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Altyn Emel National Park: The 13 Best Tours from Almaty

13 tours  ·  from $225 a head

The singing dune, the striped Aktau hills and the Besshatyr burial mounds are spread across a park the size of a small country. These 13 are compared on how many of them you actually reach, whether it runs as one long day or two, and what the park fees add.

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Almaty: Singing dunes, Aktau Mountains & Altyn Emel Day Trip

1.Singing dunes, Aktau Mountains & Altyn Emel Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 84 reviews · 16 hours · from $250Our pick

Explore Kazakhstan’s Singing Dunes and colorful Aktau Mountains on a long, small-group day trip from Almaty with lunch and an English-speaking guide.

“Perfection! Kassym was a wonderful and very knowledgeable guide! Extremely helpful and supportive! Driver was also very skilled! Absolutely beautiful scenery! DUNE”

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Singing dunes & Aktau mountains group tour to Altyn Emel - Aktau Mountains: a chalk world at 9 a.m.
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Singing dunes & Aktau mountains group tour to Altyn Emel

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Altyn Emel. Singing dune. 1 day tour

3.Altyn Emel. Singing dune. 1 day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $242

Review of Altyn Emel’s Singing Dune tour from Almaty, with private transport, lunch, guide support, costs, timing, and practical booking advice.

“We had a wonderful experience with Kazia tours. It was a last minute booking but Kazia ensured we had a great tour. Our guide, Lana, was wonderful and very knowledgeable. She took really good care of our family and shared very interesting information about Kazakhstan with us also. I will definitely recommend going for this tour.”

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3 Days Tour: Altyn Emel NP, Charyn Canyon, Kaindy & Kolsay Lakes - Day one: the rumbling Singing Barkhan
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3 Days Tour: Altyn Emel NP, Charyn Canyon, Kaindy & Kolsay Lakes

4.3 Days Tour: Altyn Emel NP, Charyn Canyon, Kaindy & Kolsay Lakes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $736

Review of a 3-day private tour from Almaty to Singing Dunes, Aktau Mountains, Charyn Canyon, Kaindy Lake, and Kolsai Lake.

“The tour is well organized. The places I visited during this tour is simply incredible! The 3 days tour allowed me to see the sites without rushing. My guide, Dorzh, was very helpful and took care of everything. He also took great pics and videos. I would highly recommend taking this tour.”

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Two Day Tour to Altyn Emel: Singing Dune and Aktau Mountain - The 6:30 meeting and the long road east
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Two Day Tour to Altyn Emel: Singing Dune and Aktau Mountain

5.Two Day Tour to Altyn Emel: Singing Dune and Aktau Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 8 reviews · 2 days · from $270

Explore Altyn-Emel from Almaty on a two-day small-group tour with singing dunes, Aktau and Katutau Mountains, meals, and a local guide.

“The tour was nice and Altyn Emel was something out of this world! It definitely the whole trip worthwhile. Accommodation was nice but we stayed in a house where 10 people had to share 1 shower and toilet. Second day of the tour was a bit slow as we did the sand dunes very early in the morning which was nice as there was nobody else there; however we then just chilled in the house, had a very early lunch and drove back to Almaty. so for an activity that took 2hrs we spent a full day. Our guides Ghaukar and Gasyr were very sweet and took good care of…”

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4-Day Altyn Emel Park + Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes + Charyn Canyon jeep-tour - Aktau Mountains and the old willow
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4-Day Altyn Emel Park + Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes + Charyn Canyon jeep-tour

One Day Tour to Altyn-Emel: Singing Dune and Aktau Mountain - Leaving Almaty before sunrise
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One Day Tour to Altyn-Emel: Singing Dune and Aktau Mountain

7.One Day Tour to Altyn-Emel: Singing Dune and Aktau Mountain

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 18 hours · from $225Best value

Spend 18 hours from Almaty exploring Aktau and Katutau mountains, the 700-year-old willow, and the musical Singing Dune for $225.

“Climbing Aktau Mountain was so worth it! Spectacular views. And although Altyn-Emel is huge, our driver Ivan made the road trip worthwhile with an unlimited supply of house music remixes of 90s hits. Who knew that driving through the steppe could be so much fun? Highly recommend! (Make sure to bring clothes than can get sandy and dirty. This is a hike). It's a long day, but you're sleeping very well that night!”

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Altyn emel 2 days tour. (Singing dune, AkTau, KattyTau) - Aktau Mountains reveal a 25-million-year-old past
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Altyn emel 2 days tour. (Singing dune, AkTau, KattyTau)

Altyn Emel. Singing dune and Aktau mountains 2 days tour - Kapchagay Reservoir provides an easy first stop
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Altyn Emel. Singing dune and Aktau mountains 2 days tour

9.Altyn Emel. Singing dune and Aktau mountains 2 days tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews

Explore Kazakhstan’s Singing Dune, Aktau and Katutau Mountains on a private two-day tour from Almaty with meals and lodging included.

“Everything was just great, Vlad is just a very nice guy with knowledge of a lot of things. Changes of plans? Ain't no problem at all. I wish more people act like Vlad, totally recommend this kind of trips. ;)”

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2 Days Tour: Altyn Emel National Park – Singing Dunes & Aktau Mountains - Aktau Mountains: four hours inside a geological museum
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2 Days Tour: Altyn Emel National Park – Singing Dunes & Aktau Mountains

10.2 Days Tour: Altyn Emel National Park – Singing Dunes & Aktau Mountains

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $742

Explore Altyn Emel from Almaty on a private two-day trip to the Aktau Mountains, Katutau peaks, Singing Dunes, and a Kazakh family guesthouse.

“The prep communication was good, the pickup was on time and the car was quite comfortable, and well equipped for the "washboard" roads in the mountains. Our guide, Mikhail, was very accommodating and easy-going.”

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Altyn Emel National Park, Private tour, 2 days from Almaty - Basshi village, lunch, and the road to the Singing Dune
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Altyn Emel National Park, Private tour, 2 days from Almaty

2 day tour to Altyn Emel Singing Dune and Aktau mountain - Kosbastau and the 700-year-old Willow
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2 day tour to Altyn Emel Singing Dune and Aktau mountain

12.2 day tour to Altyn Emel Singing Dune and Aktau mountain

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 4 reviews · from $280

Explore Kazakhstan’s Singing Dune, Aktau and Katutau Mountains on a two-day Altyn-Emel tour from Almaty with meals and lodging.

“Our trip to Altyn Emel national park and the Singing Dunes was - for want of a better word - magnificient. Almaty region is a true bedrock of the Steppe’s ethos - filled with spellbinding and breathtaking views that adorn the topography. Altyn Read more”

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Altyn Emel, Singing Dune, Charyn canyon, Kolsay, Kaindy lake 4 days tour - Day one: Aktau and Katutau in Altyn Emel
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Altyn Emel, Singing Dune, Charyn canyon, Kolsay, Kaindy lake 4 days tour

13.Altyn Emel, Singing Dune, Charyn canyon, Kolsay, Kaindy lake 4 days tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · from $882

Explore Altyn Emel, the Singing Dune, Charyn Canyon, Kolsai, and Kaindy Lake on a private four-day tour from Almaty.

“I would like to thank Kuna, Jura and Aidan very much for showing the beauty of Kazakhstan. The four days in the interior were the most beautiful and the best of the two weeks spent in Kazakhstan. With Kazakh nature, music, people and the Read more”

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