Day tour of Kolsai lake and Charyn canyon

Do you want to visit 2 famous sites around Almaty within one day? Let us go! 
Kolsai means lake valley in Kazakh
Black canyon in Kazakh
Charyn canyon image from pixabay
  • 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:
  • vehicle
  • guide
  • tickets
  • water
Excluded:
  • lunch (and dinner)
  • shuttle
  • personal expenses
Notes:
  • 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:
  • 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
Highlights:
  • you will see the world famous Charyn canyon - 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

Tour Reviews

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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

    BALTAS - Almaty tour operator
    Address: Rayimbek Ave 348, Almaty
    Phone (Whatsapp available):
    +7 (747) 234 7358
    Work schedule: daily from 10-00 till 20-00