Holidays in Eastern Kazakhstan, where and how?

The East Kazakhstan region is located in the center of the Eurasian continent; it occupies the southwestern part of Altai, the Zaisan depression, the Kalba Highlands, the Saur-Tarbagatai Ranges, the Irtysh Plain and the eastern part of the Kazakh hillocks.

Eastern Kazakhstan is the best place for active recreation in the mountains. Gorny Altai has always attracted many tourists. On the border of Kazakhstan and Russia, there is the largest mountain, Belukha, which both experienced climbers and beginners strive to conquer.

In Eastern Kazakhstan, one of the best ski resorts, the Altai Alps, is located for recreation; lovers of skiing and sledding come here every year. Snowboarders of different levels and professional training will also find their slopes at the ski resort. For your comfortable stay at the Altai Alps ski base, there are cabins, and additional services include a Russian bathhouse and a swimming pool.

 Holidays in Eastern Kazakhstan are amazing, the clean mountain air and the magical beauty of local rivers and lakes will not leave you indifferent. In a picturesque place in Eastern Kazakhstan in the mountains of Southern Altai there is mountain lake Markakol. Far from the bustle of the city, alone with nature, you can relax both physically and mentally. Holidays on Lake Markakol are also suitable for those who love fishing. But it is best to go to the lake through a travel agency that organizes both recreation and fishing on the lake, since the lake is located in a protected area.

For lovers of horse riding, local tour operators have developed a special tourist route - the Altai Trails, but if you are a fan of rafting, then here you can realize your dream of participating in rafting on the rivers Serzhikha, Belaya Berel-Bukhtarma and Uba.

Rest on Bukhtarma This is also a vacation in Eastern Kazakhstan. The beauty of the Bukhtarma reservoir located in the Altai Mountains attracts thousands of tourists every year. Recreation areas on Bukhtarma are mainly located in a pine forest, which is very good for health. There are a lot of berries and mushrooms in the forests, here you can pick up medicinal forest herbs and then drink tea on forest herbs with memories about holidays on Bukhtarma. A walk through the pine forest will give you great pleasure, because pine is most useful in its native habitat. You can walk through the forest for hours and not feel tired. There are numerous recreation centers on the buktarma and, although they are inferior in comfort to the Borovoy recreation centers, tourists from Russia also come here every year. Residents of Russia also come here to fish on Bukhtarma, and fishing on Bukhtarma it's a fun activity. People fish here all year round, many combine business with pleasure - fishing and a beach holiday on Bukhtarma.

 At the foot of the Ivanovo Range in Eastern Kazakhstan, in an intermountain depression at an altitude of 700 meters above sea level, the city of Ridder is located. The nature of this region is amazing, the formidable raging rivers: Gromatukha, Tikhaya, Bystrukha, Zhuravlikha and Filippovka, merging to form the Ulba River. For adventure lovers, there is a great opportunity to go rafting down the Belaya and Chernaya Uba rivers.