Almaty Region Tour: Charyn Canyon, Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes

Discover Charyn Canyon, Kolsai, and Kaindy Lakes on a 2-day tour. Enjoy rustic dinners, bonfires, and yurt stays in an intimate group setting.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Charyn Canyon & Kolsai Lake

Charyn National Park - 08:00 Pick-up and departure from Almaty
Trip to Charyn Canyon
11:30 - 14:00 Charyn Canyon “Valley of the Castles”, visiting several spots, walking along the bottom of the canyon 1.5 km till Charyn river

Lower Kolsai Lake - 16:00 - 18:30 Kolsai Lake, walking, horseback-riding or boating (optional), visiting several spots

Kaindy Lake & Yellow Black Canyon

Lake Kaindy - 09:00 - 12:00 Kaindy Lake, trip, hiking or horseback-riding (optional), visiting several spots

Charyn Canyon National Park - 14:00 Short stop at Black Canyon
15:00 Short stop at Moon Canyon

What's Included
  • Transportation on Mercedes Sprinter or Toyota Hiace minibuses with A/C
  • National parks entrance fees
  • Bonfire after dinner
  • Lunch
  • Vegetarian food (if required)
  • Dinner
  • Bottled water
  • Breakfast
  • Overnight in a yurt (nomadic housing) or room shared with other group members of the same gender
What's Not Included
  • Special food & soft drinks
  • Boating and horseback-riding (from 6000 KZT/person depending on route/duration)
  • Private accommodation (contact us if you need it)
Additional Information

Within 2 days you will visit the most famous places of Almaty region - Charyn Canyon, Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes. You will also explore a tranquil place with landscapes of unearthly beauty - Moon Canyon. The itinerary is designed so that you can enjoy the tour without rushing and visit sites at the best time of the day in the best lighting conditions. Our tour guide will show you the best photo spots and tell you interesting information about the places.

In the evening you will enjoy a rustic dinner of local cuisine, as well as games and fun around the bonfire.
For the night, tourists are accommodated in the mountains away from roads in a real Yurt (Kazakh traditional dwelling) made from natural materials, where you will feel the spirit of the nomadic lifestyle, and enjoy the silence away from civilization and unity with nature (accommodation in the house is also possible).

Enjoy your trip together as part of an uncrowded international group of up to 15 tourists from all over the world.

  • Important note: Children under 5 y.o. are not allowed on the tour
  • Not allowed for travelers who can not withstand long trips by car, long walks and hikes
  • Not allowed for travelers with disabilities, injuries, diseases that limit physical abilities
Location
Shevchenko St 28
Shevchenko Street
The meeting point is located at the square in front of the yellow building of the Archeology Museum. The exact pick-up time will be communicated via the platform the day before the tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Clarence_aarav
Aug 2, 2024
2 days well spent in Almaty region with Kaz Guided tours - The communication with KazGuided tours was spot on. We received all the information on what to carry, meeting point, weather forecast etc. before the tour. The bus that was used for the tour was comfortable. The driver was safe and always respected the rules. Our tor guide Gulzaada was so knowledgeable, enthusiastic and engaging. The tour stops are all very good and so were the lunch / dinner stops and the overnight Yurt stay.
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Umairabdul319
Aug 1, 2024
an amazing experience, especially for those of you who are solo traveling - an amazing trip with friendly and kind guides, very beautiful and relaxing places, delicious food, very good friends from abroad so we can exchange culture, thoughts and experiences.1000/10
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S7533vwannea
Jul 13, 2024
Great value for the money! - Loved the whole trip. Saw a lot in 2 days. Yurt experience exceeded our expectations. There were even multiple electrical outlets in the yurt for charging phones. Our family of 4 got our own yurt.
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Masuma_m
Jul 8, 2024
Wonderful Tour! - The tour was very well organized. I had a great time visiting each of the sites, we got ample time to enjoy and take in the scenery. Food was great and so was the yurt accommodation. Now coming to one of the best parts of the tour - our tour guide Aigerim!!! She is the best. A great guide as well as a fun person. We had a lot of fun at the bonfire and the multiple rounds of Uno games that we played after. Lovedd her playlist too hehe :D Also, shoutout to our wonderful driver - Ruslan!! - Yours truly, Masuma (Manisa, Manusa, Minisa etc., etc.) 😆
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Shelini_s
Jul 5, 2024
Adamant was a friendly... - Adamant was a friendly guide! The scenery was unreal and was an adrenaline packed trip! Remember to bring hiking boots !
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Aditya_b
Jun 11, 2024
One of the best tour : comfortable, ample time at each destination and English speaking guide. - I felt this was one of the best tour which you can take. Price is right and our guide Aiya was amazing. She was calm, understanding and very knowledgable. I would recommend two day tour for this as there are lot of places to cover and distances are large. We had ample stops and time at each places to enjoy and relax as well. We had a 8yr old as well and at times she felt tired but it was ok. The overnight stay was very comfortable and meals at every place were great, we requested vegetarian food and they were taken care off specially lunches at Saty village which was a traditional meal with huge variety at table. Overall, we had great time this tour didn’t let us down a bit.
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Karan_t
May 31, 2024
Just what we wanted to do - Everything about the trip was excellent. An extremely well organised and coordinated activity of visiting these places over two days. Small group, comfortable vehicle, adequate time at all the places being visited, food was top notch (including vegetarian food which we couldn’t easily find in rest of Kazakhstan. Azamat was a great host. Would highly recommend.
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Ashish_n
Aug 3, 2024
Travel experiecene was great but need improvement in food and washroom area - The trip was excellent with ample time given to explore. The below are the details 1. The location was beautiful 2. The food provided was below average both for lunch as well as night dinner. The quantity was definitely not enough posy a hike day 3. The washroom was shared and it was just one toilet and one batharea for anyone staying in yurt 4. The breakfast also was hardly anything.. an early breakfast with no proper items 5. The stay did provide bonfire and we could sit around it as long as we wanted, The host ensured to refill The logs 6. The breaks given during the travel also was not having good washrooms , they were unclean with no proper water 7. Anyone travelling must be informed about the food options so they can carry ample items with them else they would be spending a day without proper meals
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M185yosheilas
Jul 20, 2024
Very good tour covering two lakes and three canyons in just two days. - Overall, this was an excellent tour, we covered a lot in two days and the scenery was spectacular. Two improvements could be made. To get to Kaindy lake, we had a roller coaster ride in Soviet-era vans - a modern jeep, with better suspension, would have been much better. At Charyn gorge, we waited over an hour for a return taxi, when it would have been far preferable to walk back and take in the beautiful scenery.
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P6411cekevinh
Jun 1, 2024
All good except food - Tour guide was nice. Bus and room were clean. Veg food was not great. I am glad we carried food for 4 meals. Everyone were helpful. Cheers
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