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4-Day Private SUV Tour from Almaty: Explore Top Natural Attractions and Diverse Landscapes
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Altyn-Emel National Park
Embark on a thrilling 4-day private SUV tour from Almaty and explore the top natural attractions and diverse landscapes. Discover canyons, sand dunes, Martian mountains, lakes, and rivers, while experiencing the nomadic lifestyle and enjoying delicious Kazakh cuisine.
Embark on a thrilling 4-day private SUV tour from Almaty and explore the top natural attractions and diverse landscapes. Discover canyons, sand dunes, Martian mountains, lakes, and rivers, while experiencing the nomadic lifestyle and enjoying delicious Kazakh cuisine.
Duration:
4 days
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Altyn-Emel National Park - Day 1
From Almaty departure to NP Altyn Emel
The Singing Dune at Sunset looks amazing!
You will find yourself in the desert in the middle of the purest sand
It is incredibly beautiful to take a photo in the Sunset light
Overnight in a mini hotel -
Altyn-Emel National Park - Day 2
The chalk mountains of MARTIAN…
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Altyn-Emel National Park - Day 1
From Almaty departure to NP Altyn Emel
The Singing Dune at Sunset looks amazing!
You will find yourself in the desert in the middle of the purest sand
It is incredibly beautiful to take a photo in the Sunset light
Overnight in a mini hotel -
Altyn-Emel National Park - Day 2
The chalk mountains of MARTIAN LANDSCAPES
MARS planet for photography atmospheric photography
excellent trekking along the ridges of the mountains and you will find yourself on the roof of the world! The guide will take you on trails that few people know about
Picnic at a location with a gorgeous view
Overnight in a mini hotel -
Charyn Canyon - Day 3
We will visit several canyons
moon canyon - named because the texture resembles the moon
Temirlik canyon / panorama will delight you
picnic in Charyn Canyon
Charyn Canyon - sunset time and walk through the canyon
Overnight in a guest house in the village -
Kolsai Lake - Day 4
Breakfast at the guest house
We will visit the main beauties: Kolsai Lake - the Pearl of the Tien Shan Mountains
Kaindy Lake - one of the wonders of Kazakhstan
Lunch at a guest house with a local resident
Arrival in Almaty
What's Included
- Bottled water provided
- Complimentary dinner included
- Breakfast served
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- All fees and taxes covered
- Tea and coffee available
- Bottled water provided
- Complimentary dinner included
- Breakfast served
- Air-conditioned vehicles
- All fees and taxes covered
- Tea and coffee available
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- lunch\dinners in restaurants and cafes
- Horse riding
- Accommodation at the hotels in a tour
- Alcoholic Beverages
- lunch\dinners in restaurants and cafes
- Horse riding
- Accommodation at the hotels in a tour
Additional Information
On a 4-day off-road adventure, you’ll explore the top natural attractions around Almaty. Experience a variety of climatic zones, akin to visiting 4-5 different countries. The diverse landscapes include canyons, sand dunes, Martian-like mountains, lakes, and mountain rivers. Encounter shepherds and herds of horses, embodying the nomadic lifestyle. You’ll…
On a 4-day off-road adventure, you’ll explore the top natural attractions around Almaty. Experience a variety of climatic zones, akin to visiting 4-5 different countries. The diverse landscapes include canyons, sand dunes, Martian-like mountains, lakes, and mountain rivers. Encounter shepherds and herds of horses, embodying the nomadic lifestyle. You’ll be a trailblazer, guided by an experienced leader. Enjoy a comfortable SUV, overnight stays in guest houses, and delicious Kazakh cuisine, making this tour truly exceptional!
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Location
Altyn-Emel National Park
Nawai Street 208/2
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Connorml9129cv
Oct 14, 2024
Life changing experience - Phenomenal trip from start to finish. Everything taken care of thanks to our amazing guide Hakim. Can't recommend this tour enough! Great attention to detail and value for money.
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Petr146
Oct 1, 2024
Unforgettable experience ! GOLDEN RING OF ZHETSU - 5 days tour - Originally, the idea was to rent a car and drive around Almaty for a few days – but that would be a mistake ! Bad roads – many are gravel, difficult to communicate outside Almaty, no trail markings in national parks, no internet in many places! We would be lost!
Luckily, we finally chose the company Kolsai Tour Almaty - and their offer on the website - GOLDEN RING OF ZHETSU with all-inclusive services (driver, accommodation, with all entrances, meal, etc.). It´s a 5 days tour, but it can show you all (different) beauties between Almaty and the Chinese border. The tour was quite expensive, but it definitely was worth such price! We have seen so many nice places!
Our guide Natalia was very experienced, easy to communicate in English, keen to show us as much as possible! Professional attitude, active, really excellent driver on bad roads and even in narrow canyon (I have more than 50 years driving licence and have driven in many continents).
We tried different types of accommodation – from local guesthouses with friendly owners (with local home-made cooking) to Hot Spring Resort (near Chinees border). Don´t expect 3* or 4* hotel with all the services, but on the contrary, this trip was something special, giving us the possibility to see inside the local life.
