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Adventure Tour - Nomad's life
This tour is perfect for those who are not looking a standard and boring tour programs. On this tour you will enjoy nature and see the real life of nomadic shepherds.
There are many beautiful places in Kazakhstan, you will feel like a discoverer. We will drive through coniferous forests, birch groves, mountains and hot canyons.
Kolsai Lake is an ideal place for hiking, horse riding, for picnics in the mountains.
Our team kolsaitour.com will be happy to organize for you an excellent SUV trip with a professional guide.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
TOUR OPTIONS:
Tour duration: 3 days / 2 nights
TOUR FORMAT:
Road Trip / Mileage on SUV: 850 km
TOUR ROUTE:
BARTOGAY Reservoir + Canyons of the Charyn River * Valley of Castles + *Lunar Canyon +
Zhalanash Valley + Kolsai Lake + Kaindy Lake (Flooded Forest)+Black Canyon
LEVEL
Easy / optional - customize the program
ACCOMMODATION:
Overnight in a guest house with a local family, second night - mountain hotel
TREKKING:
5-8 km per day
WE DO IN A TRIP : picnics in nature, horse riding
TOUR ROUTE:
TOUR ROUTE:
DAY 1
BARTOGAY reservoir
MOON CANYON
BESTAMAK CANYON
SATY - village
DAY 2
KAINDY LAKE
KOLSAI LAKE
DAY 3
BLACK CANYON
CHARYN CANYON
Pleasant moments of adventure
Why is it worth going on a private individual Tour for 3 days?
This tour is exciting and full of amazing photo stops, we will see a lot of beautiful landscapes.
DAY 1
Our English-speaking guide pick you up from any address from Almaty
We will visit the Bartogay reservoir, in Kazakh it means "there is a forest here". In fact, this amazing place is a lake in the middle of carbon rocks, the view of the landscape resembles the plot of Mad Max. Stop on the shore of the reservoir and the guide will prepare ground coffee in a coffee maker and make herbaltea
We will visit the Bestamak canyon, our experienced guide knows the most breathtaking places that others do not know about. Stop at the TOP locations for photography, without crowds of tourists. Excellent trekking and SUV safari through the canyon
The guide knows many legends and stories that the canyon keeps. It will be amazing! We will prepare a picnic by the River in the canyon
Overnight in a guest house in the village of Saty with a local family, cook dinner, get together by the campfire.
We can also organize from your request
An overnight stay in a tent in one of the canyons - this is an unforgettable atmosphere between untouched nature and travelers. we will organize a campfire, cook our favorite dish on the fire, admire 1000 stars.
DAY 2
Delicious breakfast!
We will visit Lake Kaindy - the mountain road is very picturesque - we will make photo stops
Trekking to the Lake 1-2 km is a stunning path, we will enjoy all the beauty of the unusual Lake Kaindy - a flooded forest
Lunch in a guest house with a local family
Departure to Lake Kolsay - the Pearl of the Tien Shan Mountains
Trekking 1-2 km - there will be time to drink tea in a restaurant overlooking the Lake.
In the evening we will stop for the night in a mountain hotel - comfortable rooms
DAY 3
Breakfast.
We will stay in the mountains a little longer, then we will go to Charyn Canyon
We will make a stop at the Black Canyon - a photo zone that will delight you
Stunning trekking 3-4 km in the gorge of the Charyn Canyon
The walk is very relaxed, we will take a lot of photos.
In Charyn Canyon we will climb to the Top and visit the panorama without crowds of tourists
Lunch in a local cafe is included
Arrival in Almaty, our tour is complete
INSPIRATION
DETAILED ROUTE HERE
SCHEDULE
DAY1
7:00 AM or 7:30 AM The best time to start the tour
Our guide will pick you up from the address
9:00 Stop aul Baiseit - a village where the Uighurs who came in 1960 from China. Local bazaar - Asian bread and delicious fruits
10:00 Coffee break / Bartogay reservoir
12:00 Trekking in the Bestamak Canyon
14:00 The best picnic at the Canyon
16:00 Transfer to Saty village
The road is very beautiful, takes 2 hours
18:00 Arrival at the guest house
Free time
19:30 Traditional dinner
20:30 Campfire / Free time
DAY 2
8:00 Breakfast
9:00 Departure to Lake Kaindy
10:00 Arrival to Lake Kaindy - trekking 1-2 km
12:00 Departure to the guest house
13:00 Lunch at the guest house
14:00 Departure to Lake Kolsay
15:00 Arrival - walk 2-3 km / photography
18:00 Arrival to the mountain hotel
19:00 Dinner
Free time
DAY 3
9:00 Breakfast
11:30 Departure to Charyn Canyon
13:00 Arrival to Charyn Canyon
14:00 Walk 1-2 hours Visit to the panorama
16:00 Lunch in a cafe in the village of Baiseit
17:00 Departure to Almaty city
20:00 Arrival in the city
The program can be changed for reasons beyond our control, for example, due to bad weather conditions.
The guide has the right to change the tour program, since he is responsible for the safety of tourists and guests
ON REQUEST THE TOUR PROGRAM CAN BE FOR 2-3 DAYS
Text us will answer within an hour
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CHARYN CANYON
Charyn Canyon (kaz. Sharyn Shatkaly) is a canyon stretching for 154 km along the Charyn River in Kazakhstan. The canyon is located 195 km east of the city of Almaty, near the border with China. It is located on the territory of three districts of the Almaty region: Uigur, Raiymbek, Enbekshikazakh. The canyon is part of the territory of the Charyn National Park, formed on February 23, 2004.
The Charyn Canyon is a natural monument made up of sedimentary rocks, whose age is about 12 million years. The height of the steep mountains of the canyon reaches 150-300 m.
In the bosom of the canyon, a grove of a relic species of ash that survived the era of glaciation, the Sogdian ash, has been preserved. Another similar grove exists only in North America. Since 1964 Ash Grove has been declared a natural monument. Also of great interest is the turanga grove - a grove of Asian poplar.
KAINDY LAKE (SUNKEN FOREST)
Kaindy (kayyndy in Kazakh) is a lake in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan, a popular tourist destination in one of the Kungei Alatau gorges. The main attraction of the lake is the fir trees rising straight from the water.
History
The lake was formed as a result of the Kemin earthquake in January 1911. In the late 1980s, the area of the lake decreased after the passage of mudflows. In February 2007, a decree was adopted on the creation of a national park, the territory of which also includes Lake Kaindy.
KOLSAI LAKES
Kolsai lakes (kaz. Kolsai kölderi) is a system of three lakes in the northern Tien Shan, in the Kolsai gorge, in a bridge connecting the Kungei-Alatau and Zailiysky Alatau ridges. The lakes are located on the territory of the Kegen district of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan and are located 10 km north of the border with Kyrgyzstan, 330 km southeast of Alma-Ata at an altitude of about 1000 m, 2500 m, 2700 m above sea level.
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