Jeep tour from Almaty to Altyn-Emel Nature Reserve -
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Degeres Mountains are beautiful low mountains, the maximum prevailing heights here do not exceed 2800 meters above sea level. The mountains are located and their southern part is part of the Altyn-Emel National Park and are clearly visible on the horizon, for example, from the Besshatyr mounds. Even in summer, the mountains can be partially covered with snow, which creates an unusual contrast when, standing in the desert, for example, in the area of the "Singing Dune" in the area of the Ili River, you see mountains covered with snow nearby. The highest point of the mountains is Mount Besty, the height of which is 2131 meters above sea level, there is also a peak Shylbay with a height of 1911 meters above sea level. These mountains are not just a mountain range, but a real song of the steppe mountains, where each gorge sounds like a verse, and each slope is like the dome of an ancient temple. Degeres is a place where the steppe suddenly rises, as if it wants to touch the clouds, and becomes stone, alive, powerful.
How to get there and visit -
The Degeres Mountains are located on the northern shore of the Kapchagay Reservoir in the Altyn-Emel National Nature Park, Panfilov District, Almaty Region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 44°09'37"N 78°25'16"E
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The Degeres Mountains are not just a natural area. This is a corner where you can truly feel Altyn-Emel. There are no noisy routes, no crowds of tourists - just you, the mountains and the wind. From each peak, the expanses of the Ili River valley open up, you can see the Sogety Mountains receding in waves into the distance, and the grass moving on the horizon. The fabulous common sands, the sacred Aktau Mountain and the Katutau tract are close by here - and all this together creates something more than just a landscape. It's like scenes from an ancient epic, where each gorge is like a chapter of a legend. According to legend, ancient nomads could pass through these places, shamans could seek shelter, and perhaps even warriors could stop here, returning from the great path of war. The Degeres stones are like an archive without paper. They keep memory not in words, but in shape, cracks, position. And if you stand in silence, placing your palm on the granite heated by the sun, you can feel that the earth here is alive, it breathes.
The Degeres Mountains are ideal for secluded travel, for camping, for those who are looking for a place of power. Here you can meet the sunrise in absolute silence, when the rays light up every slope with gold. You can walk among the stones, where there is no trace of tires, no sounds of civilization. Only steps, only wind, only a heart beating in time with nature. Altyn-Emel National Park is the pearl of Kazakhstan, and the Degeres Mountains are one of its hidden facets. Not the loudest, but one of the most real. This is a place where you do not just relax - you remember who you are, where you came from and where you are returning to. Because in the Degeres Mountains everything speaks of roots. Quietly, but forever.
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