Lakes - one of the best Sights in Kazakhstan at Almaty area.
I am like a tour guide recommend organize a tour to Kolsai Lakes and Lake Kaindy.

Kolsai lakes tour is really exciting!

Tour to Kolsai Lakes, Kaindy Lake, Charyn Canyon

(Duration of Tour 3 days)

Season:
December-January (the whole all year!)

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Tour Sights:

- Charyn Canyon

- "Lunar" Canyon

- "Bestomak" Canyon

- Kolsai Lake №1

- Kolsai Lake №2 

- Kaindy Lake

- Black Canyon

- Bartogai Lake

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Highlights:

The tour is very exciting, you will visit the region one of the most beautiful places in Kazakhstan, the most beautiful nature, coniferous forests, birch groves, mountains.

Kolsai Lake is an ideal place for hiking, horse riding, for a camp in the mountains. The altitude is 1800-2700m.

In this round, you can add a lot of activities, I'm happy to give a recommendation!
The site is given a standard tour program, if you want to know more about this tour or the region in general, contact me.

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Author's tour:

Day 1

6:00 AM or 6:30 AM  The Best Time to start the tour

You will visit Charyn Canyon (one of the most popular attractions, so there are always a lot of tourists there)
The guide will give you the most exhilarating, breathtaking views, from the tops of the Canyon.
From the top of the Charyn Canyon you will see the Photostatic Vieve
Descent to the Canyon
Trekking tour 4 km. 1 hour.
Stop by the river Charyn, time for rest.
Great place for a snack / picnic
Guide will cook tea or coffee.
We leave Charyn Canyon
Moving to the panorama of the "Lunar" Сanyon
The distance is 25 km.
Short Stop (30 minutes) on top of a beautiful view of the Canyon
Moving to another "Bestomak" Canyon.
This Canyon is more wild and very diverse.
"Bestomak" in translation from Kazakh means 5 Dishes
Walking distance, 5 km.
Optional for tourist:
A)
Overnight in the "Bestomak" Canyon in the tent, cooking at the stake.
B)
Transfer to Satty Village (height 1350 m) in a guest house near the local Family.
You will taste very tasty, simple national food. Homebaked bread.
The village is located in the foothills of the Tien Shan mountains.
Overnight at the guest house.
С)
Moving to the Kolsai Lake region
Night in the National Yurt.
Yurta is the home of the Nomads, a very simple and convenient construction of Accommodation for the nomadic People.
People use this kind of Housing and in our time as well as many sateles of years ago.
Day 2

Breakfast
Moving to Kolsai Lake # 1
Hiking trip to Kolsai Lake № 2 or Middle Kolsai Lake
Distance 8 km one way
The total tracking distance is 16 km.
Of course the track itself is very exciting!
on the way of breathtaking views of wild nature!
Arrival at Kolsai Lake # 2
Time for rest and a snack. The total time is 1.5 hours.
Lunch
Return to Kolsai Lake # 1
19:00 Arrival at the guest house
Sauna or shower
Dinner.
Night in the guest house

Day 3

Breakfast in the guest house
Transfer to Kaindy Lake
The journey takes 1 hour.
The distance is 15 km. Road
Arrival to the parking lot, trekking to the lake, explore of the lake around
14:00 Arrival at the guest house.

Lunch in the guest house.
Moving to Black Canyon.

Short stop at the observation deck
Departure to the Bartogai Lake
It is a reservoir in the middle of the desert, a steppe surrounded by rocky mountains.
You will catch a beautiful landscape.
Departure Almaty is a Сity.
18:00 Arrival to Almaty

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The tour program is flexible, because, first of all it is an individual tour, we can change the program depending on the weather conditions.

 

Optional Tour options that are not included in the price:
Rent Boats, Horses for rent, Camping, Rent a Yurt.

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We are looking forward to meeting you on this amazing tour!

With pleasure our Team will answer all your questions :)