Almaty tour package 6N7D
- Start/finish: Almaty city
- Altyn Emel National Park tour
- Aqtau & Qatutau mountains
- Singing dunes
- Qapshaghay water reservoir
- Basshi village overnight stay
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Kolsai lake tour
- Kaindy lake tour
- Charyn canyon tour
- Black canyon tour
- Saty village overnight stay
- Shymbulak tour
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Green bazaar, Mega mall shopping
Itinerary
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DAY 1 |
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16-00 |
Arrival KC 000. Meet and greet. Transfer |
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DAY 2 |
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06-50 |
Meet and greet |
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07-00 |
Drive to Basshi village |
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11-00 |
Arrival in Basshi village |
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11-10 |
Lunch at cafe |
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12-30 |
Aqtau & Qatutau tour |
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19-00 |
Dinner at cafe |
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20-30 |
Drop off |
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DAY 3 |
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07-50 |
Meet and greet |
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08-00 |
Drive to dunes |
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09-00 |
Singing dunes tour |
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12-00 |
Drive to Basshi village |
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13-00 |
Arrival in Basshi village |
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13-10 |
Lunch at cafe |
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14-30 |
Drive to Saty village |
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18-50 |
Arrival in Saty village |
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19-00 |
Dinner at cafe |
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20-30 |
Drop off |
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DAY 4 |
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07-50 |
Meet and greet |
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08-00 |
Drive to lake |
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09-00 |
Kaindy lake tour |
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12-50 |
Arrival in Saty village |
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13-00 |
Lunch at cafe |
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15-00 |
Kolsai lake tour |
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19-00 |
Dinner at cafe |
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20-30 |
Drop off |
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DAY 5 |
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08-50 |
Meet and greet |
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09-00 |
Drive to canyon |
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10-30 |
Charyn canyon tour |
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13-00 |
Lunch at cafe |
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15-00 |
Drive to Almaty |
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19-00 |
Drop off |
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DAY 6 |
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10-00 |
Meet and greet |
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10-00 |
Shymbulak tour |
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15-00 |
Lunch at restaurant |
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16-00 |
Shopping |
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19-30 |
Drop off |
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DAY 7 |
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04-00 |
Transfer. Departure KC 000 |
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3 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast in city
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3 nights guest house accommodation in province
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vehicle
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guide
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entry tickets
- shuttle from Basshi village to Aqtau/Qatutau and Dunes
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water
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air tickets
- visa
- lunch and dinner
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tips and personal expenses
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shuttle from Saty village to the parking lot of lake Kaindy
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tour is subject to change
- you can add/remove entire tours and days
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USD KZT exchange rate is volatile
- weather must be taken into consideration
- Basshi village is 250 km away from Almaty
- Kolsai lake and Kaindy lake are 300 km away from Almaty (next to Saty village)
- do not expect 5 star service in the province
- state of infrastructure in the province is not as good as in Almaty
- do not expect mobile Internet, Wi-Fi, hotel service in the province to be as good as in city
- road from Basshi village to Aqtau/Qatutau and back, Basshi village to Dunes and back are 250 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
- 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) 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, 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
- lunch is from 5-10 USD per person, dinner is from 10-15 USD per person
- as a rule, price of shuttle 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
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passport or ID
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rain ponchos if rain is expected
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proper clothes and shoes (if you want to hike)
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paper money and coins to pay for goods and services in the province
