Journey to Lake Turgusun -
Horseback riding on the Turgusun lakes -
Tursugun lakes are three high-altitude lakes located at different heights, the upper lake is located at an altitude of 1870 meters above sea level. The group of lakes is part of the river basin of the Bolshoy Tursugun River, there are 11 lakes in total, and the Tursugun three lakes are the main and largest compared to others.
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How to get there and visit -
The lakes are located in Ridder district, East Kazakhstan region, on the territory of the West Altai Nature Reserve. The mountain tract in which the Tursugun Lakes are located is called the Black Knot. The main landmark here is the village of Ridder, this is the place where our journey to the Tursugun Lakes begins.
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Tourist Information
There are three main lakes in total, these are the First Lake Tursugun, the Second Lake Tursugun, the Third Lake Tursugun and the fourth Lake Tursugun. The lakes are located in a cascade, through all four lakes flows the Bolshaya Tursugun River, which originates in the upper reaches of the Black Knot.
Nearby, at a distance of 13 kilometers in the same area, there is the Bolshivanovsky Protein (height 2778 meters), the highest point of the West Altai Nature Reserve. Tursugunsike lakes are not large, the size of the first lake Tursugun is 350 meters by 230 meters, the other two lakes are smaller.
Traveling through this area is carried out on foot or on horseback, the nature of the region is very rich, the flora and fauna of the region is still being studied by various kinds of researchers, here you will not find crowds of tourists and any tourist infrastructure, the places are absolutely wild but safe for travelers. We have guides here from among the local population who know the region and its routes very well, as well as foresters and guides who are responsible for the safety of tourists.
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