Route 04-11
"TO THE PLACES OF THE EXPEDITION OF TARASS SHEVCHENKO"
  • 2 days / 1 night
    The duration of the tour.
  • 660 km.
    The total length of the tour
  • From April to November
    Seasonality
  • Acquaintance with the life and work of the Great Kobzar.
    The special feature of the tour
  • an SUV or a bus
    Type of transport
  • Russian-speaking / Kazakh-speaking / English-speaking
    A professional guide to choose from
  • In a natural felt yurt in the "Ethnic village "Kogez"
    Type of placement
  • In the cafe "Kogez", on the basis of dinner and breakfast.
    Type of food
Day 1 – 420 km
Aktau city - Fort Shevchenko city - the territory of the former Novopetrovsk fortification on the Kurgantash hill - park reserve - memorial museum of Taras Shevchenko - Khanga Baba tract - Karagashty aulie necropolis - Doly Apa necropolis - yurt camping "Ethno aul "Kogez", literary evening by the fire, overnight in a natural yurt.
In the morning departure from Aktau city.
The route begins with a visit to the ancient coastal town of Fort Shevchenko, where there is a memorial museum dedicated to the life and work of the poet and artist Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko, during his exile in Mangyshlak. The great Ukrainian kobzar left an indelible mark on the history of the Mangistau region. Being a talented artist, he was enlisted in the Mangistau expedition. You can go through the places of the expedition of the Great Kobzar on this route.

Along the route, you will see the ancient necropolises of Karagashty Aulie and Doly Apa, which the artist Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko captured in his drawings, get acquainted with the variety of memorial forms of architecture and hear legends and traditions about them.
Rest in the picturesque tract Khanga baba.

In the evening, arrival at a cozy and hospitable yurt ethno-camping located in the picturesque mountainous part of Mangistau, where you will have dinner in a cafe, a literary evening by the fire, accommodation in a natural felt yurt.

On request and for an additional fee, an excursion “Under the dome of the Kazakh yurt”.
Day 2 – 240 km
Ethno aul "Kogez" - the mountain remnant of Sherkala - a chain of remnant mountains in the Airakty valley - Shomanai (Valley of Castles) - the city of Aktau
After breakfast in the ethnic village, departure to the route where you will get acquainted with the mountainous part of Mangistau.

Transfer Kogez - Mount Sherkala.
Mount Sherkala is a unique natural object, a lonely mountain remnant from different points of view, striking in the variety of its shapes and outlines, creating a fantastic impression of mysticism and monumentality. Walking tour around the mountain.

A visit to the territory where one of the most ancient and unique settlements of the Great Silk Road once was located, surprisingly connected with the Caspian Sea.

And the route will end in the Airakty valley - Shomanai, in the center of which mountain remains rise like majestic castles of the Middle Ages and behind every turn a new transformation of rock masses. The grandiosity, scale and unique color of these mountains once impressed the Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko and inspired him to new creations.

In the evening return to Aktau city.
Attention!
This route was developed by the tour operator "Tourist" LLP and is its intellectual property.
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