A very interesting place - it is located right on the shore of a beautiful lake in the middle of the steppe. And there is only nature, water and steppe around. Smooth entry into the water - we swam with the children. The beach is rocky, and there is sand in the water. If you walk along the coast, you can see beautiful rocks. Even a little climbing. My son and I are delighted. Thank you for a nice and unusual stay.
I was lucky enough to visit an amazing place where we were warmly welcomed by a couple - Gulya and Yura, who managed to organize an unforgettable vacation at the hotel "Zhagalau". Gulya is an excellent cook and pampered with delicious fish dishes; treated with kebabs and an unforgettable dish "Koktal"; was extremely polite and attentive. Yura and I were shown the most beautiful places in this area and told a lot of interesting things. At her leisure, she sang wonderful romances with the guitar and it's impossible to forget. This lovely couple is the best business card of the hotel. I want to come here again and again, because they did everything to make my stay on the shores of Balkhash unforgettable. I thank Yura and Gulya for such an approach to the hotel guests. I wish them health, happiness and harmony. Now, without hesitation, I will always choose this hotel to see the sunrises on Lake Balkhash. Amazing nature, unpredictable Balkhash, endless steppe with its inhabitants - I want to come here again.
Zhagalau is one of the few places in Kazakhstan that I will undertake to recommend. This is a hotel on the shore of Lake Balkhash away from the highway and settlements. There is a railway about a kilometer away, but there is something in this "you are a hole, you are a hole". The hotel is new and very decent for such a remote place. The culprits of the order are Gulya (she is in the photo) and her husband, with whom they live here all year round, simultaneously breeding dairy goats.
We got caught in a hurricane, were delayed and arrived late. Gulya met us and fed us a delicious and simple dinner.
The wind at 20 m/s did not subside and howled all night. Sometimes it was unclear whether it was the wind or the train.
But there was something in that, too.
In the morning it became clear that this is a very beautiful place.
Our compatriots have recently realized that warm Balkhash is much more suitable for a summer beach holiday than Issyk-Kul, in which the water is cold even at the height of the season. And it's much closer to go here. But nevertheless, the place is still not at all hyped, which makes it even more attractive.
Yes, I understand that because of me now its exclusivity has slightly decreased, but it's not scary. Zhagalau still has a lot of potential.
Note to the fishermen, too, by the way ☝
P. S. Specially removed the tunnel under the railway tracks. This is the only way to Zhagalau. As you can see, the passage is not great. A Land Cruiser passes without a trunk and a Rav4 with an autobox on the roof. Something closer to a Gazelle in size - alas