Turgen (Bear) waterfall & Issyk lake tour
Do you want to take an easy and short tour? Let us go and visit Turgen (Bear) waterfall and Issyk lake.
- Start/finish: Almaty city
- Distance: 160+ km to and from
- Duration: 8-10 hours
- Start time: 09-00
- Restricted access: November-April
- Languages: English and more
- Activities: Sightseeing | Walking | Hiking
Itinerary
| 1 DAY | |
|
08-50 |
Meet and greet |
|
09-00 |
Driving to gorge |
|
11-00 |
Turgen (Bear) waterfall tour |
|
13-30 |
Lunch |
|
15-00 |
Issyk lake tour |
|
17-00 |
Driving to city |
|
19-00 |
Drop-off |
Included:
- vehicle
-
guide
-
tickets
-
water
Excluded:
- lunch (and dinner)
-
personal expenses
Notes:
- tour is subject to change
- weather must be taken into consideration
- Turgen (Bear) waterfall is 80+ km away from Almaty
- distance between the parking lot and the waterfall is 3 km to and from
- it takes 30-40 min of hiking to go from the parking lot to the waterfall
- you need to walk among trees and stones
- depending on weather conditions, the track from the parking lot to the waterfall can be dusty, muddy, icy, snowy, etc.
- driving to the waterfall is not possible: only hiking
- Issyk lake is located between Almaty and the waterfall
- Issyk lake is 70+ km away from Almaty
- swimming, boating not allowed
- 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
- in nature there is a risk of an insect bite
- veg food is available but not Indian
Remarks:
-
USD KZT exchange rate is volatile
What to take with you:
-
original passport or ID
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rain ponchos if rain is expected
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proper clothes and shoes
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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 35 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
