THE 15 BEST Things to Do in Mangystau Province — 2022 (with Photos)
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1. Becket Ata Mosque
Points of Interest & Landmarks
By rakkenzo
This underground mosque is located at Oglandy, 55 km east of Shopan-ata, between the northwestern tip of the Mangystau…
2. Canyon Saura
Canyons
3. Airakty Castle Valley
Valleys
By Sergeykz
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4. Cave-Ata Mosque Shakpak
Ancient Ruins • Religious Sites
By Skarn5
Mosque itself was cool, calm and quiet, we ate our packed lunch overlooking the valley and a cemetery.
Very interesting…
5. Torysh — Valley of Balls
Points of Interest & Landmarks • Geologic Formations
By bluebay06
A track for 4WD allows you to get right in front of the mountain which is a chalk outcrop characterized by almost…
6. Promenade
Piers & Boardwalks
By Ur_travels
Nice walk, may be the only nice place for a stroll in Aktau. Be careful, somewhere halfway, where the wooden pathway…
7. Necropolis Kenty-Baba
Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins
8. Sor Tuzbair
Geologic Formations
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9. Zhygylgan
Geologic Formations
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Mangystau Regional Local History Museum
History Museums
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There are a few halls to visit. One is dedicated to a local author, one to the history of KZ since 1992, and one with a…
11. Rock Path
Piers & Boardwalks
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12. Sherkala Mountain
Mountains
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The kids was just over the moon with everything. The trip we had everything we needed and more. Thanks again for a…
What travelers are saying
Kaipanki
M39 contributions
an amazing landscape and the way to get there is part of the story
to get there is not that easy for independent traveller….however you can make it with any kind of agent you just figure out your self….the region is summer heated ,however the climate is okay still in July etc….i did not expect myself before…but its fine for the dayrip!
Review of: Becket Ata Mosque
Written May 8, 2019
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Aktau, Kazakhstan65 contributions
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Review of: Airakty Castle Valley
Written December 20, 2019
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Skarn5
50 contributions
Very peaceful — but a long way to go
We hired a private driver through our hotel, not a cheap way to go, but meant we got a comfortable 4wd with seatbelts. Need local knowledge to get here as roads are variable and nothing is signposted.
Review of: Cave-Ata Mosque Shakpak
Mosque itself was cool, calm and quiet, we ate our packed lunch overlooking the valley and a cemetery. Very interesting journey, but a very long way to go. Took 8 hours to drive from Aktau, see this mosque and valley of the spheres, stop for lunch and drive back. But we thought it was worth it — the desert is alive with animal and insect life this time of year…Written May 28, 2016
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Aliyah Bai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates109 contributions
Amazing!
В культурном шоке с школьными каникулами!!! Спасибо 🙏🏼 Коли ! + Проф.фото в подарок 🎁
I just want to say a huge thanks for yesterday, it was fantastic! Everyone had an amazing time.We’ve had all the family messaging today saying how much fun they all had, and loved the heritage place ! The kids was just over the moon with everything. The trip we had everything we needed and more. Thanks again for a wonderful day!”
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Written June 23, 2019
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Ur.s.
48 contributions
The only nice thing about this town
Nice walk, may be the only nice place for a stroll in Aktau. Be careful, somewhere halfway, where the wooden pathway finishes, tiles are very slippery! Makes you wonder what the architect was thinking when designing that part of the path..
Review of: Promenade
Written October 19, 2022
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Sergey
Aktau, Kazakhstan65 contributions
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Review of: Sor Tuzbair
Written December 20, 2019
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Kaipanki
M39 contributions
nice idea for a nice spot like aktau
the museum is absolutely aktau like….nice, convenient ,small and cosy…..nice means here just do it , while you are in town, to live the region.
Review of: Mangystau Regional Local History Museum
Written May 8, 2019
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Aliyah Bai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates109 contributions
Thank you Kolya +77052345534
I just want to say a huge thanks for yesterday, it was fantastic! Everyone had an amazing time.We’ve had all the family messaging today saying how much fun they all had, and loved the heritage place ! The kids was just over the moon with everything. The trip we had everything we needed and more. Thanks again for a wonderful day!”
