Altyn Emel national park
Akatau Chalk Mountain Dirt roads inside Altyn Emel Day 1 : It’s day 16 on my trip to Kazakhistan and Kyrgyzstan. Today (17-May-2025), I am doing the 2-day trip to Altyn Emel National Park . By 7 AM, I’m at the car park next to Alatau metro station. I am travelling with the tour company called “ Steppe Spirit ”. Catering to a predominantly Russian clientele, they offer some of the most affordable trips to Altyn Emel. It’s all Russian speakers in today’s group; and a Malayali. Helipad at Altyn Emel Our group consists of 2 Mistubishi Delicias (those big 4x4 vans). In my vehicle is an intern who can speak a rudimentary English. It’s the first time she’s doing this trip! The ‘main’ guide who does decent english travelling is in the other Delicias. Today we plan to cover approx. 270 KM. An hour or so after leaving Almaty, we pass by a lot of big casinos with names like Mumbai, Macau etc. The roads are excellent until we exit the highway. The village roads were pretty rough b...
