Aksu Canyon day trip

Starting/ending point: Shymkent city

Driving distance: 150 km from Shymkent and back

Tour duration: 10 hours

Start time: 08:00 am Almaty time

Best time to travel: April - November

Tour language: English | Russian

Tour activities: Sightseeing | Hiking | Walking

Tour options: PRIVATE

Description

Aksu Canyon is located in the Aksu-Dzhabagly Nature Reserve, the oldest park in Central Asia, founded in 1926 in the Western Tien Shan mountains. The Сanyon is one of the largest and deepest canyons in Central Asia. The depth is from 300 to 500 meters, the distance between the upper edges is about 800 meters, and the length is more than 30 kilometers.

You will have a 3-hour 5-kilometer walk along the Canyon to the very bank of the Aksu River.

In addition, you will enjoy a picnic in the open air.

ITINERARY

08:00 Pick-up and departure from Shymkent
Aksu Canyon, upper viewing spot
3-hour 5-kilometer walk along the Canyon to the very bank of the Aksu River
Lunch
Way back to Shymkent
18:30 Drop-off at your address in Shymkent

⚠️ [Visits to any of the tour sites may be canceled and their order changed in case of adverse weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control.]

OPTIONS & PRICES

PRIVATE tour	✅ Pick-up/drop-off at your address in Shymkent ✅ Comfortable SUV ✅ ENG-speaking guide-driver ✅ Picnic lunch ✅ Bottled water ✅ National park entrance fee
Number of people	1	2	3	4
PRICE	$200	$210	$220	$230
per person	$100	$105	$73.3	$57.5

⚠️ [If you are 5 or more people, contact us and we will make an individual calculation for you.]

SUBMIT BOOKING REQUEST

[Here you can send a request to book a private tour. We will reply to you within 24 hours.]

BOOKING TERMS

Prepayment (10-30% deposit for the Private tours, 50% for the Group tours) (min. $50) of the tour cost is required to confirm your booking. The remaining amount must be paid no later than the start of the tour. Full payment is required if the booking is made 7 days or less before the tour date.
We receive your payment and confirm your booking.
As a payment gateway, we use the international payment system PayPal, so that you can securely pay with any bank card. No need to have or create a PayPal account.

CANCELLATION POLICY

PRIVATE TOURS

Customer can change the details or cancel the booking no later than 7 days before the start of the tour with the possibility of a 90% refund of the tour cost. After this time, no refunds will be made.

FIXED-DATE GROUP TOURS

Customer can change the details or cancel the booking no later than (1 day - for day tours; 7 days - for multi-day tours) before the start of the tour with a full refund of the tour cost. After this time, no refunds will be made.
A minimum number of tourists and suitable weather are required. If these criteria are not met, the tour will be canceled 24 hours before the start and you will be offered a different date/tour or a full refund.

Any tour/booking can be canceled in case of force majeure with a full refund.