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Review of: Sherkala Mountain
Written June 23, 2019
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Bozzhira Canyon – Twin rocks in the endless landscape
To visit Bozzhira Canyon it is convenient to spend the night in Janaozen (also known as Zhanaozen), an important regional town in which the primary activity is related to oil and gas industry. Due to this activity in this town there are hotels of good standard mostly used by businessmen and people working in the oil industry.
It is necessary a 4×4 SUV of good performance to visit this canyon even if the first part of the unpaved road is regularly used by normal car going to the very popular Beket-Ata mountain mosque.On the way we stopped to Shopan-Ata mosque. Originally the final resting place of Shopan-Ata, this is now an ancient small underground mosque at the end of a large necropolis dating back probably to the 10th century. At the entrance of the necropolis it is necessary to ask permission to enter, then walking along a concrete path, it is possible to arrive to the small underground carpeted mosque (from the outside only a small door can be seen).
Proceeding towards Beket-Ata, a few kilometres after Senek, on the right there is a track to the canyon. There is no sign and after a few hundred meters the track becomes narrow and one must proceed carefully because it is dug on the side of a wall of friable rock. Our first tentative to reach the canyon ended here because that was the third day of heavy raining and our SUV was not controllable and sliding over the wet mud toward the precipice.
After three days of good weather we made a new tentative. Proceeding carefully we reached the canyon. In front of the entrance of the Bozzhira Canyon there is a very large flat area where all the water of the various wadi forms a shallow short-lived pool.
When we reached the area everything was already dry and just a discontinuous layer of salt and flat rocks was visible. Even if we were travelling alone, because phone is not working (this was quite normal in all our trip in Western Kazakhstan) and normally no one is around (outside the main road we have never met other cars) we suggest, if possible, to move around using two vehicles.At the entrance of the canyon there are two very high rocks of some hundred of meters of incredible beauty. The color of these twin rocks offers a perfect contrast with the background of the blue sky. The rocks of the canyon walls are characterized by horizontal layers of different colors such as white, pink and brown.
We have seen no animals in all the area other than two Turkmen gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa gracilicornis) and one steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis).
In the evening we were back to Janaozen. The program to spend the night in tent in the canyon was not realized because the heavy rain of the previous days had forced us to change our travel schedule, but we believe it is an experience to be done. In fact this visit can be realized in one or two days from Janaozen.
Review of: Bozzhira Canyon
Written February 10, 2018
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Frequently Asked Questions about Mangystau Province
The top attractions to visit in Mangystau Province are:
- Becket Ata Mosque
- Airakty Castle Valley
- Mangystau Regional Local History Museum
- MiG Fighter Plane
- Torysh — Valley of Balls
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The best outdoor activities in Mangystau Province according to Tripadvisor travelers are:
- Airakty Castle Valley
- Canyon Saura
- Torysh — Valley of Balls
- Sor Tuzbair
- Sherkala Mountain
Lunar landscapes of Mangystau
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| Duration | 3 Days |
| Category | ADVENTURE |
| Season | April — November |
Ustyurt plateau has long been attracting tourists from all over the globe.
