Discover any lake in Kazakhstan

When in 2006 on the screens of cinemasthere was a comic comedy "Borat", the government of Kazakhstan was outraged. After all, the talented actor Sasha Cohen, playing the main role, introduced the audience to a wild country whose inhabitants shocked American citizens with their naively barbaric customs. But after crowds of tourists poured into Kazakhstan, dreaming to see firsthand the "cinema" Borat, the government of the country revised its attitude to the film. And when in 2012 the number of foreign visitors increased by 10 times compared to 2006, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially thanked the creators of the sensational film. Foreign tourists discover for themselves not only an exotic country, but also a beautiful, untouched by nature civilization. Travelers from all over the world are especially attracted to the lakes of Kazakhstan. Rest on them is truly unforgettable.

There are about 48 thousand lakes in the country.Some of them are so great that they are called seas - Caspian and Aral. In fact, this is the most real seas - only juvenile, whose connection with the oceans has broken off in prehistoric times. Therefore, in these giant reservoirs formed its own special fauna. The largest lake in Kazakhstan is the Caspian Sea. It serves as a boundary between several countries. The northern part of this sea (Komsomolets and Kazakh Gulfs), belonging to the republic, has long become recreational zones. Thousands of tourists come here for a long time.

The second largest lake in Kazakhstan is the Aral Sea.It is rapidly decreasing in size from year to year. Despite the efforts of the country's government, it has not yet been possible to stop the reduction of the water body's mirror. Here, only the so-called "wild rest" is possible in tents, as once the fishing villages have now moved back a few dozen kilometers into the interior of the continent.

Located in the south-east of the country Balkhash -The third largest lake in Kazakhstan. Only a narrow strait connects the western and eastern parts of the natural reservoir, in connection with which in the first - fresh water, and in the second - brackish. There are about twenty species of fish, six of which are endemic. This lake has islands populated by birds. The tourist infrastructure at Balkhash is quite developed.

Those who wish to improve their health canchoose for your holiday Alakol - a lake in Kazakhstan, located in the north-eastern part of Dzungarian Alatau. It is rich in mineral salts and therapeutic mud. Lake Tuzdykul (also called Karasor), whose salinity exceeds the pacific ocean water, also has its own hospitals. The high-altitude lakes of the country are also magnificent: Markakol (1447 m above sea level), Bolshoy Almatinsky (2511), pearls of Tien Shan Kolsai Lakes (2300). There are other equally beautiful water bodies of this type.

It is worth mentioning the Big Almaty Lake,which is not difficult to get to, because it is located only 29 km from the old capital of the republic, the city of Alma-Ata. The color of the water surface changes from turquoise to pale green depending on the season, and the environment of the mountain peaks (Sovetov, Ozerny, Tourist and Big Almaty - all at a height of 4 thousand meters) create a truly alpine lake. No wonder this resort is called "local Switzerland", which has made Kazakhstan famous. Lake Chelkar, which is near the city of Uralsk - very strange. It attracts all local thunderstorms. If you come to him in the summer or autumn, when the salinity is the greatest, then you can also improve your health. Local water perfectly heals all wounds, treats skin diseases.