Ust-Kamenogorsk - Berel burial mounds - Bolshoye Rakhmanovskoye lake

Early in the morning we leave Ust-Kamenogorsk for Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi (450 km).

Stop in the village of Uryl to pass the border post, check documents.

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

Lunch on the bank of the Belaya Berel River.

Stop at the observation deck with a view of Belukha, visit the chapel.

Arrival and setting up a tent camp in the area of ​​the Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi sanatorium.

Dinner.

Visit to the highest mosque in Kazakhstan.

Hiking in the vicinity of Rakhmanovskoye Lake. The lake is located at an altitude of 1760 meters above sea level in a picturesque highland area. The thermal waters of Rakhmanovskie springs contain healing radon and are used to treat various diseases.

Night in tents.

Rahman Lakes – Base Camp Breakfast

Ride on horseback. Crossing the Radostny pass, from which a beautiful view of Mount Belukha opens.

Lunch on the banks of the Chernaya Berel River.

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

Dinner.

Night 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 Rakhmanovskoye

Breakfast at the base camp.

Horseback ride to Rakhmanovskie springs.

Lunch at Sarsenbay's campsite.

Dinner at the tent camp in Rakhmanovskie springs.

Hike to Lake Rakhmanovskoye.

Night in tents.

Lake Rakhmanovskoye - Ust-Kamenogorsk

Breakfast.

Departure by car to the city of Ust-Kamenogorsk (450 km).

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

Lunch on the way.

450,000 tenge per person

Installment plans from Home Credit Bank are available for 6 and 12 months.

INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:

— Transport services: Ust-Kamenogorsk – Rakhmanovskie Klyuchi – Ust-Kamenogorsk

— Accommodation at the base tent camp

— Electricity at base camp

— Satellite communication at the base camp

— Three meals a day along the entire route

— Insurance for the duration of the tour

— Accompaniment of the group by a certified experienced guide-guide

— Rent horses to the base camp and back

— Equipment: tents, sleeping bags, sleeping mats, waterproof bags for personal belongings, dishes, trekking poles

— Camping first aid kit

— Entrance fee to the Berel Museum

— Passes to the border zone

— Fees for visiting and environmental fees of the Katon-Karagai National Park

NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOUR PRICE:

— Tickets to Ust-Kamenogorsk and back

— Accommodation in Ust-Kamenogorsk

— Personal equipment

— All personal and other expenses not specified in the program