It attracts breathtaking types that resemble moon landscapes. The unique beauty of the place allows you to transfer to another world
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Ustyurt is a huge desert and a plateau wit an area of more than 200,000 km located in the west of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan), between Mangyshlak and Kara-Bogaz-Gol in the west, the Aral sea and the Amurdarya delta in the east. Ustyurt national preserve is located in this area. Ustyurt plateau has long been attracting tourists from all over the globe. It attracts breathtaking types that resemble moon landscapes. The unique beauty of the place allows you to transfer to another world
| 1 Day | Aktau — Torish — Sherkala — Tuzbair KAZAKHSTAN Breakfast at the hotel and departure from Aktau city. |
| 2 Day | Tuzbair – Naiza — Bozzhira KAZAKHSTAN After breakfast we will continue exploring Tuzbair (canyon and salt lake) Our next destination is Naiza mountain: sightseeing ancient hunting pounds. . Tour continues with relocating to the tract Bozzhira. This is part of cliff plateau’s Ustuyrt, which has unusual landscape in white chalky tones. The giant valley Bozzhira is surrounding on three sides with white canyons, peaks, mountain-towers, mountain-castle, mountain-yurtas. |
| 3 Day | Mountain Bokty – Kyzylkup – Karagiye — Aktau KAZAKHSTAN After breakfast we will continue exploring Bozzhira. Climbing to Bozzhira mountain. Free time. Departure to mountain Bokty. The road runs along the picturesque Ustyurt plateau. Bokty is located on the bottom of dry sor, where north side is narrow by hillock Golbanshe, where through permeate the graded road to mosque Becket Ata. Mountain Bokty has amazing characteristics. It is change its contours on different point of view. On the one side Bokty looks like giant boat with upside down keel. From the south side mountain looks like horizontal many-colored pyramid. Kyzylkup viewing platform. Kyzylkup valley is called by name of reservoir Kyzylkup which was in a northeast part of the natural boundary. On the way back to Aktau we will visit Karagiye depression, it stretches from north to south for 80 km with a width of 25-30 km. |
Torish. The uncovering nodule lies on both side from mounting above hundreds of kilometers, which is giving the singularity to local landscape. Where bed was broken in a vertical position – which is formed long ridges from stones of various sizes. And where bed was broken in a horizontal position – there is nodule is occurring by field, that is formed the fanciful conglomerations of balls, eggs, mushrooms, UFO, cylinders, nest-dolls and animals. Such field from fancifulness has in area of the Torish. Sherkala. This is legendary mountain, where was built the fortress in the middle ages, which secured the paths of Great Silk Way. The Sherkala is situated behind central and west systems of the mountain range Karatau, and in the north part of mountain Akmyshtau. “Sherkala” – by the translation from Turkmen language means “lion fortress” (“sher” – lion, “kala” – fortress). Airakty Shomanay. Mountains of Airakty look like magic castle with spires, towers, colonnades and fort walls. Main sights of the valley are magic grots, fanciful caves, and palaces with colonnades, temples with cupolas, gothic spires and fanciful canopies.
On one of mountain there is wild winding road, which punched by half-wild horses; from this mountain is overlooking a view on sightseeing platform where you can see faraway mounts of Aktau and all castles of Airakty Tuzbair. The sor Tuzbair is the great creation of nature. This is area of ideal beautiful, which creates generally by two colors: white salt, white limestone, white clouds and blue sky in good weather. If you go to the sor Tuzbair from the west side, you can see perfectly amazing sight! Installation of the camp (Tuzbair), dinner and overnight.
The visiting card is two limestone peaks, which called Fangs. Height of Fangs is more than 200 meters. Installation of the camp (Bozzhira), dinner and overnight in tents.
the deepest mark of Karagiye located in the southern part? Is 132 m below sea level, with gives the status of one of the deepest in the world. Here you can meet the fossilized remains of marine fauna Paleogene era – whales, sharks, rays, bony fishes, turtles and shells of extinct mollusks. Departure to Aktau. Arrival, transfer to the hotel or airport. End of services- Accommodation camping (2 nights) including camping tent for 2 pax each, sleeping bag, camping mat, sleeping setup
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Мангистауская область
Шакпак Ата – место расположения одной из нескольких подземных мечетей в Мангистауской области © Валерия Болотова CC-BY
Несколько подземных мечетей, вырубленных в скале, усеивают пустынную Мангистаускую область.
Пустынные пейзажи внутренних районов Мангистау ошеломляют с белыми известняковыми откосами и изолированными горами, возвышающимися над равнинами. Летом Актау становится оживленным морским курортом, и в настоящее время разрабатываются планы превратить Кендирли на юге региона в крупный курорт. Форт-Шевченко, старейший город Мангистау, был местом ссылки украинского поэта Тараса Шевченко. А некрополи и подземные мечети, разбросанные по Мангистауской области, являются одними из самых захватывающих исторических памятников Казахстана.
Шакпак-Ата
Шакпак-Ата – самая впечатляющая с архитектурной точки зрения из подземных мечетей Мангистауской области: это увлекательное место, которое заслуживает того, чтобы о нем знали.
