Tamgaly-Tas: Buddhist rock images on the Ili River
- 10 hDuration
- Русский, ҚазақшаGuide language
- up to 18 people
- QR code on your phoneTicket
A trip from Almaty past the Kapchagay Reservoir to Tamgaly-Tas on the Ili River, about 20 km below the dam. Images of the Buddha and Tibetan inscriptions linked to the 17th-century Oirats are carved into the rocks alongside older petroglyphs, and lunch is on the riverbank.
Highlights
- Buddha images and Tibetan inscriptions on the rocks
- Ancient petroglyphs
- Ili riverbank
- Stop at the Kapchagay Reservoir
Programme
- 08:00Meet at the main entrance of the Central Stadium and depart
- 09:30Stop at the Kapchagay Reservoir
- 10:45Arrive at Tamgaly-Tas and see the rocks with Buddhist images and petroglyphs; the guide explains how this site differs from the UNESCO-listed Tamgaly petroglyphs
- 12:30Walk along the Ili riverbank
- 13:30Picnic lunch by the river
- 15:30Drive back to Almaty
- 18:00Return to the meeting point
Included
- ✓ Transport
- ✓ Guide
- ✓ Picnic lunch
- ✓ Drinking water
Not included
- ✕ Personal expenses
What to bring
Closed, comfortable shoes — there are stones and thorny bushes · Hat and sunscreen · 1–1.5 litres of water · Mosquito repellent
Meeting
Almaty, at the main entrance of the Central Stadium (Abay Avenue)
Returns
You can return a ticket up to 24 hours before the start — 80% of the price comes back. Later — no return.
If the operator cancels the date or the group isn't reached, you get 100% back.
The tour runs with at least 4 people.
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