SCHEDULE OF DAY

DAY 1
Mileage per day: 335 km 
Almaty City-Altyn Emel-Aktau Cretaceous mountains
07:30 Departure from your hotel/hostel/ apartments Almaty
the route is very beautiful, make photo stops, the guide introduces you to the regions and shares travel information 
11:30 Arrival to ALTYN EMEL NATIONAL PARK, Yummy Lunch  at  Basshi Village
13:30 Departure Cretaceous Mountains Aktau - Bottom of the Ocean "Tethys" - UNIQUE MARTIAN LANDSCAPE
14:30 Arrival / hiking 2-3 hours, depending on weather conditions / request of our guests
18:30 - 19:30 Sunset / perfect time  shoot sunset
Overnight in a cozy guest house / private rooms with toilet and shower you feel at home :)
20:00 Home dinnerr for us
* there is an option to spend the night in tents - discussed before booking the tour

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DAY 2
Mileage per day: 362 km
Sand Singing Dune-Hot Mineral Springs 
07:00 Breakfast
08:00 Departure Sand Singing Dune/ 45 km - gravel road
Along the way you can often encounter wild animals such as gazelles, wild horses, camels, foxes, hares, vultures, eagles
09:30 Arrival to Singing Dune 
It's time to climb to the Top and check the legend - does Dune really sing?!
10:30 hiking 30min - 1 hour - depends on the weather
Afterwards we celebrate the victory/coffee break at the location
13:00 Visit the Dragon Mountains - Easy Trekking
14:00 Lunch at the Zharkent city- real lagman /
Dungan and Uyghur food included
19:30 Arrival to the guest house
Check-In Dinner included /Traditional Uyghur cuisine  

Overnight / Cozy separate rooms
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DAY 3
Mileage per day: 320 km
Charyn Canyon- Kolsay lake
08:30 Breakfast
09:30 Departure to Charyn Canyon/85 km
10:30 Arrival to the canyon - trekking - 3-4 km
We will visit the panoramas of the canyon / coffee break
12:00 Departure to the Lunar Canyon
12:40 Arrival / taking photos / walking along the canyon
14:00 Delicious lunch in the canyon
(The guide will prepare a truly royal lunch for you)
15:30 Departure to the village of Saty
The road is very beautiful, of course there will be photo stops
19:00 Arrival to the Saty village / dinner
Overnight / guest house 
 
DAY 4
Mileage per day: 350 km
Kolsai Lake-Kaindy Lake-Black Canyon-Almaty
08:00 Breakfast at the guest house
09:00 Departure to Kolsay Lakes
09:30 Kolsay Lake* (Lower Lake) walk to the pier / photo shooting / the guide will show the best place
12:00 Arrival at the guest house - Delicious lunch
13:00 Departure Lake Kaindy (Flooded Forest)
mountain road 1 hour / this is an adventure on SUVs, you will cross the river twice / and your best reward is to see Lake Kaindy
16:00 Departure to Almaty city
20:30 Arrival in Almaty
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ATTENTION! THE PROGRAM MAY CHANGE DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS OR IF IT IS NOT SAFE! THE GUIDE HAS THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THE PROGRAM, SINCE HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TOURISTS