Opening hours
The Altyn-Emel National Park is open to visitors all year round, every day, from sunrise to sunset.
You can enter the park from 8 am (with a pass), and you must leave the park before dark (please check with the ranger).
You can stay overnight in the park in designated camping sites.
Entrance Fees
Prices for permits to the Altyn-Emel National Park (the state tax on entry of vehicles):
- for entry of motorcycles, mopeds, ATVs - 0.6 MCI per day;
- for entry of passenger cars - 0.9 MCI per day;
- for entry of minibuses up to 16 seats and trucks - 3.5 MCI per day;
- for entry of buses up to 32 seats - 7 MCI per day;
- for entry of buses over 32 seats - 10.5 MCI per day.
Parking rate - 0.06 MCI per vehicle per day.
1 MCI in 2024 = KZT 3692.
How To Get A Permit to the Park
The pass (permit) to the Altyn-Emel National Park can be purchased on the spot at the central office of the park in the Basshi village:
Address: 73 Askarbek Street, Basshi Village.
Monday-Sunday, from 9:00 am till 6:00 pm.
Lunch break: from 1:00 pm till 2:30 pm (the cashier is absent at this time).
Phone: +7(72840)45209
Tourism Dpt.: +77056102511
For Routes 1 (Singing Dune) and 3 (Aktau Mountains), you can enter the national park ONLY via the Basshi village. You cannot get to the Aktau mountains from the Zharkent highway; you cannot leave the Aktau mountains onto the Zharkent highway either.
For Route 2 (Besshatyr), you can enter the national park ONLY via Checkpoint 1 near the Shengeldy village.
You cannot drive across the central territory of the national park as it is a conservation area. Tourists can only follow Routes 1 and 3 (Singing Dune and Aktau Mountains) coincidently.
Route 2 (Besshatyr) is available separately.
Car Rental
There is no public transport to Altyn-Emel. You can only get to the national park by your own or rented car.
You can rent a car in Kazakhstan using the Economy Bookings and Rentalcars services which unite the largest brands of the car rental industry around the world. Many of them have their locations in Kazakhstan, so you can choose a suitable car for your trips at the best prices. It is easy, convenient and reliable.
NB: Please book a car in advance, then you will have more choice than in the high season. Also please note that car rental prices are constantly increasing.
