The program of the first day of this tour begins with a visit to the ancient Issyk mounds, where the world famous “Golden Man” was directly discovered, as well as the state historical and cultural museum-reserve, where you will learn a lot of interesting things about the history of our region from the first sources.

Next, our path lies through the beautiful Turgen Gorge, where we will take a short walk to the “Bear Waterfall”, the name of which suggests that this area is the habitat of endangered wild animals, such as the Tien Shan brown bear, deer, argali and, of course same, snow leopard. You will also see and learn a lot about the only ones in the Tien Shan declared a natural monument, the Chinturgen moss spruce forests.

Having passed the Turgen Gorge, we find ourselves on the high-mountain plateau of Assy, which over the millions of years of its existence has hosted ancient people of the Bronze Age (we will see evidence of this - rock paintings), and world-famous travelers such as Pyotr Semenov-Tienshansky and Chokan Valikhanov. In contrast to antiquity, at the very beginning of the plateau there is a functioning astrophysical observatory, the structure and purpose of which we will introduce you to. Continuing along the plateau, we will get acquainted with the peculiarities of life and everyday life of the nomadic Kazakhs, because the Assy plateau has been a place for summer grazing of livestock for thousands of years and was also one of the directions of the Great Silk Road.

Having descended from the plateau, we will find ourselves in the amazing “Red Rocks”, where, protected from the mountain wind, we will spend the night.

On the second day we continue our descent through the gorge, heading to the valley of the Sarytau River with its picturesque landscapes. From there we will trek along the stream of the Chilik River, which will lead us to the Bartogai reservoir, where the Grand Almaty Canal originates.

Next, we head back to Almaty, and on the way we will stop for dinner in the village of Bayseit, where you will have the opportunity to taste Uyghur national cuisine.

Tour locations: Issyk Museum; Issyk mounds; Turgen Gorge; Bear Falls; Assy plateau; Assy Observatory; rock paintings of Assy; Red Rocks; Sarytau Valley; Chilik Valley; Bartogay reservoir;

Seasonality: April-October;

Duration: 2 days, 1 night

► Off-road transportation

► Fuel

► Services of a guide-driver

► Meals (1 breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner)

► Cooking

► Drinking water

► Services of a tour guide

► Entrance fees to Ile Alatau National Park

► Eco fees

► Hiking

►Use of camping equipment

(tents, sleeping bags, lighting, etc.)

► Passenger insurance

►Overnight in eco-houses (instead of tents)

►Alcoholic drinks

►Airport transfer

►Accommodation in Almaty

1 tourist – $685 SUV

2 tourists – 740$ SUV (370$ per person)

3 tourists – $800 SUV (267$ per person)

4 tourists - $860 SUV cramped seating, little space for luggage ($215 per person)

4 tourists - $1100 sprinter 4x4 ($275 per person)

If there are more than 4 tourists in the group, you will need a second SUV or Sprinter 4x4

5 tourists – $1160 sprinter 4x4 ($232 per person)

6 tourists – $1220 sprinter 4x4 ($204 per person)

7 tourists – $1280 sprinter 4x4 ($183 per person)

8 tourists - $1340 sprinter 4x4 ($168 per person)