If you are bored by hotels "All inclusive" and tracks trampled by tourists, so you need precisely to visit Balkhash. Balkhash – is the lake, the second for the sizes in Central Asia and the CIS. In several areas at the same time there is a certain oasis in the middle of steppes, sand, hills and rocks of 17000 sq.km. Average depth of Balkhash - 6 m, maximum - 26 m. The lake feeds generally water of the river Ili, but at the same time the reservoir is drainless. You should go at least to see how lake is divided by the narrow passage into two parts - salty (in the east) and fresh (in the West).

  

Lovers of swimming can enjoy clear, warm water and sunbathe on sandy or stony beaches. Believe if it is considered that air temperature during the period from May to September about +30, and rains happen seldom, your suntan won't be worse than sea one. An entrance on the beach usually paid, on average you pay of 1000 tg, but this price includes a plank bed, an umbrella, driving on hills. On the beach will be entertainments for adults and children. For example, it is possible to drive on "tablet" or "banana" for 2000 tg and to subdue waves on the water bike for 4000 tg. Take a ride on a boat or a kayak and get a great emotions with a dose of adrenaline. You can choose additional entertainments like a driving on horses and camels, hunting, table tennis, billiards, a sauna, massage, discos. You'll pay for one of these services from 500 to 3500 tg. In vicinities you can visit Bektau-Ata's natural boundary which is in 70 km from the northern coast and ancient barrows of Aktasta, Klysh. If you like fishing or want to try, Balkhash is ideally suited for this purpose. About 20 species of fish are found in waters of the lake. You will never remain hungry, because of diversity of fish. You can get to the Lepsy's station by train and then by taxi, by bus to the city of Balkhash or by car to any point of the coast. Distance from Astana - 600 km.

   

You can stay in comfortable hotels or small houses for 4000-40000 tg, the most economical option will be to rent apartment from 3000 tg in day. Food in cafe on average will cost you in 1200-5200 tg per person, but somebody buy products in shops. Come to Balkhash for the sake of a privacy with the untouched nature and immersions to history of the Kazakh people. Rest is much cheaper here, than in other countries, it was necessary only to develop infrastructure.

7 must be made things in Balkhash:

To feel yourself on the sea, swimming in salty water and get sea chocolate suntan. And at once to swim in fresh part of the lake.

To meet inhabitants of the lake - pelicans and swans.

To hunt on hares, ducks, partridges, boars and even wolves with a resolution.

To give vent to the imagination at a view of fancy blocks of a mountain chain of Bektau-ata.

To fish and cook excellent fish soup with a sazan, a pike perch, a perch, a vobla, a crucian.

To have a wild ride on a water ski or a scooter.

To admire an amazing sunset.