Almaty Region Tour: Charyn Canyon, Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes

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Discover Charyn Canyon, Kolsai, and Kaindy Lakes on a 2-day tour. Enjoy rustic dinners, bonfires, and yurt stays in an intimate group setting.

Duration: 2 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Charyn Canyon & Kolsai Lake

Charyn National Park - 08:00 Pick-up and departure from Almaty
Trip to Charyn Canyon
11:30 - 14:00 Charyn Canyon “Valley of the Castles”, visiting several spots, walking along the bottom of the canyon 1.5 km till Charyn river
Lower Kolsai Lake - 16:00 - 18:30 Kolsai Lake, walking, horseback-riding or boating…

What's Included

Transportation on Mercedes Sprinter or Toyota Hiace minibuses with A/C
National parks entrance fees
Bonfire after dinner
Lunch
Vegetarian food (if required)
Dinner
Bottled water
Breakfast
Overnight in a yurt (nomadic housing) or room shared with other group members of the same gender

What's Not Included

Special food & soft drinks
Boating and horseback-riding (from 6000 KZT/person depending on route/duration)
Private accommodation (contact us if you need it)

Additional Information

Within 2 days you will visit the most famous places of Almaty region - Charyn Canyon, Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes. You will also explore a tranquil place with landscapes of unearthly beauty - Moon Canyon. The itinerary is designed so that you can enjoy the tour without rushing and visit sites at the best time of the day in the best lighting conditions. Our…

Location

Shevchenko St 28

Shevchenko Street

The meeting point is located at the square in front of the yellow building of the Archeology Museum. The exact pick-up time will be communicated via the platform the day before the tour.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Clarence_aarav

Aug 2, 2024

2 days well spent in Almaty region with Kaz Guided tours - The communication with KazGuided tours was spot on. We received all the information on what to carry, meeting point, weather forecast etc. before the tour. The bus that was used for the tour was comfortable. The driver was safe and always respected the rules. Our tor guide Gulzaada was so knowledgeable, enthusiastic and engaging. The tour stops are all very good and so were the lunch / dinner stops and the overnight Yurt stay.

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Umairabdul319

Aug 1, 2024

an amazing experience, especially for those of you who are solo traveling - an amazing trip with friendly and kind guides, very beautiful and relaxing places, delicious food, very good friends from abroad so we can exchange culture, thoughts and experiences.1000/10

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S7533vwannea

Jul 13, 2024

Great value for the money! - Loved the whole trip. Saw a lot in 2 days. Yurt experience exceeded our expectations. There were even multiple electrical outlets in the yurt for charging phones. Our family of 4 got our own yurt.

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Masuma_m

Jul 8, 2024

Wonderful Tour! - The tour was very well organized. I had a great time visiting each of the sites, we got ample time to enjoy and take in the scenery. Food was great and so was the yurt accommodation. Now coming to one of the best parts of the tour - our tour guide Aigerim!!! She is the best. A great guide as well as a fun person. We had a lot of fun at the bonfire and the multiple rounds of Uno games that we played after. Lovedd her playlist too hehe :D Also, shoutout to our wonderful driver - Ruslan!! - Yours truly, Masuma (Manisa, Manusa, Minisa etc., etc.) 😆

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Shelini_s

Jul 5, 2024

Adamant was a friendly... - Adamant was a friendly guide! The scenery was unreal and was an adrenaline packed trip! Remember to bring hiking boots !

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Aditya_b

Jun 11, 2024

One of the best tour : comfortable, ample time at each destination and English speaking guide. - I felt this was one of the best tour which you can take. Price is right and our guide Aiya was amazing. She was calm, understanding and very knowledgable. I would recommend two day tour for this as there are lot of places to cover and distances are large. We had ample stops and time at each places to enjoy and relax as well. We had a 8yr old as well and at times she felt tired but it was ok. The overnight stay was very comfortable and meals at every place were great, we requested vegetarian food and they were taken care off specially lunches at Saty village which was a traditional meal with huge variety at table. Overall, we had great time this tour didn’t let us down a bit.

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Karan_t

May 31, 2024

Just what we wanted to do - Everything about the trip was excellent. An extremely well organised and coordinated activity of visiting these places over two days. Small group, comfortable vehicle, adequate time at all the places being visited, food was top notch (including vegetarian food which we couldn’t easily find in rest of Kazakhstan. Azamat was a great host. Would highly recommend.

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Ashish_n

Aug 3, 2024

Travel experiecene was great but need improvement in food and washroom area - The trip was excellent with ample time given to explore. The below are the details 1. The location was beautiful 2. The food provided was below average both for lunch as well as night dinner. The quantity was definitely not enough posy a hike day 3. The washroom was shared and it was just one toilet and one batharea for anyone staying in yurt 4. The breakfast also was hardly anything.. an early breakfast with no proper items 5. The stay did provide bonfire and we could sit around it as long as we wanted, The host ensured to refill The logs 6. The breaks given during the travel also was not having good washrooms , they were unclean with no proper water 7. Anyone travelling must be informed about the food options so they can carry ample items with them else they would be spending a day without proper meals

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M185yosheilas

Jul 20, 2024

Very good tour covering two lakes and three canyons in just two days. - Overall, this was an excellent tour, we covered a lot in two days and the scenery was spectacular. Two improvements could be made. To get to Kaindy lake, we had a roller coaster ride in Soviet-era vans - a modern jeep, with better suspension, would have been much better. At Charyn gorge, we waited over an hour for a return taxi, when it would have been far preferable to walk back and take in the beautiful scenery.

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P6411cekevinh

Jun 1, 2024

All good except food - Tour guide was nice. Bus and room were clean. Veg food was not great. I am glad we carried food for 4 meals. Everyone were helpful. Cheers

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