Entrance tariffs for every protected area in Kazakhstan
The spread is nearly threefold: a car costs 1,297.5 ₸ at Ile-Alatau and 3,892.5 ₸ at Altyn-Emel. There is no single scale.
Verified: 2026-09
“How much does it cost to enter a national park in Kazakhstan” has no single answer, and that is not an evasion. Tariffs are approved by appendix, one per institution: every territory has its own.
The spread is wide. A car costs 1,297.5 ₸ at Ile-Alatau and 3,892.5 ₸ at Altyn-Emel — three times more.
All 28 territories
Converted at the 2026 index (4,325 ₸). The “App.” column gives the appendix number, so any rate can be checked against the order itself.
| Protected area | Pedestrian | Car | App. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altyn-Emel | 865 ₸ | 3 892.5 ₸ | 12 |
| Aksu-Zhabagly | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 2 |
| Алматинский государственный природный заповедник | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 1 |
| Kolsai Lakes | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 16 |
| Западно-Алтайский государственный природный заповедник | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 3 |
| Иргиз-Тургайский государственный природный резерват | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 20 |
| Каратауский государственный природный заповедник | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 8 |
| Korgalzhyn | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 4 |
| Markakol | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 5 |
| Naurzum | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 6 |
| Устюртский государственный природный заповедник | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 7 |
| Charyn | 865 ₸ | 3 027.5 ₸ | 14 |
| Alakol | 648.8 ₸ | 2 595 ₸ | 28 |
| Zhongar-Alatau | 865 ₸ | 2 595 ₸ | 17 |
| Karkaraly | 865 ₸ | 2 162.5 ₸ | 9 |
| Bayanaul | 648.8 ₸ | 1 730 ₸ | 24 |
| Государственный лесной природный резерват “Семей орманы | 432.5 ₸ | 1 730 ₸ | 19 |
| Государственный национальный природный парк “Буйратау | 648.8 ₸ | 1 730 ₸ | 18 |
| Kokshetau | 865 ₸ | 1 730 ₸ | 10 |
| Tarbagatai | 865 ₸ | 1 730 ₸ | 23 |
| Государственный национальный природный парк “Улытау | 648.8 ₸ | 1 730 ₸ | 25 |
| Katon-Karagay | 865 ₸ | 1 730 ₸ | 13 |
| Sayram-Ugam | 648.8 ₸ | 1 730 ₸ | 15 |
| Государственный природный резерват “Акжайык | 865 ₸ | 1 297.5 ₸ | 21 |
| Государственный природный резерват “Алтын дала | 432.5 ₸ | 1 297.5 ₸ | 27 |
| Государственный природный резерват “Ертіс орманы | 432.5 ₸ | 1 297.5 ₸ | 22 |
| Ile-Balkhash | 648.8 ₸ | 1 297.5 ₸ | 26 |
| Ile-Alatau | 648.8 ₸ | 1 297.5 ₸ | 11 |
Names are given as they appear in the order.
Why the amount changes on its own
The tariff is written in Monthly Calculation Index units rather than tenge. The index is revised by each January budget law, so the tenge figure changes automatically, with no new order.
Practical consequence: any article quoting tenge without a year goes stale that January. Check the MCI fraction and the current index, not the figure.
What this table does not cover
Burabay. That national park reports to the Presidential Property Management Department rather than the Ministry of Ecology, and its tariffs are set by a separate act — a different system, with a surcharge on weekends and public holidays from 1 May to 30 September. Details.
The tax-code charge. What is listed here are tariffs for services. The charge for using a protected natural area comes from article 510 of the Tax Code and is calculated differently.
Everything else the parks charge for. Parking, yurts, hotel rooms, guides, ranger escorts, film and photo shoots, equipment hire — each is a separate line in the order.