Altyn Emel National Park + Charyn canyon + Kaindy lake + Kolsai lake

Itinerary

• 3 nights guest house accommodation with breakfast
• vehicle
• guide
• tickets
• off-road vehicle from Basshi village to Aqtau/Qatutau and Dunes
• water

• lunch and dinner
• personal expenses
• off-road vehicle from Saty village to the parking lot of lake Kaindy

• tour is subject to change
• weather must be taken into consideration
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• Basshi village is 250+ km away from Almaty 
• on the road there will be a stopover to see Qapshagai water reservoir
• road from Basshi village to Aqtau/Qatutau and back is 170+ km of "hell on earth" (subject to motion sickness)
• road from Basshi village to dunes and back is 80+ km of "hell on earth" (subject to motion sickness)
• after Basshi village there will be a special off-road vehicle (old Soviet-Russian Uazik or Mitsubishi Delica or similar) for trips
• special off-road vehicle has bad AC/heater and is dusty
• there will be a stopover to see 700+ years old tree 
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• Charyn canyon is 200+ km away from Almaty
• Charyn canyon is located between Almaty and the lakes
• Kolsai lake and Kaindy lake are 285+ km away from Almaty
• on the road there will be a stopover to see Black canyon
• do not expect 5 star service in the province
• state of infrastructure in the province is not as good as in city
• do not expect mobile Internet, Wi-Fi, hotel service in the province to be as good as in city
• road from Saty village to Kaindy lake is subject to motion sickness
• after Saty village there will be a special off-road vehicle (old Soviet-Russian Uazik or similar) to reach the parking lot of lake Kaindy: off-road driving takes 30-40 minutes
• special off-road vehicle has bad AC/heater and is dusty
• it takes 30-40 minutes of hiking or 15-20 minutes horse riding or 10-15 minutes of additional off-road driving to go from the parking lot to lake Kaindy
• depending on weather conditions, the tourist track from the parking lot to lake Kaindy can be muddy, dusty, snowy, icy, etc. 
• in nature there is a risk of an insect bite
• veg food is available but not Indian

• USD KZT exchange rate is volatile

• as a rule, price of off-road vehicle from Saty village to the parking lot of lake Kaindy is around 30-50 USD per vehicle to and from for 10 people group size 
• lunch is from 5-10 USD per person, dinner is from 10-15 USD per person

• original passport or ID
• rain ponchos if rain is expected
• proper clothes and shoes (if you want to hike)
• paper money and coins to pay for goods and services in the province

• you will see Altyn Emel National Park
• you will see the world famous Charyn canyon - more info
• you will see lake Kaindy - more info
• you will see lake Kolsai - more info
• you will see so called Black canyon
• you will see the typical Kazakh province and the Kazakh steppe
• you can taste authentic local cuisine
• you can ride a horse
• it is possible to organize a small picnic

This tour can be served as a Jeep tour. Jeep goes up to Aqtau/Qatutau and Singing Dunes and parking lot of Kaindy lake directly without any shuttle service.