Продолжая движение на восток по дороге между Форт-Шевченко и Таушик, за поворотом на Султан-Эпе, через 7 км вы доберетесь до перекрестка, где дорогу пересекает более ухабистая дорога. Путь слева обозначен указателем на Шакпак Ата. Возьми это. Через 3 км справа от дороги открывается поразительный каньон Капамсай с сухим дном. Это известняковый каньон с эффектными нависающими стенами. Трасса ведет вас вниз по крутому спуску к побережью в сторону этого каньона. У основания этого спуска, еще 3 км, поверните направо, где трасса разветвляется. Еще через 5 км находится современное купольное здание. Это место, построенное в честь местного деятеля по имени Ержан Хазирет, прославленного своей духовностью, обеспечивает базовое ночлег (сон на полу) для паломников, посещающих стоянку Шакпак Ата. В здании есть однокомнатный музей, в котором хранятся предметы одежды, которые носил Ержан Хазирет, а также, что полезно, планы этажей Шакпак Ата и других подземных мечетей в регионе.
Сразу за этим зданием поверните направо на дорогу, которая ведет в широкий каньон, в котором находится некрополь Шакпак Ата, в нескольких сотнях метров от него.
На стороне каньона, слева от вас, находится подземная мечеть Шакпак Ата, датируемая, согласно табличке здесь, где-то между 10 и 13 веками. Скала, образующая склон каньона, приобрела здесь форму сот в результате ветровой эрозии. В скале вырублено несколько прямоугольных ниш, места захоронения. Перед ними стоят огненные камни, ширактасы. Есть нишевый арочный портал, покрытый гравюрами лошадей, отпечатками ладоней и надписями на арабском языке. Вы входите в мечеть через деревянную дверь рядом с порталом, затем поднимаетесь по нескольким грубым ступеням.
План мечети, поразительно, имеет форму креста. Квадратное центральное пространство поднимается к куполообразному потолку с отверстием в верхней части для света и вентиляции. В каждом углу помещения находится колонна, между которыми проходят изящные плоские арки. В центре этого пространства находился еще один ширакт, когда я его посетил, хотя это привело к комментариям других посетителей, что ни один паломник не стал бы разводить такой огонь в мечети – его законное место было на могиле – и предположение, что ширакты, возможно, были размещенный там кинокомпанией, для эффекта.
В камере на юге есть михраб с нишами, вокруг которого есть дополнительные ниши. Комната к востоку от центрального помещения намного длиннее остальных, с дополнительными нишами вдоль стен, возможно, для книг. Стены мечети оживляются небольшими отверстиями, в которые должны были быть помещены лампы, многочисленными арабскими надписями и выгравированными рисунками лошадей, коз и отпечатков ладоней.
В конце более длинного восточного зала находится второй вход в мечеть, лестничный пролет, ведущий на плато со стороны каньона. Современное квадратное здание с металлической крышей было размещено над крышей над центральной камерой: в качестве меры по сохранению конструкция умаляет естественную красоту места. Рядом с этим сооружением, вырубленным в известняковом плато, расположены две линии по девять яйцевидных углублений: это была доска для игры в тогызкумалак.
За пределами некрополя белые стены каньона и кусты тамариска на дне долины создают заманчивые пейзажи. Здесь вы можете увидеть кремни: шакпак , в переводе с казахского означает «кремень».
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Ландшафты Казахстана, похожие на Марс: Мангистауская область предлагает нетронутую природу туристам, ищущим убежища от шумных городов
АСТАНА – Мангистауская область с ее живописными долинами на западе Казахстана и пейзажи, которые выглядят такими инопланетными, что можно подумать, что вы находитесь на Марсе, привлекли более полумиллиона туристов за последние два года, сообщил региональный Центр общественных коммуникаций (ЦОС).
Карынжарыкская котловина в Мангистауской области. Фото: Константин Цыбин, visitmangystau.kz.
По данным КТК, в ближайшие три года в области планируется реализовать 15 проектов на сумму 100 млрд тенге (209 млн долларов США).
Если хочется сойти с проторенных дорог роскошных туров и окунуться в первозданную аутентичную природу без вмешательства человека, то пейзажи Мангистау — это то, что вам нужно.
