Day tour of Charyn canyon, Kaindy lake and Kolsai lake
Do you want to visit all 3 famous sites around Almaty within one day? Let us go and visit them!
Lake Kaindy is famous for trees that stick out of the water
Kolsay lake is a pearl of Alatau mountains
The famous Kazakh canyon similar to Grand canyon in USA
- Start/finish: Almaty city
- Distance: 570+ km to and from
- Duration: 14-16 hours
- Start time: 06-00
- Restricted access: heavy snowfalls
- Languages: English and more
- Activities: Sightseeing | Walking | Hiking
Itinerary
| 1 DAY | |
|
05-50 |
Meet and greet |
|
06-00 |
Driving to lake |
|
10-00 |
Kaindy lake tour |
|
13-00 |
Lunch |
|
15-00 |
Kolsai lake tour |
|
16-00 |
Driving to canyon |
|
17-30 |
Charyn canyon tour |
|
18-30 |
Driving to Almaty |
|
21-30 |
Drop-off |
Included:
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vehicle
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guide
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tickets
- water
Excluded:
- lunch (and dinner)
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personal expenses
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off-road vehicle from Saty village to the parking lot of Kaindy lake
Notes:
- tour is subject to change
- weather must be taken into consideration
- 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 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
Remarks:
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USD KZT exchange rate is volatile
Saty village info:
- 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
What to take with you:
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original 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: especially Kaindy lake)
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paper money and coins to pay for goods and services in the province
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Standard tour
Price per person (based on 10 people group size)
from 50 usd
Different group sizes
Price per person depends on the size of the group: for example, different rates are applied for 2, 4, 5, 7, 20 people and so on
from N usd
