Jeep tour in Kazakhstan Altai
Jeep tour along the Austrian road to Markakol –
Tour Lake Markakol – Lake Rakhmanovskoye –
Jeep tour in Altai on the territory of Kazakhstan is very interesting, part of the path passes through the most beautiful mountainous terrain, part through the cities and regions of Kazakhstan. Our journey will start from the city of Almaty, the vehicles used in this journey will be highly passable 4x4 jeeps. We bring with us the necessary equipment for setting up the base camp and cooking (field kitchen), as there are not everywhere tourist infrastructure and places to stay along the route. This program is designed for 15 days, at your request, we can make the program shorter or increase it with the addition, for example, visits to countries such as Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, it all depends on your desire and well-being.
The route according to the program: Almaty – Ust-Kamenogorsk – Bukhtarma reservoir – lake Zaisan – Shakelmes tract – Kein-Keriish tract – lake Markakol – Austrian Road – lake Yazevoe – lake Rakhmanovskoe – Ust-Kamenogorsk – Almaty
- Distance of the route:
1276 km
- Season time:
Summer time
- Best time:
Julu, August
- Group size:
1-25
- Days & nights:
15 days. 14 night
Tour itinerary:
Arrival in Almaty city, meeting at the airport, transfer to the hotel, accommodation at the hotel. Overnight stay. Breakfast at the hotel, city tour of Almaty, visiting: 28-Panfilov's Park, Zenkov Cathedral, Museum of Musical Instruments, National City Museum. Lunch at the restaurant, after lunch trip: Medeu, ascent by cable car to the high-mountain resort Chimbulak, return to the city of Almaty. Transfer to the airport of Almaty, flight to Ust-Kamenogorsk. Meeting at the airport of Ust-Kamenogorsk, transfer to the hotel, dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast. Transfer: Ust-Kamenogorsk - Kaznakovskaya water crossing (175 km), Bukhtarma reservoir, ferry crossing to the other side of the reservoir.
Transfer: Kaznakovskaya ferry - Kurchum village (34 km), lunch in the village.
Transfer: Kurchum village - Barak-Batyr village - Karatogay village - tract, Sarykaryn valley - tract, Shekelmes valley, Zaisan lake (133 km). Installation of the base camp, walks in the Shekelmes valley and Zaisan lake, dinner and overnight at the base camp.
Breakfast. Before lunch, walks in the vicinity of the base camp of the Shekelmes valley and Lake Zaisan. Lunch at the base camp.
Transfer: valley, Shekelmes tract - Sarykaryn valley - Kein-Keriish valley, arrival in the valley, setting up the base camp, radial walks along the valley, observing the sunset from a panoramic point, dinner and overnight in the base camp.
Breakfast. Meeting the dawn, the sun in the Kein-Keriish valley, free time until lunch, rest, lunch at the base camp.
Transfer: Kein-Keriish valley - Kalzhyr village - Markakol village (former name Alekseevka, Terekty) (118 km). Arrival in the village of Markakol, shopping, a short walk around the village, visiting and examining the old brick buildings in the village, built in the early 20th century.
Transfer: Markakol village - Derelbiigy mountains - Marble pass (21 km). In the vicinity of the village of Moildy there is a border post, where documents and border passes are checked.
Transfer to the Marble pass 1317 meters above sea level. Stop at the pass from here opens a majestic panorama of the surroundings. In the south, on the territory of China, dunes and sands of the Akkum and Kyzylkum deserts, which border on the territory of Kazakhstan, are clearly visible. In the south rises Mount Marble, composed of marble rocks with a height of 1398.3 meters above sea level.
Transfer: Marble pass - nameless pass 1452.3 meters above sea level - Akzhalau village - Belezek river - Tikkabak pass 1804.6 meters above sea level -
Urunkhayka village (Lake Markakol) 1447 meters above sea level (37 km). Arrival in the village of Urunkhaika, accommodation in a guest house or in tents, dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Walking tour around Lake Markakol. Ascent to the mountain, which is located east of the village of Urunkhaika, from here a magnificent panorama of the lake and the surrounding mountains opens (1 + 1 = 2 km). We will make a short traverse along the ridge and descend to the southern tip of the lake.
Return to the village of Urunkhaika. Lunch at the guest house, after lunch a walk along the eastern shore of Lake Markakol to the fishermen's house (3 + 3 = 6 km). Return to the village, dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Walk to the Cold Valley (5 km). The cold valley was created by nature itself, it is located among not high, gently sloping mountain ranges. A small pass offers a beautiful view of Lake Markakol. In the vicinity of the Cold Valley, there is an endemic toad that can be seen in wetlands. Lunch on the way, lunch boxes. Return to the village, dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Moving:Urunkhayka settlement (Lake Markakol) – bridge across the river Sorvenok (12 km). Stop at the bridge, short walk around. From here begins the Austrian road, which was built by Soviet military builders in the late 60s, early 70s of the last century.
Transfer: Sorvenok river - Altai pass 1792 meters above sea level (7 km). Stop at the pass, from the pass you can see an impressive panorama of the surrounding mountains and the Altai taiga. Walk around.
