DAY 1 — Airport/Hotel Pickup → Jygylgan → Shakpak-Ata → Kapamsay
83 km on-road & 138 km off-road
08:30 Airport pickup / 09:00 Hotel pickup → transfer to Redmaya Office for payment & briefing.
09:30 Tour begins.
Stops:
Jygylgan (Fallen Earth): collapsed terrain, ancient animal footprints.
Shakpak-Ata Cave Mosque: spiritual underground monument.
Kapamsay Canyon: scenic rock formations.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Tent camping
DAY 2 — Akespe → Torysh → Kokala → Sherkala → Airakty
200 km on-road & 70 km off-road
Stops:
Akespe Gorge: towering limestone walls.
Torysh (Valley of Balls): spherical rock formations.
Kokala: purple Jurassic clay landscapes.
Sherkala Mountain: Mangystau’s “Sphinx.”
Airakty (Valley of Castles): dramatic castle-like ridges.
Dinner in a traditional yurt at Kogez Ethno Village.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Tent camping in Airakty
DAY 3 — Zharmysh → Tuzbair Upper View → Tuzbair Lower → White Arch
163 km on-road & 116 km off-road
Stops:
Zharmysh Village: homemade lunch at a guesthouse.
Tuzbair Upper View: sweeping views of salt flats and white cliffs.
Tuzbair Lower → White Arch: descend to the lower plateau and camp near the natural arch.
Note: Tuzbair may be inaccessible during heavy rain.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Tent camping
DAY 4 — Kyzylsay → Janaozen Market → Zhanaozen (Rest Day)
240 km on-road & 68 km off-road
Activities:
Stroll through Janaozen Market, meet locals, see daily life.
Check in to a hotel in Zhanaozen for a full rest day.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Hotel (double occupancy)
DAY 5 — Bozjyra Panorama → Fangs → Lower Bozjyra (Camp)
82 km on-road & 60 km off-road
Stops:
Mars Panorama / Dragon Crest: surreal white cliffs.
Bozjyra Fangs: iconic twin rock towers.
Lower Bozjyra: base of the white cliffs.
Night camping beneath the Fangs.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Tent camping
DAY 6 — Baisary → Bokty → Kyzylkup (Tiramisu Canyon)
50 km off-road
Stops:
Baisary Plateau: endless steppe landscapes.
Bokty Mountain: pyramid-shaped desert peak.
Camp in Kyzylkup (Tiramisu Canyon) among layered “dessert-like” formations.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Stay: Tent camping
DAY 7 — Karaman Ata → Ybyk Gorge → Return to Aktau
294 km on-road & 70 km off-road
Stops:
Karaman Ata: historic underground mosque and pilgrimage site.
Ybyk Gorge: narrow passages and rugged canyon walls.
Return to Aktau for hotel drop-off.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
End of Trip
