Altyn-Emel Attractions

In Altyn-Emel, the following tourist attractions are available for visiting:

• Singing Dune
• Aktau Mountains
• Katutau Mountains
• 700-year-old willow
• Besshatyr Mounds
• Tanbaly Tas Petroglyphs
• Oshaktas stone steles
• Valikhanov's spring

The Singing Dune Aigaikum, making an unusual sound, is one of the seven wonders of Kazakhstan >>>

The cretaceous mountains of Aktau ("white mountains") are the most grandiose attraction of the Altyn-Emel National Park >>>

Katutau ("frozen mountains") are the remains of an ancient volcano in the form of hills of solidified lava >>>

700-year-old willow is a sacred tree in the Kosbastau oasis with thermal radon springs >>>

Besshatyr is burial mounds of Saka leaders, dating back to the 1st millennium BC >>>

Tanbaly Tas petroglyphs are the rock art of ancient nomadic tribes >>>

Oshaktas steles are the lonely mysterious stone menhirs of the Saka period (1st millennium BC) >>>

It is the place where Shokan Valikhanov, a famous Kazakh traveler, stayed with his expedition >>>