Tour from Atyrau to Turkmenistan
Traveling on motorhomes (campers) in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan –
A trip from Astrakhan to Turkmenbashi –
This tour starts in Russia, the main part of it passes through the territory of Kazakhstan and continues further through Turkmenistan. The tour is designed for 6 days, and includes the escort of tourists by car (motorhome) through the territory of Kazakhstan. It is also possible to organize this tour only within Kazakhstan without going to Turkmenistan or Russia, it is possible to include three countries for travel at once.
Route according to the program: Astrakhan - the checkpoint "Kurmangazy" (Kazakh-Russian checkpoint) - the village of Ganyushkino - the village of Ak-Kystau - the city of Atyrau - the village of Dossor - the village of Kulsary - the village of Beineu - the village of Sai-Utes - the descent from the Manat chink - the village of Zharmysh - Shetpe station - Zhetybai village - Karagie depression - Aktau city - Zhanaozen city - Kenderli tract - Temirbaba / Karabogazgol checkpoint (Turkmen-Kazakh checkpoint) - Bekdash\Karabogaz village - Turkmenbashi
The total distance from the checkpoint "Kotyaevka \ Kurmangazy" (Russian-Kazakhstani checkpoint between the city of Astrakhan (Russia) and the city of Atyrau (Kazakhstan) to the checkpoint Temirbaba\Karabogaz (Kazakh-Turkmenistan checkpoint between the city of Zhanaozen (Kazakhstan) and the village Bekdash \ Karabogaz (Turkmenistan) - 1,525 km (this distance is indicated only for the territory of Kazakhstan).
Detailed tour program day by day from Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan:
- Distance of the route:
1525 km
- Season time:
all season
- Best time:
June, July, August
- Group size:
1-25
- Days & nights:
6 days, 5 nights
Tour itinerary:
Arrival from Astrakhan. Passage of formalities of the Russian and Kazakhstani customs and border service. Meeting at the checkpoint "Kurmangazy". Registration of insurance policies for vehicles.
Transfer: checkpoint "Kurmangazy" - Ganyushkino village - Ak-Kystau village - Atyrau city (280 km). Arrival in Atyrau, hotel accommodation, overnight
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion around Atyrau. A visit to the city museum of local lore, a visit to the regional museum of decorative and applied arts, a visit to the Imangali city mosque, a visit to the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Mother of God, a walk along the Pedestrian Bridge over the Ural River, a walk along the city square near the akimat, a walk on the embankment of the Ural River from the Shagala hotel . City tour "Bridges of Atyrau" from Europe to Asia. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast. Transfer: Atyrau - Dossor village - Kulsary city - Beineu city. Arrival in the village of Beyneu, transfer to the hotel, overnight.
Breakfast. Transfer: Beineu village - Sai-Utes village - Manata tract - Shetpe village - Zhetybai village - Aktau city (470 km).
On this section of the road, only in the village of Shetpe there is a gas station. After the village of Sai-Utes, a grandiose descent of Manat awaits ahead when descending from the Western Chin of the Ustyurt Plateau.
On the descent and further, magnificent panoramas of the chalk mountains of Mangyshlak open up. Arrival in the city of Aktau, transfer to the hotel, overnight accommodation.
Breakfast. City tour: visiting the city historical museum, the Orthodox Church of the Annunciation Parish, visiting the city mosque Beket-Ata, the monument to Taras Shevchenko on the shore of the Caspian Sea, the city embankment, a walk in the vicinity of Cape Melovy, a walk along the central city square Intymak, a walk in the vicinity of the city pier with a panorama of the city, sightseeing tour of the city with a visit to the old part of the city. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast. Transfer: Aktau depression Karagie - the city of Zhanaozen - the tract Kenderli checkpoint "Temirbaba / Karabogaz". 50 kilometers after leaving Aktau, we pass the deepest depression in Kazakhstan - Karagiye.
In the vicinity of the Kenderli tract, on our right side, we will see the Caspian Sea. Arrival at the Temirbaba\Karabogaz checkpoint. Passage of formalities of the Kazakh-Turkmen customs and border service. Transfer to Turkmenbashi.
What is necessary for the transit (temporary import) of a car through the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
There are no special permits for the entry of vehicles into the Republic of Kazakhstan. All necessary documents for entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan are issued at the customs point of the border.
The driver at the entrance to the Republic of Kazakhstan is required to have with him - a driver's license, a technical passport, a power of attorney to drive a vehicle.
The driver at the checkpoint must fill out:
customs declaration. In the customs declaration, on the 2nd page, at the bottom, there is a column where the vehicle data is entered (make, state number, engine number, body number, chassis number) (the customs declaration is issued free of charge).
Return obligation on the vehicle. A return obligation is a document in which you give an obligation to the customs authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan that you guarantee the export of a car from Kazakhstan within the specified period, without the right to sell and donate in the territory of Kazakhstan. The return obligation is filled in in duplicate, one remains with the customs service, the other remains for you, when leaving the Republic of Kazakhstan, you must leave the return obligation at the customs point of exit (the return obligation is issued free of charge and any duties for the temporary import of a car into the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan not taken).
Migration card (issued free of charge).
In the Republic of Kazakhstan, according to the law on insurance, compulsory vehicle insurance is required. After passing customs and border procedures at the border, upon entering the Republic of Kazakhstan, it is necessary to obtain compulsory insurance of the vehicle at the insurance point. The cost of vehicle insurance depends on the year of manufacture, market value, brand of the vehicle. Approximate cost of car insurance from $25 to $50
Photogallery:
