Off Road Campervan Tours in Kazakhstan

Territory of the Ile-Alatau National Park

The place called Zhaman Uy is found in the depths of the Zaili Alatau mountains, in its eastern end, between the Assy Plateau and the Bartogai Lake.

The landscape there is the variety of mountains, from gloomy rocks to green hills and red mountains, reminiscent of the Charyn Canyon.

The Assy River flows along the road, there are many places for secluded camping there.

Territory of the Ile-Alatau National Park

The Assy Plateau is the part of a picturesque mountain route along the Zaili Alatau mountains including the Turgen Gorge, the Assy Observatory, the Assy River, the Kairak Waterfall, mountain passes, the Bartogai Lake, Kazakh villages (auyls) and summer pasture camps (jailau).

Camping is possible at any suitable place near the water.

The territory of the Chu-Ili Mountains, location - 170 km north-west of Almaty.

On the territory of the Tanbaly Reserve Museum (the old name is Tamgaly) there are more than 100 different monuments - settlements, burial grounds, altars and clusters of rock paintings (petroglyphs), dating from the middle of the 14th-13th centuries BC until the turn of the 19-20 centuries. The most ancient inhabitants of the Tamgaly nature reserve were the tribes of the Bronze Age of Andronovo culture in the second millenium BC.

Petroglyphs of the archaeological landscape of Tamgaly are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Of the wild animals there live wolves, foxes, hares, turtles, snakes, as well as many birds, including birds of prey - the steppe eagle, red-footed falcon, falcon saker.

At the entrance to the reserve there is a parking lot for cars where you can stay for the night.

The village of Ushkonyr is located 40 km west of Almaty. There is a serpentine road to the Ushkonyr plateau located in the western part of the mountains of Zaili Alatau.

It is a beautiful panoramic route, from the top of the hills there is a splendid view of the city below. Paragliders jump here, and the Ushkonyr plateau is also popular among bikers.

In this area there are a lot of flowers - tulips, irises, and in June mountain strawberries ripen.

Camping is possible in any suitable place.

Territory of the Ile-Alatau National Park

The Kairak waterfall is the highest of the seven Turgen waterfalls. It is located in a remote place of the Turgen gorge, 8 kilometers from the country road.

Tourists usually get to the waterfall on foot within 2-3 hours. But you can get there by car through the high plateau of Assy. In addition, near the waterfall by the river there is a convenient clearing for camping.

Territory of the Charyn National Park (UNESCO site)

The distance from Almaty is about 230 km.

The Charyn River (Sharyn) is a left tributary of the Ili River. The length of the river is 255 km.

From the western side, the ancient low mountains of Boguty adjoin the river. From this place and almost to the delta, this part of the river is called Sarytogai or the Yellow Forest. Here, the floodplain (tugai) forest consists mainly of a unique tree - Sogdian ash.

This tree grows in only three places on Earth. In the relict ash grove there are several elder trees, about 250-300 years old.

There are wild boars and roe deer, hares, foxes, wolves in this area.

On the banks of the turbulent Charyn river, you can go fishing for naked osman.

On the territory of the Charyn Ash Grove, camping in a motorhome is allowed, there are barbecue facilities, gazebos, a sauna.

Territory of the Ile-Alatau National Park

Butakovsky Gorge (Butakovka) is located in Zaili Alatau within the city of Almaty. The river of the same name flows along the bottom of the gorge.

One of the most popular mountain routes among citizens and visitors, due to its beauty and a small distance from the center of Almaty (about 20 minutes drive).

There is a parking lot, many places for picnic and camping. A light mountain trail leads to the Butakovsky Waterfall.

Territory of the Kolsai Lakes National Park

One of the most beautiful national parks of Kazakhstan, rich in mountain flora and fauna.

Location: in the Kolsai gorge in the northern Tien Shan, between the ranges of Kungei Alatau and Zaili Alatau, 330 km southeast of Almaty.

Kolsai Lakes are located at different heights (Lower, Middle and Upper Kolsai), from 1800 to 2500 m above sea level.

You can drive to the first (lower) lake, and there is a hiking trail to the other two and to the Kaindy Lake.