Festival at Ili River

Over 50 participants drove through 7 rounds of a difficult route. Photo by Olga Kuchina©

Photo by Olga Kuchina©

There were three categories of racers: professional, amateur and juniors. Photo by Olga Kuchina©

Ten bright and colored small bikes and quads started the race. Photo by Olga Kuchina©

Photo by Olga Kuchina©

8-y.o. Artem Vorontsov won the race. Photo by Olga Kuchina©

Photo by Olga Kuchina©

Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Buddha engraving on the rock. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

The yurt village of craftsmen. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Students of Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh Arts Academy gave master classes of pottery, beadweaving, painting and other arts. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Kazakhsha Kures match. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Kazakh national horse game Kyz Kuu. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

After the race the event continued with the festival of shashlyk and plov. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

10 teams presented 300kg of grilled meat of different types. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

The visitors tasted shahslyk and voted for the cooks they liked. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

Water sportsmen waited for arrival of participants of Ile-Balkhash regatta on the shore of the Ili River. Photo by Ruslan Matrenin©

Guests of Tamgaly Tas festival. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©

At night the visitors enjoyed a concert of music bands from Kazakhstan, Russia and other CIS countries. Photo by Vladimir Prokopenko©