Overnight tour of Kolsai lake and Charyn canyon

Do you want to visit 2 famous sites around Almaty avoiding discomfort? 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: 2 days / 1 night
  • Start time: 08-00
  • Restricted access: heavy snowfalls
  • Languages: English and more
  • Activities: Sightseeing | Walking | Hiking

Itinerary

1 DAY

07-50

Meet and greet

08-00

Driving to lake

12-00

Arrival to Saty village

12-10

Lunch

14-00

Kolsai lake tour

19-00

Dinner

20-30

Check-in at guest house

2 DAY

08-50

Meet and greet

09-00

Driving to canyon

10-30

Charyn canyon tour

13-30

Lunch

15-00

Driving to Almaty

19-00

Drop-off

Included:
  • 1 night guest house accommodation with breakfast
  • vehicle
  • guide
  • tickets
  • water
Excluded:
  • lunch and dinner
  • shuttle
  • personal expenses
Notes:
  • tour is subject to change
  • weather must be taken into consideration
  • Charyn canyon is 200+ km away from Almaty
  • Charyn canyon is located betwen 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 city
  • do not expect mobile Internet, Wi-Fi, hotel service 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
Remarks:
  • USD KZT exchange rate is volatile
Saty village info: 
  • lunch is from 5-10 USD per person, dinner is from 10-15 USD per person
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
  • it is possible to organize a small picnic

Tour Reviews

Standard tour
Price per person (based on 10 people group size)
from 80 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

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