Sightseeing trip to Zhalanash Valley -
Sights of the Almaty region -
The Zhalanash valley is one of the remarkable sights of the Almaty region. The valley is contented. Its large area is 500 square kilometers, its length exceeds 25 kilometers, and its width is 20 kilometers. The highest point in the valley is 1300 meters high, which is quite high for this region.
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How to get there and visit -
The Zhalanash Valley is located in the Almaty region, in the mountains of Toraigyr, Raimbe district. The Zhalanash Valley includes the famous Charyn, the Kopal tract, the Zhalanash Valley, the Togyzbulak tract, the valley of the Shet-Merke River, the Kegen River, and the Toraigyr Mountains.
GPS coordinates: 43°09'45"N 78°42'41"E
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Tourist Information
The valley is part of the Kungey-Alatu mountains, traveling through the valley we will visit many of the local attractions listed above, the valley of the Charyn River is located in the valley, so we will definitely visit Charyn, the Charyn River, see the Charyn Canyon, visit the famous Valley of Castles.
In the north of the Zhalanash valley, the highest point is located in the Kopal mountains at an altitude of 1800 meters, that is, from the flat part of the Zhalanash valley, we smoothly pass into the mountains that are located here. The Chilik–Algabas highway runs through the Zhalanash Valley, which is 26 kilometers long.
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