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Almaty Highlights: Kolsai Lake & Charyn Canyon
4.9
18 Ratings
Saty
This special tour will cover the four most frequently visited places: Kolsai Lake, Charyn Canyon, Monn, and Black. If you haven’t visited these places, you are not qualified to say that you have traveled to Almaty as a tourist.
This special tour will cover the four most frequently visited places: Kolsai Lake, Charyn Canyon, Monn, and Black. If you haven’t visited these places, you are not qualified to say that you have traveled to Almaty as a tourist.
Duration:
10 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Kolsai Lake - The journey begins in Almaty City, where the operator will pick up guests from their accommodation and head to Kolsai Lake. Visitors will enjoy the stunning scenery of Kolsai Lake with a tour guide for nearly two hours. There is an option to take a boat or catamaran ride around the lake (not included).
- Uzunbulak Canyon - This…
- Kolsai Lake - The journey begins in Almaty City, where the operator will pick up guests from their accommodation and head to Kolsai Lake. Visitors will enjoy the stunning scenery of Kolsai Lake with a tour guide for nearly two hours. There is an option to take a boat or catamaran ride around the lake (not included).
- Uzunbulak Canyon - This segment of the tour offers breathtaking views of the Moon and Black Canyon for about an hour, allowing guests to witness the Canyon River flowing through the deep, black-rocked valley.
- Charyn Canyon - Following the visit to the Black and Moon Canyon, the tour proceeds to Charyn Canyon, also known as the Valley of Castles. Guests will marvel at the unique rock formations and enjoy the canyon views for approximately two hours. The tour includes visits to several photo spots and an echo taxi ride along the canyon for nearly 2 km to reach the Charyn River, which is the highlight of the tour.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- National Park fees
- Bottled water
- Parking fees
- Professional guide/driver
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- National Park fees
- Bottled water
- Parking fees
- Professional guide/driver
What's Not Included
- Boating and horseback-riding (from 6000 KZT/person depending on route/duration)
- Lunch
- Boating and horseback-riding (from 6000 KZT/person depending on route/duration)
- Lunch
Additional Information
- Remaining time is allocated for transportation.
- Remaining time is allocated for transportation.
Location
Kolsai Lake
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
4.9
(18 Ratings)
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Alec_s
May 28, 2025
Great tour! Seamless and... - Great tour! Seamless and easy way to see sights outside of Almaty. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Kara_h
May 4, 2025
A long but excellent... - A long but excellent day/tour to see many interesting sights in the area. Was able to choose the pace and was given options for taxis if needed (vs only walking/hiking) at each stop. Also we stopped for lunch at a delicious local place that I was glad to have tried. Good tour for solo travels or those traveling in pairs or groups.
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David_j
Apr 26, 2025
All day lakes and gorges tour. - The trip was all day with early pickup and was full of surprises and beautiful views of the valleys and mountains as well as the lakes and gorges we visited. Our guide Erasyl was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We both really enjoyed the tour and would recommend it .
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Victoria_l
Apr 18, 2025
Erasyl was a lovely guide... - Erasyl was a lovely guide and adapted the tour to my needs. He was very keen to use feedback to make his tours as user friendly as possible. Comfortable transport
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Balaji_p
Apr 16, 2025
Scenic Day Trip - Best trip we had in Almaty visit. A must do trip if you are visiting Alamaty! Quite a long day trip it would take 13-14 hours to cover entire trip in a day!!
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Seeun_j
Apr 6, 2025
Wonderful trip - It was wonderful trip
Schedule is flexible and guide is very kind
My parents really enjoyed this tour and were very satisfied with it
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Kimchee_y
Apr 6, 2025
The guide was fantastic.... - The guide was fantastic. The sites were amazing. We had a good time and will come back to Kaza again.
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Georgetitus7
Apr 4, 2025
Charyn Canyon and more… - Excellent tour of the countryside, both the steppe and the mountains. Awesome tour of Charyn Canyon, reminds us of Bryce Canyon National Park in the USA . A long day but we would do it again for sure.
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Sonja_t
Mar 22, 2025
A truly cultural experience - Great trip, especially the canyon is something really worth. But the real plus was the guide! Besides being cheerful and helpful he proved to be a really pleasant and knowledgeable person, giving us a true insight on the Kazakh culture and way of living, traditional and nowadays. Talking to him was really interesting and made the long drive a pleasant time. A real cultural experience, besides the natural beauty. Thank you!
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Fawad_a
May 2, 2025
Beautiful places but significant language challenges... - I had the opportunity to take this tour on a short trip to Almaty. While the places we visited were beautiful and totally worth seeing, I had specifically requested an English tour guide. Up until the day of the tour, the guy Erasyl - well versed in the language whom I was dealing with was supposed to be my guide however on the day of, I was informed there was going to be a different guide who could barely speak English. No fault of that guide, he was nice and tried his level best but I'd completely hold the management team responsible for this mess. If I am sitting there alone with the guy for 8-9 hours on the tour but cannot properly communicate, this is no fun. I paid a lot of money for this tour and certainly expected better than this...
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