Three days, two nights and one modern helicopter reserved exclusively for your group. Landings at Lake Markakol, the Berel burial mounds, Kokkol Waterfall, high-altitude lakes and near Belukha, plus a brief soak in a hot pool at the Rakhman Springs.
Available by private request, subject to aircraft availability, the required permits and suitable flying weather.
No tourist vehicle can reach Kokkol Waterfall. Reaching Belukha, Kyndyk Tas and the high-altitude lakes usually takes several days on the ground, long walks and complex expedition logistics.
This journey brings that vast geography into one private flying day without losing what matters: real landings, short walks, silence and a genuine sense of remoteness.
This is not a sightseeing flight over pins on a map. The helicopter lands at key locations, letting you step into places most travellers never reach.
The helicopter is chartered exclusively for your group throughout the route. You are not buying a seat on a shared flight and your day does not depend on anyone else’s schedule.
Up to five guests travel together. An additional seat is reserved for the expedition escort if their participation is confirmed.
The exact aircraft model, cabin layout, baggage allowance and departure point are confirmed in your personalised proposal once the date has been agreed.
Spend around 30 minutes on the shore of one of the most remote lakes in the Kazakhstan Altai. After the flight, you step into a place where the silence feels almost tangible.
Thirty minutes not merely to look, but to be present.Visit the Berel State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve in the Valley of the Kings. Lunch is served here as well.
Flight meets history.Still water, forested slopes and a snowbound massif gradually filling the horizon. Yazevoye needs no long explanation; it is a quiet, cool and perfectly composed pause in the journey.
A landscape that needs no staging.The helicopter sets the group down at an approved safe landing point, followed by a short walk to a panoramic view of the cascade.
This is not a place to view from the air. Step out, walk closer and hear the force of the water.Water, rock, cold air and mountains reflected on the surface. For a few minutes, the expedition becomes almost silent.
A place where the expedition slows down.A prayer stone also known on local routes as the Roerich Stone. Its cultural context is presented without theatrical mysticism.
A place for private reflection.Belukha, or Muztau, is the Altai’s highest and most recognisable massif, standing on the border of Kazakhstan and Russia. From the Kazakhstan side, you see snow walls, glaciers and the headwaters of the White Berel River.
Reaching this part of the Altai overland normally takes several days and considerable preparation. A private helicopter brings you into this landscape within a single flying day, leaving time not only for panoramic flight but also for a stop near the massif.
The scale is especially striking here: the engine noise fades behind you, leaving snow, rock, cold air and almost no trace of familiar tourist infrastructure.
In clear weather, Belukha becomes one of the expedition’s most powerful photographic scenes: natural, monumental and entirely unstaged.
A brief stop for a soak in a hot pool, included in the price. There is enough time to warm up before returning to the route.
A few warm minutes amid a cold mountain landscape.Korobikha is an old Altai village set in gentle rural terrain, offering a sense of calm after a full day in the air. Depending on the weather, timing and crew decision, the helicopter may make a short landing or panoramic pass before the group returns to Ridder and the accommodation.
A quiet point on the ground before returning to Ridder.
The schedule allows for 5–6 hours of total flight time and full landings. The operator confirms the sequence and duration of each stop before the trip.
The order, duration and landings may change because of cloud, wind, landing-site conditions, national park or border-zone restrictions, or the need to maintain safe reserves of time and fuel.
Meet at the agreed point, take a private transfer to the accommodation, check in, enjoy dinner and rest before the final briefing.
Early breakfast, a 06:30 meet-up, pre-flight preparation and a full route with landings, followed by dinner and a second night at the selected accommodation.
Breakfast, unhurried free time and a private transfer back to Ridder.
It suits travellers who value privacy over mass-market infrastructure, want to reach remote places without a multi-day trek, and are comfortable with early starts, aviation constraints and changeable mountain weather.
No specialist fitness training is required, but expect rocks, uneven natural ground, wind, temperature changes and short walks at the landing sites.
The expedition operates only when the aviation operator considers conditions safe. Cloud, wind and landing-site conditions may change the sequence, shorten a stop, replace a landing with a panoramic pass, or postpone the flight.
On the day of the flight, the aircraft commander makes the final decision on the route.
Several accommodation options are available in natural surroundings near Ridder. The final property is selected according to your dates, group and availability, ranging from modern comfort to a more secluded stay in nature.
After a long day in the air, guests can enjoy dinner and recover. A sauna, pool, spa, restaurant or lounge may be available depending on the selected accommodation.
Accommodation and transfer details are provided in your personalised itinerary after the booking is confirmed.
The photographs show one possible accommodation option. The final property is confirmed according to your dates and availability.
Estimated price: 25 000 USD for the entire private group of up to 5 guests. The final price is confirmed at the time of booking after coordination with the aviation operator and may vary depending on current flight conditions.
Tell us your preferred dates, number of guests and the nationalities of all participants. We will check aircraft availability, seasonal conditions and permit lead times, then prepare a personalised proposal with complete logistics.