Transfer: Altai pass - the first bridge across the Karakoba river (6 km). The bridge over the Karakoba River is one of the most picturesque places of our journey through Altai. The graceful, luxurious and transparent Karakoba River originates in the spurs of the Tarbagatai and Southern Altai mountain ranges and carries all its waters to the Republic of China. Stop, short walk around the river.
Further transfer: the first bridge across the river Karakoba - "cheeks" on the river Karakoba (7 km). After the first bridge on the Karakoba River, we pass three more bridges across this beautiful river and in a picturesque place, on the right bank of the river, where it makes a sharp turn to the right, we will stop for lunch. Fishermen often stop here to catch taimen and rainbow grayling. Walks around the river.
Transfer: Karakoba river - upper winter hut - Burkhat pass 2141.9 meters above sea level (14 km). After the lunch stop, we will also move along the right side of the Karakoba River and soon we will cross the ford through the left tributary of the Karakoba River - the Tautekeli River. From the Tautekeli River begins a slow ascent to the Upper winter quarters.
We pass the winter hut, and the road begins to climb along the rocky road to the Burkhat pass. Stop at the pass. This is one of the stunning panoramas of the Kazakh Altai, to the north you can see the valley of the Bukhtarma River. From the Burkhat pass, the descent into the Bukhtarma river valley begins. On the way from the Burkhat pass, visit the Burkhat-Kol lake, which is located 600 meters from the road.
Transfer: Burkhat pass - Uryl village (41 km). Stop in the village of Uryl, shopping, buying groceries and everything you need for further travel, there will be no more shops further along our path.
Transfer: Uryl village - Berel village - bridge over the Belaya Berel river - Karaayryk (Yazovka) village - Yazevoye lake (50 km). Arrival to Lake Karakol (Yazevoe). Accommodation in guest houses or tents, dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Lake Yazevoye is one of the fascinating parts of our journey through the Kazakhstan Altai. Lake Yazevoe is located in a picturesque valley, located at an altitude of 1656 meters above sea level. The lake is quite warm in summer, you can swim in it. In clear weather, a magnificent view of the two-headed peak of Mount Belukha, 4506 meters above sea level, opens up from the coast. Only one species of fish lives in the lake - ide.
Day of rest on the lake Yazevoe. Dinner. Walk to the Yazevy waterfall (5 km). Walks around the waterfall. Return to the lake, dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. The color of the water in Lake Yazevoe is yellowish-green, with a transparency of up to 4.2 meters. The color of the water is given by the silt and algae that fill the lake. The shores are formed by sand, pebbles and boulders. Two small unnamed tributaries and springs flow into the lake.
The Yazevaya River flows out of the lake, on which, approximately 2 kilometers downstream, several waterfall cascades have formed. Walk to an abandoned sawmill, which is located in the north-eastern part of the lake (5 km). Dinner. Walks in the vicinity. Return to Lake Yazevoe, dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Transfer: Lake Yazevoye - Yazovka village - bridge over the Belaya Berel River - Belaya Berel River - Mustache Batyr waterfall on the Arsan River (34 km). Walk to the waterfall (600 + 600 = 1200 meters).
Further transfer: waterfall Mustache Batyr - lake Arasan (Small Rakhmanovskoye) (2 km). Walk around the lake.
Transfer: lake Arasan - sanatorium Rakhmanovsky keys (2 km). Arrival at the resort, accommodation, lunch. After lunch, walk along the footpaths and wooden decks along the southwestern and northwestern parts of the lake (2 km). Dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Walk to the Joyful Pass 2306 meters above sea level. The pass is located between the rivers Arasan and Black Berel. From the pass, far to the south, a picturesque panorama of the Katunsky ridge and Mount Belukha, 4,506 meters high above sea level, opens up. From a bird's eye view in the southeast, we will enjoy the view of Lake Rakhmanovskoye, which stretches from northwest to southeast in the valley of the Arasan River. Lunch on the way, lunch boxes. Return to the sanatorium, dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Today, on rowing boats, we will take a walk along the Rakhmanovsky Lake to the Rakhmanovsky Falls, which is located 2 kilometers on the northeast side of one lake. The waterfall has a poetic name Veronica's Spit.
The height of the fall of the waterfall is 30 meters. We will climb to the waterfall along the right side of the river, along the path that winds between rocks and firs. Walking distance is about (1 + 1 = 2 km). The waterfall forms an unnamed stream, the stream originates from three small moraine lakes located in a cascade, at an altitude of 2265 meters above sea level. Lunch in a gazebo on the lake. Return to the sanatorium, dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Return to Ust-Kamenogorsk. Transfer: sanatorium Rakhmanovsky Klyuchi - Berel village - Uryl village (50 km). Stop in the village of Uryl, shopping.
Further transfer: settlement Uryl - settlement Katon-Karagay (60 km). Lunch at the cafe.
Transfer: settlement Katon-Karagai - Kaznakovskaya ferry (206 km). Crossing to the opposite bank of the Bukhtarma reservoir (4 km).
Transfer: Kaznakovskaya crossing - Ust-Kamenogorsk (175 km). Arrival in Ust-Kamenogorsk, transfer to the hotel, accommodation, farewell dinner, overnight.
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Flight: Ust-Kamenogorsk - Almaty (2 hours). Arrival in Almaty. Meeting at the airport, transfer to the hotel, accommodation, free time.
Transfer to the airport. Departure from Almaty. End of the program.
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