New excursion tours on petroglyphs Southern Kazakhstan.

«To the God excursions with the guide, and lonely travellers come not"

Vladimir Nabokov.

Short description of route of an excursion trip around Almaty region:

Almaty – Bakovskay road - settlement Kokpek - settlement Chundzha - settlement Koktal - settlement Aulie-Agash - settlement Enbekshi - river Small Usek – petroglyphs Small Koitas - settlement Enbekshi - sacred tree Aulie-Agash - Almaty.

Distance of route: 754 km.
Season: from April 15^th till September, 15th.
 Best time for excursion: May, June, July, August.
Advanced reservation: for 24 hours.
Duration of the excursion: 2 days, 1 night.

The detailed program of an excursion trip from Almaty to settlement Aulie-Agash:

Petroglyphs Walking Tour Kazahstan.

1 Day. Almaty - road Bakovskaja - settlement Kokpek - settlement Chundzha - settlement Koktal - settlement Aulie-Agash - settlement Enbekshi - petroglyphs Small Koitas (377 km). 
Breakfast. Transfer: Almaty - settlement Chundzha (252 km). Near to settlement Chundzha we stop at cafe with uigur kitchen. Lunch.
Further transfer: settlement Chundzha - settlement Koktal - settlement Aulie-Agash - settlement Enbekshi - river Small Usek - petroglyphs Small Койтас (125 km). After breakfast our way lays to one of the large rivers of Southern Kazakhstan - Ili which flows to Kazakhstan from the Chinese Republic.
After settlement Koktal we gradually go deep into foothills Dzungarian Alatau on channel of the deep river Ili truncated, which divides wide gorge on two equal half. The settlement Enbekshi is located in picturesque valley of the river Ili truncated, in place picturesque, multi-coloured loam on abrupt breakage in east part of settlement.
Short stop for photographing settlement on background multi-coloured loam and the further transfer to petroglyphs Small Koitas. Accommodation in tents. Walks on vicinities to petroglyphs Small Koitas, photographing petroglyphs. After the termination of walk returning camp. Dinner and overnight in tents. 
2 Day. Petroglyphs Small Koitas - Almaty (377 km).
Breakfast. Transition on the bridge through the river Small Has truncated on the opposite party of the river, visiting petroglyphs wild boars carve on the big stone near to the bridge. Walk on hill on which there are basic groups petroglyphs Small Koitas.
Walks, photographing. Returning in camp at the river Small Usek. Lunch. Transfer: petroglyphs Small Koiats - settlement Enbekshi - sacred tree Aulie-Agash (30 km). Walk on an ashen grove, visiting 700 years trees Aulie-Agash, photographing of vicinities. Transfer: tree Aulie-Agash - settlement Aulie-Agash - settlement Koktal - Almaty (347 km).

Note:
The author program is Alexander Petrov. Copying and introduction -  from the sanction of the author - petrovsra@mail.ru

Alexander Petrov
photos.