Travel across Almaty region.

“It is untrue that equality is a law of nature. Nature has no equality; its sovereign law is subordination and dependence” 

Luc de Clapiers de Vauvenargues.

Short description of a route on lake Tuzkol in Almaty of province:

Almaty - settlement Chilik - settlement Kegen - settlement Sarydzhaz - settlement Karasaz - lake Tuzkol of 1959 meters above sea level - Almaty.

Distance of route: 656 km.
Season: from June 1 till September, 30.
  Best time for travel: September.
Duration of tour: 2 days, 1 night.

Detailed program of phototour in valley of river Kegen:

Sport tourism in Kazakhstan.

Dya 1. Almaty - Tuzkol lake (324 km).
Transfer: Almaty - settlement Chilik - canyon Aktogai on the river Charyn (204 km). Walk in vicinities of a canyon, photographing of the river and a canyon.
Transfer: canyon Aktogai - Kurtogay canyon on the river Charyn (a vicinity of the bridge through the river Charyn) (9 km).
Walk in vicinities, descent to the river, photographing of the river and a canyon.
Transfer: Kurtogay canyon - ridge Kulyktau - pass Kegen - settlement Kegen - pass Shoaldyr of 2065 meters above sea level - settlement Sarydzhaz - monument Raimbek strong man (85 kilometers). Through five kilometers after settlement Sarydzhaz, at turn from the basic road on the left, visiting of monument Raimbek strong man.
Raimbek strong man - great Kazakh strong man XVIII centuries, son Tuke, the grandson glorified Khangeldy strong man from bunch of people Alban of the Senior zhuz. The legendary epic fighter for freedom of Kazakhs from zhungars aggressors. After visiting a monument, we turn on the east and we go to lake Tuzkol.
Transfer: Monument Raimbek strong man - settlement Karasaz - lake Tuzkol (34 km).
The Lake Tuzkol - bitter and salty mountain lake, is on a left bank of the river Charyn in area Raimbek, in a southeast of Almaty area, at height of 1959 meters above sea level. In clear weather from lake Tuzkol majestic tops Tien-Shan - pyramidal peak Khan-Tengri of 6995 or 7010 meters above sea level and more to the right a trapeze of Pobeda peak of 7439 meters above sea level are visible, in the south.
Walk in vicinities of lake, photographing of lake. A choice of a place for photographing rising on a background of lake Tuzkol and peak of Khan-Tengri. Accommodation in the tents, dinner and overnight.  
Day 2. Tuzkol lake - Almaty.
Breakfast. Photographing of rising on a background of lake Tuzkol and peak of Khan-Tengri. Walk in vicinities of lake. Transfer to Almaty (324 km).

The note:
Author program is Alexander Petrov. Copying and use - from the sanction of the author  petrovsra@mail.ru

Photos
 Alexander Petrov.