Incredible trip - several nice lakes (Kindly, Kolsay), beautiful mountains, several canyons (Charyn, Moon, Bestmak), Sand Dunes, Mineral Hot Spring Resort with relaxing pools, different churches, various local meals, from small villages to bigger city of Zharkent (Jarkent) – this all compressed to 5 days!
Thank you Natalia for all your hospitality, professionality and efforts – it was an fantastic and unforgettable experience, how beautiful the eastern part of Kazachstan is!
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Michaelhn5770aa
Jul 18, 2024
A perfect tour - with a perfect guide! - Simply incredible! Andrey provides a first class service from start to end.
His knowledge of the area, driving skills, as well as just being an all-round great person - you won't have a dull moment throughout your trip.
From hiking down canyons, climbing sand dunes, to having a picnic in the Kazazh alps - you'll spend most of your trip with your jaw open wondering how this can all be in the one place.
Pro's - Well organised, excellent driver + large 4wd car, takes care of the little things so you don't have to worry. A fantasic itinerary seeing the major + lesser know areas.
Neg's - I regret not booking & seeing this area sooner.
10/10 - perfect for solo's (me), iternational visitors, or bigger groups (Andrey will sort it out!). Will be back.
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Caetanon1
Jan 2, 2024
Top Guide - We had a great experience in Almaty (December 2023) with the support of guide Andrey. Myself and my family (with 3 kids) were well received by Andrey. He has a great knowledge of Almaty and has helped us in all possible ways to have a great experience. From the montains and snow/winter activities and the wonderful local food/restaurants indication, plus his support with translation and transport. Andrey is a very nice person and I definitely recommend his work for everyone that wants to enjoy Almaty and Kazakhstan.
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Amandafh3955vj
Nov 21, 2023
Amazing experience with Hakim of Kolsai Tours - In 4 days and 3 nights our family of 5 (2 adults, 3 kids from 5yr old - 9yr old) saw Singing Dunes, Aktai Mountains, multiple beautiful view points of Cheryn canyons, Kolsai lake, and Kaindy lake (apologies for any spelling errors). A lot of spots to hit, but it was perfect. Our guide, Hakim, never rushed us and was extremely knowledgeable about the history of each site. He was also very patient with the kids which made me feel more at ease and allowed me to enjoy the trip as well. Sure we could have seen some of these places without hiring Kolsai but it would have been much more stressful and I am sure we would have missed out because Hakim took us to beautiful spots off the beaten path where there was no one else around. He also brought all the gear and food. All we had to do was show up with clothes and enjoy!
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O9660ds_
Oct 26, 2023
Unforgettable experience 👍👍👍 - We thank Andrey for our wonderful trip 🙏 5 days flew by in one breath. It’s great that your head is free from all worries about organizing meals, lodging and travel plans - all this is thought out to the smallest detail for you, all that remains is to enjoy your vacation and absorb the impressions, noticing pictures as a souvenir. P.S.: special respect for the coffee breaks and meat delicacy according to the chef’s recipe 😉 best regards, Nastya and Andrey
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Vsantu2002
Sep 16, 2023
5 unforgettable days - We had five amazing days tour with Kolsai tours. This is the best ever tour we had and our host and guide Andrey was amazing. I would give 10 out of 5 if it was possible. Few highlights as below.
a) Andrey’s only goal throughout the tour was to serve an excellent tour to us and his hospitality was amazing
b) His details to attention was meticulous - he had packed raincoats for us and gave us when it started raining in the middle of a tour. There was nuts n snacks when we were hungry
c) he made sure that we were fed sumptuously three times a day strictly based on our difficult diet preferences
d) the overnight stays were of good quality in remote places
e) he himself cooked delicious food for us couple of times in picturesque environments
f) we got a driver + tour guide + chef + accommodation host + excellent photographer and most of all a great friend in Andrey
g) he was very sensitive, flexible and attentive all the time. When he sensed that we liked another place better , he immediately changed plans for the day and took us to places we liked
h) there were lot of secret superb view points that only Andrey knew which was far away from regular tourist spots
I) he knew our limits and kept us pushing to create amazing memories in the places where we were initially bit hesitant
This was an unforgettable life time experience for us. I am writing this after visiting 35+ countries including most of Europe , North America and Asia Pacific. These were unforgettable five days for us which we won’t forget.
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Barbarahs1885ba
Jul 7, 2023
An amazing off-road trip in the Kazak outback - Our family truly enjoyed the 4days SUV trip from Almaty. Our guide, Dimitrij has shared so much information during the entire trip about culture, food, topography that we were eager to soak in! We visited Assy Plateau, the Observatory, Charyn Canyon, Kaindy Lake, and Kolsai Lake. Our favorite place was Assy Plateau as we rode through heard of sheep, wild roaming horses and cows, having picnic lunch on the riverbed and hitting up our tents for the night in the outback! Truly an experience that we will cherish! Thank you!
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