Charyn Canyon and Kolsay Lake: Scenic Day Trip

Explore Charyn Canyon and Kolsay Lake on a day trip from Almaty. Hike, ride, and boat through stunning landscapes and experience Kazakh culture.

Duration: 16 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Charyn National Park - Explore the canyons, enjoy a short hike to Sharyn River, and capture stunning photos.
  • Charyn Canyon - Spend 15 minutes at the Black Canyon viewpoint.
  • Charyn Canyon - Spend 15 minutes at the Lunar Canyon viewpoint.
  • Kolsai Lake - Stroll around Kolsai Lake. Optional horse riding and boating are available for an additional fee. Don’t forget to take amazing photos.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Entrance fees to Charyn National Park
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Professional Guide
  • Transportation
  • Entrance fees to Kolsai lakes National Park
What's Not Included
  • Special food & drinks
  • Boating and horse-riding (30 min boat ride $10 per group of 4 people, horse riding $10 for 30 min)
Additional Information

Discover the unique landscapes of Charyn Canyon and Kolsay Lake on a day trip from Almaty. The tour includes various activities such as hiking, horseback riding, and boating, allowing tourists to engage with the environment actively and enjoy different perspectives of the lakes. Kolsay Lake, often referred to as the “Pearls of the Northern Tien Shan,”…

Location
Abay Ave 50
Abay Avenue
Please wait for our guide or bus before entering the metro. If you see transport (bus, minibus) come and show your voucher. Make sure you go to your tour operator and to your tour
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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265ash21
Jan 13, 2025
Amazing Tour - Kolsai, Kaindy, and Canyon Tour Today’s tour was amazing! The driver was skilled and ensured we were comfortable throughout the trip. Our tour guide Tomiris was knowledgeable and friendly, providing great insights about each location. Kolsai Lake, Kaindy Lake, and the Canyon were all breathtaking, and the day was well-organized. I had an unforgettable experience and highly recommend this tour!
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Adventurerfromaway
Jan 13, 2025
Great Tour - The tour was very enjoyable, everything went smoothly and the sites visited were nice to look at. Our guide Tomi was very knowledgeable and friendly.
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Berjtolentino
Jan 13, 2025
Awesome! - The entire trip was smooth flowing. The guide Tommy is very accommodating. Very satisfied with the trip. Will choose joinme again when I come back.
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Rcayote
Jan 13, 2025
Amazing Kazakstan - an Excellent Tour with JoinMe Asia - It was great and fun filled 2 days and 2 nights Tour. We love everything with our tour package. From our Lovely and Energetic tour Guide, our guest houses experience, our very good driver, and the organizer; they will guide you step by step procedure and ready to answer your queries. The value of your money is worth it and beyond our expectations. I would like to personally commend our Tour Guide Zhanna, she is exemptional with a very positive attitude. Her love with her country, culture and its people reflects her knowledge and skills in tour guiding. Excellent!!!❤️🙏👌 Thank you so much for our unforgettable experience with Kazakstan. We will definitely comeback to your beautiful country and recommend with our family and friends “JoinMe”
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116shellieb
Jan 13, 2025
Best travel experience!! - We had 2 days tour with Join me asia and it was really fun! Thank's a lot to our tour guide Ms. Zhanna, she really gave us the best experience and tell us everything about the history of all the destinations. 💜 I highly recommend you to our family and friend who will travel in Kazakhstan soon. ❤️ Thank you for taking care of us while we are on the trip. You are the best tour guide Ms. Zhanna! 👌 Thank you also to our best Driver AZAMAT for the safe travels 🤙🤙🤙 More power! 🙏
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Manik
Jan 12, 2025
Excellent - Excellent experience and our guide Zhibek was really informative and gave detailed historical information about each place. Explained everything in english.
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Vishalw82
Jan 12, 2025
Mast recommended tour - Tour was amazing, perfect for one day trip, met lot of people with the same interests and special thanks to the tour guide Zhibek She was amazing, nicely explained everything. Go with the Join me tour without any doubt.
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Yerkhats
Jan 9, 2025
Super - Thank you very much guide Anelle. Very interesting to tell. I'd like to go again. Wonderful tour!!! All tours!
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Roving47942389640
Jan 4, 2025
Value for money tour - I think this is one of the best group tour i done the guide Alena english is so good and she helped me also for charging phone. The places are different, unique and amazing. It’s totally worth it and i highly recommend this tour.
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Josephine
Jan 3, 2025
Amazing January 2025 Tour - Overall, our experience was fantastic, starting from the office where we paid by card, to our tour guide. He ensured that everyone was well taken care of and addressed all our inquiries. Our group consisted of Indians, Russians, Chinese, and us, Filipinos, they enjoyed singing on the bus during the long journey, which made it even more enjoyable. We also had fun getting to know the wonderful Kazakh people and experiencing their friendliness. Kudos to our tour guide for a job well done! This tour was worth every penny! 👍
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