Большинство туров в Мангистаускую область включают маршруты на джипах, которые прыгают от одной красоты к другой, с ночевкой в палатках на локациях.
В качестве бонуса все еще есть возможность встретить исчезающих животных, таких как газели, стервятники и соколы.
Карынжарыкская котловина
Путешествие на скоростном космическом корабле с планеты Земля на Марс занимает до семи месяцев. Из международного аэропорта Астаны вы сможете всего за три часа долететь до казахстанских марсианских пейзажей: сначала до Актау, а оттуда прокатиться в котловину за 350-370 километров от города.
Во время дождей в Карынжарыке вся котловина покрывается тонким слоем воды, отражающей горы и солнечный свет. Фото предоставлено Виктором Башкиром, tourister.ru.
Карынжарыкская котловина расположена в Устюртском национальном заповеднике Мангистауской области на юго-западе Казахстана. Территория заповедного комплекса составляет 223 342 га, где обитают редкие виды флоры и фауны.
Карынжарыкская котловина, известная своим уникальным песком и глиной, удивляет посетителей и создает ощущение, что они находятся на другой планете.
Там практически нет ветра, поэтому все тихо, что дает ощущение единства в этом огромном пространстве.
С возвышенности открывается великолепный вид на территорию Карынжарыка: на фоне молочно-белого плато останцовые горы выглядят совершенно потрясающе.
Горы в центре этого природного объекта всегда различны в зависимости от времени суток, от того, как падает солнечный свет, от нависающих облаков и от глазури воды во время дождей.
Во время дождей в Карынжарыке вся котловина покрывается тонким слоем воды, отражающей горы и солнечный свет. Поверхность солончака, представляющая собой накопившуюся соль, лежащую здесь сотни лет, удерживает всю воду наверху, не давая ей проникнуть вглубь земли. После осадков в жаркое время года вода полностью высыхает и становится растрескавшейся поверхностью Карынжарыка.
Урочище Бозжыра
Урочище Бозжыра, расположенное в западной части плато Устюрт примерно в 300 километрах от Актау, дает возможность замедлить темп и оценить настоящий момент в окружении великолепных пейзажей.
Бозжирский тракт. Фото предоставлено: visitmangystau.kz.
Это ландшафт обширной пустыни из известняковых отложений, декоративных скал и каньонов высотой более 200 метров, возникших на месте древнего океана Тетис, о чем свидетельствуют многочисленные окаменелые останки морских ежей и вымерших моллюсков.
Автомобиль доставит вас на отдаленный, залитый солнцем луг с двумя белыми, как кость, горами, напоминающими клыки, и широкой аллеей, уходящей к горизонту.
Бозжыра – одно из лучших мест в Казахстане, где можно соприкоснуться с традиционными легендами и историями страны. Местные общественные предприятия предлагают культурные мероприятия с гидом, такие как посещение подземных мечетей Бекет-Ата, Шакпак-Ата и Султан-Упи.
Торыш – долина сфер
Торыш, заслуженно именуемый долиной сфер, является самой загадочной достопримечательностью Мангистауской области, так как никто, в том числе и ученые, не мог дать объяснения тому, как посреди появились обширные степные камни четкой округлой формы.
Торыш, заслуженно именуемый долиной сфер. Фото предоставлено: visitmangystau.kz.
Расположенная в 100 километрах от Актау долина покрыта выгоревшими на солнце камнями округлой формы, напоминающими яйца динозавров, которые тысячи лет находились в степях.
Существует несколько версий происхождения долины шаров. Одно из предположений состоит в том, что сферы появились в результате электрических разрядов в земной коре, которые происходили в районах активных тектонических разломов. Когда породы вращались в разломе, они образовывали сферические конкреции.
Шар формировался по принципу снежного кома: мелкое зерно взращивалось толстым слоем песка и глины. Предполагается, что процессы происходили в то время, когда на месте еще существовали водоемы, так как ядро шара состоит из остатков мелких организмов, обитавших в море. Отпечатки насекомых, ракушек и рыб можно увидеть и сегодня.
У местных жителей есть свои рассказы о происхождении Торышской долины шаров.