Individual tour of Charyn Park -
Trip from Almaty to Bestamak Canyon on Charyn -
Bestamak Canyon is one of those places that almost no one knows about, but once you see it, you will never forget it. It hides in the shadow of its more famous neighbor, Charyn Canyon, and therefore seems even more wild, untouched, real. It is located in the Almaty region, approximately in the same zone as Charyn Canyon in Charyn National Park, and in fact, it is part of the same geological system. But it has its own character - softer, more modest, more mysterious.
The landscape of Bestamak is a combination of bright clay slopes, sandy paths, stone towers and faults, in which the history of the earth itself seems to have frozen. There are fewer vertical cliffs here than in the Valley of Castles, but more grace in the lines. It seems to have been sculpted by the hand of a master who loves details more than scale. It is especially beautiful in the golden hour of dawn or sunset, when the sun illuminates every crack, every bend, and everything begins to play with warmth.
How to get there and visit -
The Bestamak Canyon is located on the territory of the Charyn National Park, on the border of the Uyghur and Yenbekshikazakh districts, Almaty region, Republic of Kazakhstan.
GPS coordinates: 43°21'38"N 79°06'42"E
Information -
The Bestamak Canyon is located at an altitude of 943 meters above sea level, the length of the canyon is 8 kilometers. You will rarely meet people here. No noisy groups, no tourist trails, no signs. Only you, the wind and this stone silence. There is something almost personal about it – as if the canyon lets you into its silence, trusts you. Here you want to walk slowly, stop, listen, watch. The play of light gives Bestamak a special magic – at dawn the rocks burn with a scarlet flame, during the day they shimmer with all shades of gold, and at sunset they are painted in deep purple tones. This place is a real paradise for lovers of solitude. In the silence of the canyon you can hear the creaking of ancient rocks cooling down after the daytime heat, and at night the sky is so starry that you can even see the tracks of satellites. Perhaps it is precisely for this silence and love of solitude that those who have already passed Charyn and are looking for something deeper, quieter choose it. The nature around is steppe. Low vegetation, dry grass, sparse bushes, lizards, birds in the sky. Sometimes you can see traces of animals that are not visible - everything here lives by its own ancient laws. It is hot in the summer, everything is covered with a carpet of grass and flowers in the spring, soft light and coolness in the fall. In the winter - complete silence and air like glass.
Bestamak is a place where you especially acutely feel the power of nature and the transience of human life in the face of geological eras. Here you want to slow down time to absorb every second of this amazing spectacle. Ready to make up the perfect route for you, when are we going to conquer this stone world?
Attractions nearby:
Charyn River
Kurtogay tract
Sarytogay tract
Temirlik Canyon
Temerlik River
Charyn Moon Canyon
Bugutty Mountains
Charyn ash grove
Charyn ash cottage
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