“Altyn Emel” National Park.
Departure Almaty at 06:30. Entering National Park with post #1. Sightseeing:
Petroglyphs – rock paintings of masters of the Bronze Age represent stages of hunting, wild animals and pets, rituals and also deities with sun faces. Besshatyr barrows – the sizes of funeral reflected division of sakis society into classes. The largest majestic barrow in height of 17 meters belongs to the unknown Saki king.
Singing Dunes (Barkhans) – is one of the favorite visiting places of tourists. It is located between mountains Small and Big Kalkana. Similar natural phenomena in the world can be met no more than ten in China, Russia, Arabia and America.
Accommodation at “Altyn Emel” guest house. Dinner. Free time.
After breakfast sightseeing 700 year ELM, Katutau and Aktau:
Katutau mountains were formed as a result of the volcanic phenomena. The heated underground lavas were frozen and formed huge fantastic figures. Sometimes tourists can meet here archers and also other animals.
The cretaceous mountains Aktau locate in the west of Katutau. They are pressed from different rocks: white as chalk sands, red clay and claret rocky ground. In crevices it was found out even traces of vanished subtropical plants, petrified bones of the most ancient animals, huge rhinoceroses that lived on the Earth 20-50 million years ago.
Returning to the Guest house. Dinner. Free time.
After breakfast departure “Altyn Emel” national park (2.5 – 3 hours road to Almaty). Arrival to Almaty. City Sightseeing. Free time. Overnight in the hotel.
Almaty.
After breakfast transfer to TSUM (central store). Shopping, walking Arbat avenue. Lunch.
After lunch transfer to the train station Almaty 2. Train to Aksu Zhabagly (Tyulkubas) at 16:50. Overnight in the train.
We are celebrating Tove and Gjertrud's birthdays, and being back in the city, with trista gram vodka! Skål! 9 days have gone by too fast. 
The great train ride was an experience! We did not get much sleep, but had fun playing cards and yatzy in the resturant carrage. We spent three days in the mountains, the western region of the Tien 
We all met up at the airport, and got about an hour of sleep at the hotel, before we embarked on the journey to Altyn Emel National Park. We are now back in the city after three days on the steppe. We have seen great nature, climbed mountains and even climbed a sand dune! Seen wildlife and the grand flat steppe from it's best side! Beatiful weather every day! 
