Road
Approximate — may differ on site
~13 h
Road difficultFrom Tashkent · with border
Asphalt ≈ 923 kmGravel 7 km
- AlmatyKonaev highway (toll), paved
- Konaev → Ili bridge≈ 70 km, Bakanas turn-off after the bridge
- A355 road≈ 13 km, then left onto a dirt road
- Ili riversideGravel≈ 7 km dirt, past an emergency services training ground
- Tamgaly-TasStop by the rocks on the riverbank
Rock carvings© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap
When to go
Until the end of October
In November — possible, best again from April.
Closes in ~35 days · until December 1
- NowOctoberBest
- NextNovemberPossible
- December – FebruaryRoad closed
- MarchPossible
- April – MayBest
- June – AugustPossible
- SeptemberBest
Next 7 days · at the place itself
Good to know
Museum entry
500 tenge per person (2023)
Mobile signal
None — bring cash
About
Buddhist images and inscriptions on the rocks along the Ili River, not far from the town of Konaev.
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