Tanbaly Petroglyphs Extended Tour

Tanbaly Petroglyphs Extended Tour

Days

4

From / per pax

US$ 887 US$

Start and end in Almaty

This route is based on the inspection of the central Tanbaly gorge. You can also explore other sites and museums, visit folk akyns or folk healer. Naturally, priority is given to rock art sites, as well as natural landscapes in which ancient archeological sites have been located for centuries.

As a result, you can see 5-8 different rock art sites located in the spurs of the Zhetyzhol and Chu-Ile ridges: Kulzhabasy, Karakyr, Akkainar, Akterek, Basbatyr and others or reduced to 1-2 main for ex Tamgaly and Kulzhabasy. Also, you can explore the sites of medieval urban culture: the town of Kastek, the ruins of a medieval caravanserai. This tour can also be shorten to 2 or 3 days.

Guide-archaeologist, PhD candidate Zheleznyakov B.A.

Places You’ll See

Tanbaly

Tanbaly is a petroglyph site in the Zhetysu of Kazakhstan. Tanbaly became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. Tanbaly is located 170 km (by road) northwest of Almaty.

The earliest of the petroglyphs of Tanbaly date from the Bronze Age (about 3,000 years ago), when the area was populated by the precursors to the Saka/Scythian people, and the most recent from the 18th or 19th century. There are approximately 5,000 petroglyphs at Tanbaly distributed among 48 sites.

Itinerary

Day 1

08:00 departure from Almaty.

09:30 stop at Targap village (sanitary stop, trying traditional Kazakh drinks)

09:50 visiting the site of Basbatyr rock art, as well as the site of Nauryzbay batyr. A petroglyphs tour

11:10 departure to Tanbaly

12:20 arrival at the Tanbaly Visitor Center, museum excursion

12:50 check in at guest house

13:00 lunch at guest house

14:00 tour of the central Tanbaly route

18:00 return to the guest house

19:00 dinner

Day 2

07:00 breakfast

07:40 departure to the complex of Tamgaly sites in the Koyandysai gorge, located on the territory of the UNESCO site

08:00 tour of the settlement of Tamgaly V

09:30 tour of petroglyphs of group VI

11:30 walk to the settlement of Tamgaly 1. Examination of the ruins and petroglyphs

12:30 return to the camp

13:00 lunch

14:00 rest and tea time

16:00 departure to the Karakyr archaeological complex. Inspection of the complex: mounds, settlement, as well as the

natural landscape: black shiny rocks, a spring with two willow groves

18:40 return to the guest house

19:00 dinner

Day 3

07:20 breakfast

08:00 hiking tour to Shoshkaly valley through the gorge

11:00 return to the car or walk along the picturesque Oisu river

11:40 picnic or return to the guest house for a full meal

13:00 departure to the site of the ancient Turkic era, Guided tour to the site. Departure to the “Anyrakay

Triangle”

14:30 excursion

17:30 return to the guest house

Day 4

08:00 breakfast at the guest house

09:00 inspection of the Gorny site (Tanbalytas)

11:00 departure to Kulzhabasy site

12:20 camp organization, hygiene, a small tea party

13:20 start of walking towards the main clusters of petroglyphs of Kuljabasy 3 gorges. Excursion for 3 hours

16:20 return to the camp, tea, discussions or visiting another gorge, for example, gorge No. 5

17:50 departure from Kulzhabasy site

19:00 dinner in a cafe on the highway

22:00 arrival at the hotel in Almaty

What's Included

  • Transport
  • English-speaking guide / driver
  • Accommodation at guest house
  • Meals according to the program
  • Entrance tickets to national parks
  • Water

What's Excluded

  • International flights
  • Alcoholic drinks

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