Treasures of Almaty lakes Kaindy and Kolsai,Charyn Canyon VIP car

Explore Kazakhstan’s Charyn Canyon, Kolsai, and Kaindy Lakes. Discover grand cliffs, crystal waters, and lush meadows. Perfect spring adventure!

Duration: 16 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Kolsai Lake - This is a lake of amazing beauty, surrounded by mountains and pine forests. If you wish, you can take a boat or catamaran ride around the lake. There is also a cafe where you can have lunch. The menu includes pilaf, lagman, manti, shish kebab, and salads.
  • Қайынды - The water here, due to its purity, is almost invisible, and the surrounding landscape with mountains and green meadows will complement the charm of this place. We will travel to the lake from the village in UAZ vehicles and, at your request, on horses with experienced escorts.
  • Charyn Canyon - Charyn Canyon is one of the most impressive natural attractions in Kazakhstan. You will admire its grandiose cliffs, gorges and bright red formations created by nature millions of years ago. In addition to the Valley of Castles, you will enjoy such locations as: the Charyn River, the Black and Moon Canyon.
What's Included
  • Entrance ticket to Charyn Canyon National Park
  • Entrance ticket to Kaindy National Park
  • Professional guide
  • Entrance ticket to Kolsay National Park
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • UAZ
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

Enrich your spring with bright adventures! We invite you on a journey through the colorful natural locations of Kazakhstan. You will admire the grandiose cliffs of the Charyn Canyon and see the lunar landscape on Earth. Enjoy the crystal clear waters of the lakes and green meadows. Take a breath of fresh air and recharge away from the bustle of the city.

Charyn Canyon is one of the most impressive natural attractions in Kazakhstan. You will admire its grandiose cliffs, gorges and bright red formations created by nature millions of years ago.

Lake Kolsai. This is a lake of amazing beauty, surrounded by mountains and pine forests. If you wish, you can take a boat or catamaran ride around the lake. There is also a cafe where you can have lunch. The menu includes pilaf, lagman, manti, shish kebab, and salads.

Lakes Kaindy. The water here, due to its purity, is almost invisible, and the surrounding landscape with mountains and green meadows will complement the charm of this place.

  • We recommend taking cash in the amount of 5.000-10.000 tenge per person for pocket money
Location
Compass AZS + expressMarket
ул. Шухова
We will be waiting for you at Sagadat Nurmagambetova 520 street at the Compass gas station (large parking place). The bus will be waiting from 04.50 to 05.15 a.m. near Burger King fast food
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Ritujab2024
Jul 2, 2024
Kolsay Kanday lake trip - We booked a Full Day tour to Kolsai, Kaindy and Charyn Canyon through Get your Guide (GYG). The experience is seamless and a breeze. We paid online for the trip. Locally in Kazakhstan, GYG has a partnership with Panda Travel, KZ. They are the best in business and the most professional touring company in Kazakhstan. Unfortunately for us, we went to a different pickup location than the one we were supposed to be at. Since it was early morning, immediate can availability was an issue. We missed the Panda Travel's bus eventually and were disheartened. However they showed the best customer experience and moved us to a day later without any extra charges. But as fate would have it, my partner had a medical emergency and we missed the trip again the next day. Though we did communicate to Panda Travel our inability to join due to this unforeseen situation. The next day, to our surprise, they promised to refund us citing a one time exception which they for obvious reasons don't provide. Thank you Panda Travels, KZ. You've been a truly professional company! We are sure to recommend you and book our next trips through you, next time we are in Kazakhstan. Insta: @pandatravel_kz Location: Almaty, KZ
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Ptfm647bfj
Jun 22, 2024
Best experience outbound trip - I visited magnificent locations and natural wonders of Kazakhstan. The organization of the company is worthy of all praise. From the very beginning of the tour, the guides and drivers helped as much as they could. My brother took pictures of me everywhere. I have never met a more responsive driver. The guides Abduhamid and Dilnaz made sure that everything went on time and without delay. They also always told fascinating stories about Kazakhstan and its nature. They were also informed about every detail. It is clear that the company is trying to develop the tourism infrastructure of Kazakhstan. I recommend 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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Joffrey_b
Jun 21, 2024
Vey good experience - I don't like tours, but I found this interesting because of the number of attractions and at a reasonable price. The truth is that it lived up to expectations. The guide was very friendly, attentive and funny, the tour was exciting and the car was very comfortable. Despite 16 hours, it was not boring and it was very pleasant.
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Mark_t
Jun 20, 2024
Nice trip recommend - The group and especially our guide Dilnaz (I hope the spelling is correct) were the nicest group and guide I have ever had. She helped us in every way, providing information about Kazakhstan, taking photos of us, and even having a fun, casual chat after she had completed her tour guide duties. Thank you Panda Travel and thank you Dilnaz, you are the best!!!
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Departure596921
May 31, 2024
Great tour - Three unusual natural beautiful attractions in one day! Our tour guide Abdu is a pleasant young man. He organized this tour smoothly and competently - and he speaks both English and Russian well. It was an wonderful tour. I strongly recommend this tour.
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Ms-lutza
May 28, 2024
Highly recommended! - Highly recommended! Our tour guide, Rustam went above and beyond to entertain everyone in the group. There was 2 minibus but somehow he was able to be everywhere and have a good chat with everyone whether it was in english or russian. Our driver, Meirambek beside being a very skilled driver, was also so thoughtful that when we got wet due to an unpredicted rainfall offered his jacket to keep us warm. I also loved the structure of the tour, it was maxed out with all the attraction. And the best part was that each stop was on your own pace. Many thanks for this trip Panda Travel and special thanks for Rustam and Meirambek for everything! ☺️
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Extremala
May 14, 2024
Incredibly cool experience - We really liked everything. We are very glad that we went on tour with you. We got to know Kazakhstan better. The tour was very cool and colorful. The guide explained everything in detail. Only the best impressions remained
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Lara
May 11, 2024
Experience - It was very good actually our tour guide is also nice and accommodating. I hope they will recommend some of the local food like bringing us there to have some lunch or dinner. But overall it was good and I enjoyed a lot. Thank you for the staff
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Dibyendu_b
May 16, 2024
Good experience but expensive if you book through Viator - Tour itself is good but if you book through Viator, it's expensive. It is reasonable if you book directly with Panda Travel.
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Daniel_v
Jul 4, 2024
Punctual but uncomfortable - Good experience if you looking for someone to shuttle you between sites and that’s it. Not a comfortable ride though as you spend multiple hours in the car and they wouldn’t turn on the air.
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