• Charyn Canyon National Park - A one-day trip to Charyn River canyons, including trekking, visiting six unique, exciting locations.
  ITINERARY
  07:30. Departure from Almaty city to Charyn canyons.
  10:30. Arrival at the Valley of Castles canyon (Location # 1). Walking inside the canyon (2.5 km long).
  11:30. Return to the canyon car park.
  Visit to the panorama overlooking “Castles Valley” from above (Location # 2).
  13:00. Departure to the Moon Canyon (Location # 3). Short walk, lunch snack, photo session.
  14:30. Departure to the Stone Shelf (Location # 4).
  15:15. Entering the volcanic zone of the national park we make a 20-minute stop at a spectacular site overlooking the rocky part of the canyon.
  16:00. Transfer to “Napoleon”, the panoramic site (Location # 5).
  16:30. Visit the final point of the trip - “the Austrian view” panoramic platform (Location # 6).
  17:00. Departure to Almaty.
  19:30. Arrival in Almaty.

• Bottled water
• Round-trip national park taxi fare inside the canyon
• In-vehicle air conditioning
• Entrance tickets of Charyn National Park
• Parking fees

• Lunch

Our tour programme is really unique, during one day guests visit 6 interesting, different locations in the canyons of Charyn River.

In addition to walking inside the popular Castle Valley Canyon (Location # 1), we offer guests a visit to the observation deck, the view from the top of Castle Valley Canyon is a breathtaking view of the entire canyon (Location # 2).
Next we visit Moon Canyon with a truly lunar, ethereal scale, the ground turns from a burgundy colour to a yellow hue (Location # 3).
The next stop on the route is “Stone Shelf”, a place with volcanic activity a million years ago (Location # 4).
The “Napoleon” location includes an unforgettable view of the main canyon of the Charyn River and a huge amount of free space (Location # 5).
The last point of the route is the “Austrian View” - the turns of the Charyn River take shape in the form of a giant snake, bordered by the green edge of an ancient tree - turanga (Location # 6).

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