Visitors can enjoy hiking, trekking, birdwatching, wildlife photography, and immersing themselves in history by exploring the Saka burial mounds. The best time to visit is in spring or autumn when the weather is most comfortable. A 4x4 vehicle is recommended for travel, and accommodation options include guesthouses or camping in the park or nearby villages.
Aktau is a small mountain range located in the eastern part of the Altyn-Emel National Park. These are the Aktau Mountains, more than 50 million years old. The landscape of the Aktau Mountains is so surreal and fantastical that it feels like another planet. Words can’t describe its beauty — you simply have to see it! Welcome to another planet — Mars!
A mysterious melody among the sands — this is not your imagination, but the sound of the Singing Dune in Altyn-Emel National Park, created by the wind. Because of its phenomenal size and its unique “singing” feature, it was even included in the official list of the “7 New Wonders of Nature.”
Have you ever stood on the floor of an ocean that dried up 20 million years ago? Or seen multicolored mountains with shapes so unusual they seem out of this world? All of this awaits you in the chalky Aktau Mountains.
