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Route 04-23
"MYSTERIOUS MANGISTAU IN 5 DAYS"

Embark on the 5-day tour "Mysterious Mangystau", where you will explore mystical underground mosques, majestic canyons, unique geological formations, ancient necropolises, sacred monuments, and experience overnight camping under the starry sky to fully immerse yourself in the spirit of this ancient land.
  • 5 days / 4 nights
    Duration of the tour.
  • 1086 km.
    Total tour length
  • from April to November
    Seasonality
  • Ethnography of the region
    The special feature of the tour
  • by SUV or by bus
    Type of transport
  • Russian-speaking / Kazakh-speaking / English-speaking
    A professional guide to choose from
  • In tents - 4 nights
    Type of placement
  • In the field, meals prepared by the service team or catering ordered.
    Type of food
Day 1 - 190 km.
Aktau city – Zhygylgan canyon (Fallen Earth cape) – Kenty Baba necropolis – Sultan Epe underground mosque – Shakpak Ata underground mosque - Kapamsay Canyon, overnight in tents
  • Visiting the grand geological failure of Zhygylgan. A visit to Zhygylgan is not just a walk in nature, but also a fascinating journey into the depths of the Earth's history, where each step along the bottom of the canyon opens new pages of our planet's past. Here you can see a pile of rock fragments of the most bizarre shapes, which create the impression of a landscape from a fantasy world and traces of primitive horses and saber-toothed cats, which makes this place not only geologically but also paleontologically valuable.
  • Visiting the mysterious necropolis of Kenty Baba - according to legend, Kenty Baba was once a devout, pious and holy man who preached the ideas of Islam. Therefore, local residents consider the necropolis a sacred place.
  • A visit to the underground mosque and the tomb of Saint Sultan Epe is a unique opportunity to touch the spiritual and historical heritage of the region. This place is not only a religious sanctuary, but also a source of special positive energy that all visitors feel. There is also a well with fresh water on the territory, which, according to legend, has healing properties.
  • The underground mosque Shakpak Ata (10th-13th centuries) is covered with Arabic letters and signs, a 4-chambered sanctuary carved into the rock, hidden from the expanses of the earth and sky.
  • The snow-white chalk walls of the Kapamsay gorge up to 70 meters high and a picturesque oasis with mulberry and hawthorn create an amazing landscape.
Day 2 - 132 km.
Kapamsai - cult and burial complex Altynkazgan - necropolis Kyrykkez - valley Kady - Ethno village Kogez, lunch - chalk canyon Zhilshy - valley Shomanay-Ayrakty (Valley of Castles), overnight in tents
  • After breakfast, the tour continues.
  • Visit to the unique cult and burial complex of Altynkazgan. This ancient complex is a vivid witness to the influence of the Great Silk Road, the scale of which can be judged by the 5 burial mounds and 198 archaeological sites found on its territory.
  • Then we move to the Kyrykkez necropolis. This is a small necropolis, where burials from the 16th - 20th centuries are located. The Kyrykkez necropolis is the ancestral cemetery of Kashagan Kurzhimanuly - a unique musical improviser of the Kazakh steppe. Here is his burial, which can be considered a masterpiece of stone-cutting art.
  • Next, a walk along the Kada valley among concretions, fantastic stone formations of different sizes and shapes.
  • Next, a trip to the chalk canyon of Zhylshy. A walk along the snow-white chalk canyon, where the two elements of Water and Wind have fancifully dotted the walls of the riverbed with grottoes, troughs and honeycombs.
  • The Valley of Castles Airakty-Shomanay amazes with its grandeur and scale. In the center rise mountain remnants, reminiscent of majestic medieval castles, and at every turn a new transformation of rock massifs opens up. Overnight in tents.
Day 3 - 135 km.
Shomanay-Ayrakty valley - Mount Sherkala - Karadiirmen canyon (black canyon) - Sarydiirmen canyon (colored canyon) - Western Chink of Ustyurt snow-white Tuzbair sor, overnight in tents
  • After breakfast, the tour continues.
  • Sherkala Mount is a unique natural object, a solitary mountain remnant from different points of view striking in the diversity of its forms and outlines, creating a fantastic impression of mysticism and monumentality. A walk around the mountain offers the opportunity to fully enjoy its grandeur and mysterious beauty.
  • Arrival at the canyons of multi-colored clays, where you will have a walk through the colored canyon of Sarıdıirmen, where you will see the outcrop of multi-colored clays from the Jurassic period. The contrast to the colored canyon is the canyon of Karadiirmen, formed by a fantastic pile of black rocks. Walk through the picturesque canyons.
  • Then we move to the Tuzbair sor. The Tuzbair sor is a unique salt marsh surrounded by steep sides of the western Ustyurt Plateau. Rains turn the sor into a huge lake, mesmerizing with its bright whiteness and size. And only after the water evaporates can you walk on a crust of sparkling salt crystals. The steep cliffs of the Plateau, composed of sedimentary rocks, amaze with their fantastic shapes.
  • Overnight in tents in Tuzbair.
Day 4 - 250 km.
Sor Tuzbair - underground mosque Beket ata (Oglandy) - steep slopes of the Ustyurt Plateau in the Bozzhyra Valley, overnight in tents
  • After breakfast, continue the tour
  • A special position in the Muslim world is occupied by the underground mosque Beket - ata (XVIII-XIX centuries). This is a holy place, which in importance is on a par with the burial places of Mohammed and Kozhakhmet. Beket ata is known in the Muslim world as a predictor and prophet, to whom the book of Genesis was revealed.
  • Discover the incredible beauty of the Bozzhyra tract, the pearl of the Mangistau region! This unique natural park adjacent to the Ustyurt Plateau amazes with its majestic limestone cliffs, canyons and breathtaking views. Here you will feel the spirit of wild nature, walking among the peaks and gorges. Overnight in tents in Bozzhyra.
Day 5 - 379 km.
Bozjyra - Kyzylkup Valley - Bokty Mountain - Naiza Mountain - Shopan Ata underground mosque - Aktau city.
  • After breakfast, the tour continues.
  • The bright colors of the Kyzylkup Valley - a panorama of amazing horizons of colored chalk with red layers. It is here that you can see the unusual image of the Mangistau"Sphinx".
  • The lost Bokty Mountain - on the flat surface of the takyr, a lonely mountain in the shape of a truncated pyramid, with red layers of chalk.
  • The mysterious Naiza Mountain - the name of the mountain is translated as "Spearhead". The slopes of the mountain are strewn with flattened stone concretions like scales. Walk, inspection of the area.
  • Visit to the underground mosque of the holy elder Shopan Ata, according to legend a disciple of the great Khoja Akhmed Yassawi, a famous Sufi poet, mystic and philosopher. Acquaintance with the variety of memorial monuments on the territory of the necropolis and with traditional rituals accepted in holy places.
  • After a fascinating tour, return to the city of Aktau in the evening.
Attention!
This route was developed by the tour operator "Tourist" LLP and is its intellectual property.