Kazakhstan Desert Park: Unique Landscapes & Wildlife

Explore Altyn Emel’s diverse landscapes and rare wildlife on a 1-day tour. Discover Singing Dunes, Aktau Mountains, and more. Book your adventure now!

Duration: 16 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Aktau Mountains - We will drive out to the bottom of the Ocean to explore the Chalk Mountains of Aktau.
    Here is schedule for the tour:
    5:30 am Pick up time
    7:30 am Quick stop to WC/market
    9:00 am Bashi village/Enrence to national park
    Off-road way to first location
    10:00 am Arriving to Aktau mountains
    12:00 am Departure
  • Katutau Mountain -…
What's Included
  • National parks entrance fees
  • Bottled water
  • Snacks
  • English speaking guide
  • Lunch
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Breakfast
Additional Information

This is the only desert park in Kazakhstan, where you can see many different landscapes: sands, tugai forests, floodplains, conditions, mountains. At fairly close distances, you can observe rare animals living in unstable conditions, goitered gazelle and kulan. As part of the project, three tourist routes have been developed, equipped with signs,…

Location
Aktau Mountains
State National Park Altyn-Emel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Roam21348656572
Nov 1, 2025
Amazing tour! - The tour was great, the scenary is breath taking. Besides, Mr. BEK , the tour guide was very attentive and helpful to assist my friend who had knee pain. He speaks good English and communicates well with the tour members. Of course, the driver drove safely to ensure our safety.
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Huaquns
Oct 11, 2025
Fantastic Tour Experience - Amina was a really awesome and helpful guide who helped us understand so much about Kazakhstan’s history, culture and landscapes! Really enjoyed the tours with her! Would highly recommend her to anyone considering any tour around Kazakhstan!
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679diannef
Oct 5, 2025
Totally recommend - I may have booked this tour last minute. But it was a highlight of my trip. Kazakhstan Very Nice, the tour operator, was easy to coordinate with on the booking and pick up details. Amina, our tour guide, was also great. She showed extensive knowledge of the places. She also provided alternative hikes with varying difficulty to enjoy the locations. She was also a very supportive guide. Totally recommend.
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X2030qgjoshuat
Oct 3, 2025
2D1N Altyn Emel Tour - Amina is a really good tour guide! Very friendly and knowledgeable!! She explains everything in detail and she really shared a lot about her Kazak culture and history which was extremely fascinating!! The 2D1N tour’s pace is good as it allows for more time at each place. Most of the time, we were alone because we didn’t have to rush. The locations were breathtaking and I had so much fun. Oh and the guesthouse was cosy and the food was awesome. 10/10 RECOMMEND!!
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Tupacsakur1996
Sep 29, 2025
Amazing tour with an amazing guide - The tour is long and amazing , we were small group of 4 travelers plus our guide and the driver total of 6 , Our guide Asem was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable about the whole trip , she explained to us all the history and the traditions of Kazakhstan and the places that we visited, thanks to her and the driver our trip was amazing and unforgettable, i definitely recommend this tour as a must see things in Kazakhstan, thank you Asem for everything 🤗
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Raeychale
Sep 18, 2025
This trip made it worth coming to Kazakhstan - This trip was so much fun, and made it worth coming to Kazakhstan. The landscapes are beautiful and so worth the long drive. Our guide Aya for the day was amazing. She is very enthusiastic and answered all of our questions. The driver also has a very keen eye and pointed out lots of gazelles for us.
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N1448bgtheresam
Sep 14, 2025
Astonishing landscape - Great Trip in small groups with an experienced driver and a ambitious great guide with a lot of knowledge and Humor . I highly recommend. Thanks a lot .
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Nandita6692
Sep 14, 2025
Highly recommend - We took 2 days altyn emel tour. It was very good tour. Special thanks to Bek , he was an awesome guide. It’s highly recommend to have in Almaty itinerary.
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Wingchi9615
Sep 13, 2025
Spectacular landscape - I did the tour in one day. The landscape is so impressive and the hiking was fun. Our guide Amina speaks perfect English and is very friendly and knowledgeable. Overall would recommend this activity to people looking for spectacular landscape.
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Bbg221
Sep 11, 2025
A great trip to nature - Getting up early was definitely worth it. Altyn Emel National Park is easy to hike and offers beautiful views. On the flat plains between the mountains, with a little luck, you can spot some animals, such as gazelles and eagles. Our guide Saida is very friendly and played us music at the Dombra at the end of the day. A beautiful insight into the culture of Kazakhstan. Our driver Nurlan drove us very friendly to the national park and back. We could hear the singing of the dunes on the way down - with real speed. Definitely recommended to visit a beautiful area of Kazakhstan.
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From $200
up to 3 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).