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Alien landscapes of Mangistau with one of a kind Salty Hollow of Karyn Zharyk
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Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have a high level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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During this tour you will cross c.1800 km, this is one of the most challenging as well as one of the most adventurous tours!
The wondrous region of Mangistau seemingly comes out of sci-fi movies. Vast lands covered in a salt spread as far as an eye can see. Nature used Mangistau as its workshop carving cliffs with wind and rain, painting them with multicoloured chalks. And the jewel of such work is Karyn Zharyk, a depression, the bottom of which is covered in salt-marshes that make the mountains seem to float on a cloud. There is also Tuzbair lake “Salty Walls”. Having a walk on the surface of the lake as if you are a hero of old legends possessing powers mentioned in Bible, and look at the...
Highlights
5 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
5 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Drinking water 1,5 L per person per day
Lunch
Entrance tickets and permission to Ustyrt Nature Reserve
Double accommodation in 3 * hotel in Zhanaozen on Day 1 (Temirkazyk hotel or similiar)
Dinner
Accommodation in a tent from Day 2 to Day 5. Besides tents we also provide sleeping bags and mats
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast
Meeting and transfer from and to the airport
Single accommodation supplement (25 USD)
Visa support and registration on the territory of Kazakhstan, if required
(Please note that Day 1 is adjusted based on the time of arrival to Aktau)
In the morning upon arrival to a sea-port city Aktau, a transfer provided to Zhana Ozen (165 km) via Karagiye hollow. Reaching 132 meters in depth, Karagiye Depression is the lowest point in Central Asia, Kazakhstan, and the former Soviet Union, full of flora and fauna despite it seemingly deserted look.
After an ascent to the eastern slope of the valley in 11 km we reach a beautiful observation deck of the Sautta natural boundary. In antiquity, a spring bubbled on a vast shelf under the rocks and nomad camps settled in this beautiful place.
In Zhana Ozen we drive to a hotel, have dinner and overnight.
12 hours
Alien landscapes of Mangistau with one of a kind Salty Hollow of Karyn Zharyk
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During this tour you will cross c.1800 km, this is one of the most challenging as well as one of the most adventurous tours!
The wondrous region of Mangistau seemingly comes out of sci-fi movies. Vast lands covered in a salt spread as far as an eye can see. Nature used Mangistau as its workshop carving cliffs with wind and rain, painting them with multicoloured chalks. And the jewel of such work is Karyn Zharyk, a depression, the bottom of which is covered in salt-marshes that make the mountains seem to float on a cloud. There is also Tuzbair lake “Salty Walls”. Having a walk on the surface of the lake as if you are a hero of old legends possessing powers mentioned in Bible, and look at the...
Highlights
5 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
5 days
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Drinking water 1,5 L per person per day
Lunch
Entrance tickets and permission to Ustyrt Nature Reserve
Double accommodation in 3 * hotel in Zhanaozen on Day 1 (Temirkazyk hotel or similiar)
Dinner
Accommodation in a tent from Day 2 to Day 5. Besides tents we also provide sleeping bags and mats
Air-conditioned vehicle
Breakfast
Meeting and transfer from and to the airport
Single accommodation supplement (25 USD)
Visa support and registration on the territory of Kazakhstan, if required
