Altyn-Emel National Park offers three main touristic routes:
1. Singing Dune (marked in yellow on the map)
2. Saka burial mounds of Besshatyr (marked in green)
3. Aktau and Katutau mountains (marked in red)
For Routes 1 (Singing Dune) and 3 (Aktau Mountains), you have to enter the national park ONLY via the Basshi village, with a pass issued either at the central office in Basshi, or remotely by the following numbers:
+77079390039, +77778019670 (payment via Kaspi Bank app)
For Route 2 (Besshatyr), you can enter the national park ONLY via Checkpoint 1 near the Shengeldy village, with a pass issued remotely, by the above-mentioned phone numbers.
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.
See also:
Arba Travel offers transfers and sightseeing tours along Routes 1 and 3 (Singing Dune and Aktau mountains) of the Altyn-Emel National Park.
