Tour route provides you a great opportunity not only to enjoy the beautiful natural landscapes of the Almaty region but also to see one of the unique monuments of the past – Tamgaly petroglyphs – one of the oldest and most striking monuments of rock art of Zhetisu, which is protected by UNESCO since 2004.
Tamgaly Gorge located 170 km north-west of Almaty city. This is virtually an ancient art gallery, where is depicted as individual animals and people as well as the whole scenes from the life of ancient people. The total number of drawings in the main gorge – about 2,000. There are images of solar deities, clowns, soldiers, married couples, pregnant women, multi-figure compositions, scenes of hunting, and sacrifice. Most of the petroglyphs date back to the Bronze Age and are made in the “animal” style of Sakas.
