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Places near Karatau by type
All 119 places by distance →One day from Karatau
5 stops, one loop, back by 7:35 pm
283 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Karatau
- Shukyrshakwaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Пещера Аккобик с родникомcave · 1 hrs
- Ashchykollake · 45 min
- Lake Aqköllake · 45 min
- Bilikollake · 45 min
- Back in Karatau
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Karatau?
Bilikol (lake, about 30 km), Музей (museum, about 1 km), Русская Прапвославная церковь Трех Святителей (church, about 1 km), Горняк (park, about 1 km), Абдибай ата (mosque or dargah, about 1 km), Vodokhranilishche Zhartas (lake, about 3 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Karatau?
21 places on Spotwander: 3 forts & heritage, 9 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 hill stations & viewpoints, 1 dargah, 1 park.
Which is the nearest fort to Karatau?
Razvaliny Priozernaya, about 30 km by road; Mogila Toretam (39 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Karatau?
Vodokhranilishche Zhartas, about 3 km by road; Vodokhranilishche Pioner (22 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Karatau?
Start in Karatau, visit Shukyrshak, then Пещера Аккобик с родником, then Ashchykol, then Lake Aqköl, then Bilikol, and drive back — about 283 km by road in all.































