. In 2017, the Altyn-Emel National Park was awarded the international status of the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

ITINERARY

Day 1

08:00 Pick-up, departure from Almaty
Arrival at Basshy village
Lunch
Visiting the Altyn Emel National Park's museum
Driving to Katutau/Aktau mountains
Stop at 700-year-old willow tree
Aktau Mountains, round hiking to the best viewing spots
Katutau Mountains, walking
19:00 Arrival at Basshy village, accommodation, dinner

Day 2

08:00 Breakfast
Driving to Singing Dune
Singing Dune, climbing to the top, enjoying the view
Stop at Oshaktas Stone Steles
13:00 Lunch
Way back to Almaty
18:00 Arrival in Almaty, drop-off

⚠️ [Visits to any of the tour sites may be canceled and their order changed due to the change of seasons, weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control]

PHOTOS OF OUR TOURISTS

OPTIONS & PRICES

2-day tour (private basis)	✅ Pick-up/drop-off in Almaty ✅ 4x4 SUV ✅ ENG-speaking guide-driver ✅ Home-cooked food: Breakfast x 1, Lunch x 2, Dinner x 1 ✅ Bottled water ✅ Guesthouse accommodation in a private room ✅ National park entrance fees
Number of people	1	2	3	4
TOTAL PRICE	$700	$720	$770	$820
per person	$700	$360	$256	$205

⚠️ [If you are more people, contact us and we will make an individual calculation for you]

IMPORTANT INFO

DIFFICULTY LEVEL: Mid-high
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level.

WE RECOMMEND TO TAKE WITH YOU: cap, jacket, trekking boots/sport shoes, sunblock, replacement socks, personal hygiene products.

PRECAUTION

Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not allowed for travelers who can not withstand long trips by car, long walks and hikes
Not allowed for travelers with disabilities, injuries, diseases that limit physical abilities

PRIVATE TOUR BOOKING

[Here you can submit a request to book a private tour. We will try to respond to you within 24 hours]

BOOKING TERMS

Prepayment (10% - 30% deposit for the Private tours, 30% - 50% deposit for the Group tours) of the tour cost is required to confirm your booking. The remaining amount can be paid at the start of the tour.
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CANCELLATION POLICY

PRIVATE TOURS

Customers can change the details or cancel the booking no later than 72 hours before the start of the tour with the possibility of a 70-90% refund of the tour cost. After this time, no refund is possible.

GROUP (SHARED) TOURS

Customers can change the details or cancel the booking no later than 24 hours before the start of the tour/activity with a full refund of the tour cost. After this time, no refund is possible.
A minimum number of tourists and suitable weather are required. If these criteria are not met, the tour/activity will be canceled no later than 48 hours before the start and customers will be offered a different date/tour or a full refund.

Any tour/booking can be canceled in case of force majeure with a full refund.