Day tour of Kolsai lake and Charyn canyon
Do you want to visit 2 famous sites around Almaty within one day? Let us go!
Kolsay lake is a pearl of Alatau mountains
So called Black canyon is a short stop on the road
The famous Kazakh canyon similar to Grand canyon in USA
- Start/finish: Almaty city
- Distance: 570+ km to and from
- Duration: 10-14 hours
- Start time: 07-00
- Restricted access: heavy snowfalls
- Languages: English and more
- Activities: Sightseeing | Walking | Hiking
Itinerary
| 1 DAY | |
|
06-50 |
Meet and greet |
|
07-00 |
Driving to lake |
|
11-00 |
Arrival to Saty village |
|
11-30 |
Kolsai lake tour |
|
13-30 |
Lunch |
|
15-00 |
Driving to canyon |
|
16-30 |
Charyn canyon tour |
|
18-00 |
Driving to city |
|
21-00 |
Drop-off |
Included:
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vehicle
-
guide
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tickets
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water
Excluded:
- lunch (and dinner)
- shuttle
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personal expenses
Notes:
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tour is subject to change
-
USD KZT exchange rate is volatile
Remarks:
- weather must be taken into consideration
- Charyn canyon is 200+ km away from Almaty
- Charyn canyon is located between Almaty and Kolsai lake
- Kolsai lake is 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 Almaty
- do not expect mobile Internet, Wi-Fi in the province to be as good as in city
- in nature there is a risk of an insect bite
- veg food is available but not Indian
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)
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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 45 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
