"Kyzylaray - Height and Ancientry” (Kazakhstan)

"KYZYLARAY-HEIGHT AND ANCIENTRY”

5 days/4 nights

Kyzylaray mountains located in the represents really exclusive possibilities for the traveler. Where still you can make all for some days, figuratively being expressed, travel «on 3000 years ago» and «on upwards»?

After all here, in mountains, there is the highest point of the Sary-Arka — top of Aksoran (). These places are considered almost unique in as a large habitat wild rams. And the local pine woods growing on granite rocks are of interest for scientists, as the most southern place of growth of a pine in the Central-Kazakhstan ecosystem, adjoining on deserted open spaces. Great historical heritage can be found in Kyzylaray: monumental grave Begazy and the rock paintings of bronze age, stone sculptures of the Turkic period and the mausoleums kazakh-dzhungar wars. The local people have kept skills of manufacturing of products from felt, numerous national sour-milk products: koumiss, shubat, kurt and other.

Such amazing combination of the untouched nature, ancient historical monuments and life of local people makes Kyzylaray an excellent place for those who like to open for themselves something new and unusual.

PROGRAM OF THE TOUR

Day 1

Transfer from to Aktorgai (250 kilomertes, 4 hours) with visiting the mausoleum of Shabanbay Bi, the known judge in the Kazakh steppe and head of the family. Lunch. Excursion to the archeological museum in Aktorgai. Transfer from Aktorgai to Shabanbay Bi (, 45 min). Accommodation on guest house, Tea. Free time, excursion to local museum. Dinner.

Day 2

Breakfast. Horse riding (transfer by car on request) to Shabanbay Bi- Akshkol (18km, 2,5 hour), visiting stone sculptures (balbals) of turkic period. The walking tour on a necropolis of Begazy of late bronze epoch, the most important archaeological opening on territories of the, the age of it is more than three thousand years. Visiting of remains ancient settlement and mines. Lunch in village Akshkol. Walk on neighboring mountains. Akshkol-zimovka Karatal moving which owners are engaged in manufacturing of koumiss-sour-milk of a drink from horse milk. Demonstration milking mares, koumiss tasting. Returning to Shabanbay Bi. Dinner.

Day 3

Breakfast. Transfer from Shabanbay Bi to wintering Shaban (, 1,5 hours). The ascension on peak of Aksoran (3 hours, a set of height — about) — the highest point of the Sary-Arka — of above sea level, from which top reaches the review. A field lunch at mountain top. Descent with Aksoran to a glade at mountain Aulie (3 hours). Rest at a spring, gathering of berries and mushrooms, survey of a sacred. Moving Aulie — Shabanbaj Bi (, 20 mines). Dinner.

Day 4

Breakfast. Transfer from Shabanbay Bi to Sona (mountains Zhaman Kyzylaraj,, 1,5 hours). Survey of a single stone sculpture of the Turkic period. Moving of Sona- Tesiktas (, 1 hour). Visiting Tesiktas — natural stone monument of the freakish form. Tesiktas- reservoir Besbatyr moving (, 1 hour). Lunch on the fresh air, watching birds, excursion to ruins of the mausoleums of kazakh-dzhungar wars (18 centuries). Returning in Shabanbaj Bi (, 1 hour). Dinner.

Day 5

Breakfast. Transfer from Shabanbay Bi to mountains Zheltau (45 mines, 1,5 hours), visiting stone sculptures in Zhinishke. Automobile excursion on mountains Zheltau (about): rock paintings, a tomb of Alihan Bukeyhan — the chairman of the government of the first — Alash (1917 year). Returning in Shabanbaj Bi. Late lunch, returning and Karagada (, 4,5 hours). Dinner.

Cost per person, EURO

The above mentioned prices include: all the journeys by all-wheel drive minibus according to the program of the tour, services of a driver and English-speaking guide-interpreter, accommodation in guest houses (double or triple rooms), three meals a day, visiting museums mentioned in the program, horse rent.

The above mentioned price do not include: visa expenses and consular fees, insurance, the price of getting to the starting point of the route (city) and way back.

If required the tour can be adapted according to the schedule of arrival and departure flights of the participants. In this case cost of the tour may slightly change.

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