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Places near Chara by type
All 111 places by distance →One day from Chara
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:00 pm
140 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Chara
- Зародviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Большой каменьviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Pik BAMviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Обзорный вид на барханviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Казахстан БАМуheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Chara
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Chara?
Обзорный вид на бархан (viewpoint, about 8 km), Chara Sands (attraction, about 13 km), Казахстан БАМу (heritage site, about 15 km), Каларский историко-краеведческий музей (museum, about 16 km), Зарод (viewpoint, about 20 km), Церковь Марии Магдалины (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Chara?
57 places on Spotwander: 25 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 18 hill stations & viewpoints, 5 other attractions, 3 forts & heritage, 2 waterfalls.
Which is the nearest lake to Chara?
Ozero Kirpichnoye, about 2 km by road; Ozero Sredneye (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Chara?
Обзорный вид на бархан, about 8 km by road; Самый высокий бархан (11 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Chara?
Start in Chara, visit Зарод, then Большой камень, then Pik BAM, then Обзорный вид на бархан, then Казахстан БАМу, and drive back — about 140 km by road in all.

























