Altyn Emel

On the western spurs of a ridge Dzungarian Ala Tau is located Altyn Emel National Park, the largest reserve of Kazakhstan. The area in 460000 hectares is intended for preservation of rare kinds of animals and plants. Here it is possible to take pleasure in a unique kind of multi-coloured mountains of Aktau, sandy mountains Katutau. In territory of park historical monuments — Scythian the funeral barrows the Bes-Shatyr dated in 1-st millennium up to AD and Tamgaly-Tas with ancient rock drawings settle down some, earliest of which carry to 16–14 centuries up AD. Here, on the right to coast of the river Ili there is a well-known Singing Barkhan.

Being sent on a safari you will meet set of animals: the Siberian mountain goats – teke, desert gazelles – jeirans, Asiatic wild asses – kulans, mountain rams – arhars, wolves, foxes, such birds as the golden eagle, a mountain partridge – kekliks and many others, the majority from which are brought in World and Kazakhstan Red Books.

The excursion’s duration is 11 hours.

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