Arrival in Ust-Kamenogorsk

Group assembly at our office, tea and snacks, introduction to the guides, equipment check.

Ust-Kamenogorsk - Berel burial mounds - Bolshoye Rakhmanovskoye lake

Early in the morning, we leave Ust-Kamenogorsk for Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi (450 km, up to 12 hours).

Breakfast en route on the shore of the Bukhtarma Reservoir.

Stop in the village of Uryl to pass through the border post and have documents checked.

Stop in the village of Berel for a visit to the Berel Museum. This is one of the most mysterious and, at the same time, the most studied archaeological sites in Kazakhstan. The Berel Kurgans burial complex contains over one hundred burial mounds and other funerary and memorial structures. The earliest burial mounds date back to the 4th-3rd centuries BC, while the latest ones date back to the ancient Turkic period of the 7th-8th centuries AD.

Lunch on the banks of the Belaya Berel River. A stop at a viewing platform overlooking Belukha, a visit to the chapel, and a wish.

Arrival and setting up camp near the Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi sanatorium.

Dinner.

Visit to the Al-Quddus Mosque, the highest mosque in Kazakhstan.

Hiking around Lake Rakhmanovskoye. The lake is located at an altitude of 1,760 meters above sea level in a picturesque mountain gorge. The thermal waters of Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi contain healing radon and are used to treat various ailments.

Overnight in tents.

Rahman Lakes – Base Camp

Early breakfast.

Horseback ride (40 km, up to 8 hours).

Crossing the Radostny Pass, which offers a magnificent view of Mount Belukha.

Lunch at the Sarsenbay campsite.

Arrival at our base camp at the foot of Mount Belukha. Dinner.

Overnight in tents.

Base camp - walking radial exits

(Kok-Kol mine, Kok-Kol waterfall, Equilibrium lake, Roerich stone, Warm lake)

Breakfast at base camp.

Every day, after breakfast, in good weather conditions,

we will go on radial trekking.

Lunch on the route.

Dinner at base camp.

Night in tents.

Near the base camp there is the Kok-Kol waterfall - the largest and most beautiful waterfall in the Kazakh Altai. The waterfall is formed by the small mountain river Big Kok-Kol.

Along the river, a little higher, are the ruins of the Kok-Kol mine. Quartz, tungsten and molybdenum were mined here from 1938 to 1954. Throughout the entire development period, the field was considered a strategic asset. Now it is a unique open-air museum, a mining monument of the last century.

Lake Balance is a small moraine lake, amazing in its location and beauty, between the peaks of Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov. The lake was formed as a result of melting glaciers, it has crystal clear water, in which in good weather the peaks of Belukha are reflected. There is a popular belief that if you bathe in it three times, all illnesses will go away.

The Roerich Stone or Prayer Stone is considered energetically strong and a particularly revered place by followers of Roerich's teachings. Here people are charged with good and bright energy, they come here to ask for their wishes to come true.

The Labyrinth of Wishes is a stone labyrinth in the shape of a spiral. It is believed that a wish made in the labyrinth will definitely come true.

A warm lake - in good weather you can swim in it; the water in it is warm, despite the high altitude.

The Berel glacier is located on the southeastern slope of the mountain, giving rise to the Belaya Berel river

Base Camp — Lake Yazovoye

Breakfast at base camp.

Horseback riding to Lake Yazovoye (40 km, up to 8 hours).

Lunch at the Sarsenbay campsite.

Arrival at Lake Yazovoye, at the guesthouse in the Katon-Karagay National Park.

Dinner at the guesthouse.

Banya, tea with Altai herbs and Katon honey.

Overnight at the guesthouse.

Lake Yazovoye - Ust-Kamenogorsk

Breakfast.

Departure by car to Ust-Kamenogorsk (450 km, up to 12 hours).

Visit to the farmers' market in the village of Katon-Karagay (honey, pine nuts, kurt...). Lunch on the way.

We'll definitely stop at the famous sunflower fields. They're one of the most picturesque and popular photo spots, an unofficial symbol of summer in Eastern Kazakhstan, along with its mountains and lakes!

450 000 tenge per person.

10% discount if you pay for your tour before May 1, 2026

INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:

— Transportation: Ust-Kamenogorsk – Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi, Yazovoye – Ust-Kamenogorsk

— Accommodation in a tent camp

— Accommodation in a guest house on Lake Yazovoye for 1 night

— Bathhouse on Lake Yazovoye

— Satellite phone for emergency calls

— Three meals a day throughout the route (field kitchen)

— Insurance for the duration of the tour

— Group support by certified, experienced guides (minimum of 2 guides per group)

— Horse rental to the camp and back

— Group equipment: tents, sleeping bags, sleeping pads, inflatable mattresses, dry bags for personal belongings, fire equipment, cookware, trekking poles, hobbies

— Hiking whistle

— First aid kit (first aid kit for injuries and (if you are feeling unwell)

— Entrance fees to the Berel Museum

— Border zone passes

— Entrance fees and environmental fees for the Katon-Karagay National Park

— 1 liter of bottled water on the way

NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:

— Round-trip tickets to Ust-Kamenogorsk

— Accommodation in Ust-Kamenogorsk

— Personal equipment

— Satellite internet

— All personal and other expenses not listed in the itinerary