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Treasures of Almaty: Lakes and Canyon
4.7
18 Ratings
Almaty
Explore Kazakhstan's Charyn Canyon, Kolsai, and Kaindy Lakes. Discover grand cliffs, crystal waters, and lush meadows. Perfect spring adventure!
Duration:
16 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Студия красоты Lilu - Start point and travel time covered to this duration
- Kolsai Lake - This is a lake of amazing beauty, surrounded by mountains and pine forests. If you wish, you can take a boat or catamaran ride around the lake. There is also a cafe where you can have lunch. The menu includes pilaf, lagman, manti, shish kebab, and salads.
- Қайынды - The water here, due to its purity, is almost invisible, and the surrounding landscape with mountains and green meadows will complement the charm of this place. We will travel to the lake from the village in UAZ vehicles and, at your request, on horses with experienced escorts.
- Charyn Canyon - Charyn Canyon is one of the most impressive natural attractions in Kazakhstan. You will admire its grandiose cliffs, gorges and bright red formations created by nature millions of years ago. In addition to the Valley of Castles, you will enjoy such locations as: the Charyn River, the Black and Moon Canyon.
- Студия красоты Lilu - End point of this tour and the duration of this covered the travel time.
What's Included
- Entrance ticket to Charyn Canyon National Park
- Entrance ticket to Kaindy National Park
- Professional guide
- Entrance ticket to Kolsay National Park
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- UAZ
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Additional Information
Enrich your spring with bright adventures! We invite you on a journey through the colorful natural locations of Kazakhstan. You will admire the grandiose cliffs of the Charyn Canyon and see the lunar landscape on Earth. Enjoy the crystal clear waters of the lakes and green meadows. Take a breath of fresh air and recharge away from the bustle of the city.
Charyn Canyon is one of the most impressive natural attractions in Kazakhstan. You will admire its grandiose cliffs, gorges and bright red formations created by nature millions of years ago.
Lake Kolsai. This is a lake of amazing beauty, surrounded by mountains and pine forests. If you wish, you can take a boat or catamaran ride around the lake. There is also a cafe where you can have lunch. The menu includes pilaf, lagman, manti, shish kebab, and salads.
Lakes Kaindy. The water here, due to its purity, is almost invisible, and the surrounding landscape with mountains and green meadows will complement the charm of this place.
- We recommend taking cash in the amount of 5.000-10.000 tenge per person for pocket money
Location
Sagadat Nurmagambetova 520
Sagadat Nurmagambetova
We will be waiting for you at Sagadat Nurmagambetov 520 street at the Compass gas station (large parking place).
The bus will be waiting from 04.50 to 05.15 a.m. near Burger King fast food
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(18 Ratings)
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Aminekefi
May 6, 2024
Great Guide (Rustam) Good group - The trip was long but perfectly well, the group the atmosphere and especially Rustam our guide was a smily and a knowledgeable person
Thanks for this great time we shared together and for the nice music we have enjoyed
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197leonhardh
May 4, 2024
Great trip that exceeded my expectations! - Madi, the guide that accompanied our tour, is a really nice and friendly guy! The bus is really comfy and the driver was also very good, driving safely while making sure we got everywhere in time. The landscapes you'll get to see on this trip are really breathtaking and it's absolutely worth waking up early. Also, don't shy away from booking with Panda Travel just because they only have a few reviews so far. Everything was great and I'm sure they'll get loads more reviews in the near future.
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Hikmah_a
Apr 29, 2024
Super fun and value for money. Highly recommended! - Best experience ever, the tour was a highlight of our trip to Almaty, we managed to see 5 beautiful landscapes in one full day. Our guide Abdul Hamid was fun and kind. We highly recommend this tour if you’re in Almaty. Love from Indonesia ❤️
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666quanh
Apr 23, 2024
Best Side Trip of our Almaty Visit - It was a long day but it was well worth it. Charyn Canyon was beautiful so were the lakes. Our family enjoyed this tour thoroughly.
Our guide, Dilnaz, was knowledgeable, professional, and extremely friendly. She made the tour fun!
We highly recommend this tour.
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Nicole_a
Apr 20, 2024
Best guide and tour in Kazakhstan! - Rustam is an amazing guide! He made sure everyone was having a good time and kept the energy up. He’s also great at taking pictures which is helpful as a solo traveler. It’s such a good tour to see nature in Kazakhstan. I would recommend this to all tourists!!
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Daytrip35910538148
Mar 16, 2024
Charyn canyon, Kolsay and Kaindy lakes. - The trip was well planned and organized. Our guide Abdu did a great job. Success and prosperity of your company. Absolutely recommend.
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Sjarifah_g
Apr 16, 2024
Rushed but worth seeing - V good small Mercedes van and generally pleasant experience. Few things to note: this is a v long day excursion; from 5 am (& yet the online ticket stated 4 am as starting time!) to 11+ pm. Too long an excursion when time was not observed by some members of group. Time wasted waiting for driver, other tourists, etc…
Guide was pleasant but didn’t provide his contact number until end of trip. Instead of taking care of the members who were slow he spent time talking to young ladies instead. Other than that he is quite capable of handling the crowd.
The itinerary is quite rushed and too much time spent on the road. Perhaps it’s better to do the canyons alone and the lakes on a different day!
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Veigo_k
May 1, 2024
Cheap, but it came with a price - I would have chosen another company. Here is why:
* Poor time management - 15 minutes here, 30 minutes there, so about 2-3 hours we were just idle and the whole tour ended 10:30 PM.
* To big group - it was actually 2 vans.
* It was not "English" group, but bilingual. About 80% of people spoke Russian. I would say that there was somewhat misleading advertising.
* Tour guide spoke English very-very fast, so some information was simply missed. Also, most information was just basic Wikipedia.
I actually wanted to change my dates, but it was impossible, because they do not answer to messages neither pick a phone. Their declared office does not exist.
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