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Day 1
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Arrive Almaty.
Transfer to hotel. |
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Day 2
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City tour (including visit to the National
Museum)- 3 hours. Transfer to the village for the show of
traditional Kazakh horse games:
- "Kokpar" The horse-riders
of the two teams try to snatch the goat's carcass
and bring it to their half of the field outside the
special line. The more times the team brings the goat's
carcass outside the special line the more points the
team will get.
- "Kyz kuu" The horseman tries to catch the girl galloping away at full speed at the distance of 200m. If the horseman succeeds to do that he has the right to kiss her. If he fails to do that then the girl tries to catch galloping away loser and whipped him.
- "Audyryspak" Two wrestling horseman tries to push out each other off the saddle.
- "Kumys-alu" "Kumys-alu" Galloping horseman tries to pick up silver coins scattered on the earth. The picked up coins will be the prize for the dexterous rider.
- "Tai-baiga" "Tai-baiga" Horse-race at the distance of 2 km. Horse exercising of the
best local Asian breed: Ahal-tekinsky, Arabian, English,
trotter and local horses. Visit to Sheber Aul ( Artisan
Village), lunch at jurt-restoraunt in national style. Hotel.
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Day 3
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Riding to Terekter Gorge - 2 hours. Sightseeing of the rock
carvings (II Century BC). Riding across Kyzylaus Pass (1240
m) to the Kyzylaus Gorge - 3 hours. Here one can often see herds
of ibex. Camp nearby mountain foothill on the stream bank (710
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Day 4
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Riding to the valley to Besshatyr
Necropolis (VII -V Century BC) - 5 hours. Necropolis sightseeing.
Camp (690m) |
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Day 5
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Riding along the valley to Mynbulak Gorge ("One Thousand Springs")
- 6 hours. Here one can see herds of onagrs (wild donkey). Camp
(690m). |
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Day 6
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Riding to Kosbastau Spring, located in Turang Grove - 5 hours.
Riding to Singing Sand Dunes situated
between mountains Ulken-Kalkan (1280m) and Kysty-Kalkan (956m)
- 1 hour. Camp nearby Singing Sand Dunes (480m). |
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Day 7
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Riding along the bank via dried river-beds and saxaul bushes
to Kumkala Sands - 6 hours. Here one can often see herds of
gazelles and flocks of desert birds. Camp in Kumkala Sands (500m).
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Day 8
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Riding along the bank via dried river-beds and saxaul bushes
to the Aktau Mountains - 6 hours. Camp in Aktau Mountains (640m).
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Day 9
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Riding in the valley along the Aktau Mountains (893m) to the
Bokabaidyn-Ashasy River - 5 hours. Camp (560m).
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Day 10
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Transfer to Charyn Red Canyon of
the Charyn River (180km) - 3 hours. Canyon sightseeing - 2 hours.
Transfer to Almaty (210km) - 3 hours. Accommodation at the hotel.
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Day 11
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Excursion to the Museum of Folk Musical Instruments (including
folk performance) - 2 hours. Visit to the Oriental Basaar and
souvenir shops. Visit to Shibberaul Village (village of the
Artisans of the traditional handycsaft). Traditional style dinner
at the restaurant. Hotel.
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Day 12
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Transfer to the airport. Fly home.
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