Altyn Emel + Charyn Canyon + Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes + Hot Springs 4-day jeep tour

Description

TOUR SIGHTS

• Altyn Emel National Park
• Singing Dune
• Aktau Mountains
• Katutau Mountains
• Tiger Mountains
• Charyn Canyon "Valley of the Castles"
• Moon (Yellow) Canyon
• Black Canyon
• Lower (First) Kolsai Lake
• Kaindy Lake

This 4-day tour around Almaty region is the best way to enjoy the most stunning natural sites of Almaty region during the cold season, having the opportunity to relax in the recreation area and bath in the healthy radon hot springs.

On the 1st day of the tour we will go to one of the largest National Parks of Kazakhstan, called Altyn Emel. We will visit one of the most interesting and spectacular sites in the National Park - the Geological Museum under the sky, lime mountains of Aktau. In Kazakh, this means the White Mountains. Mountains seem white only from afar. On the slopes of the mountains, we can find multi-colored clay rocks of red, white, yellow, filled with crystals of calcite and selenite. When you are there everything around seems surreal.

On the 2nd day of the tour, after 50 km of gravel road, you will find yourself at the Singing Dune - the phenomenon of nature, famous for the fact that in dry weather the sand of the dune emits a sound from a faint squeak to organ melody.

Next, we will leave the National Park and go to hot springs - radon underground waters, where we will enjoy healthy water and rest after a long journey.

On the 3rd day, we will go to the most known and popular place of Almaty region - Charyn Canyon “Valley of the Castles”. This is completed the ensemble of “palaces”, “towers” and ”minarets” formed by Pliocene deposits of red color. The canyon has a length of about 1.5 kilometers and a depth of 150 meters.

After the "Valley of the Castles" we will move towards the next canyon - Yellow Canyon, which is less known and therefore less visited than the Valley of the Castles, but it is the same natural masterpiece.

In the evening, we will stay in Saty village, where we will have a delicious dinner of Kazakh national cuisine cooked by hospitable villagers.

We wake up and have a hearty breakfast on the morning of the 4th day, and go to the picturesque Lower Kolsai lake - the most accessible one. Then we will move to Kaindy Lake famous for tree trunks sticking out of the water's surface. Tourists from all over the world come here to enjoy the unbelievable beauty of this place.

Those who visit these places at least once will never forget their magnificence, peace and energetics.

PRECAUTION

• Not recommended for travelers with serious medical conditions, high/low blood pressure;
• Not recommended for pregnant women;
• Not recommended for travelers with a fear of heights and who can not withstand long trips by car/long walks/hikes;
• Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level.

ITINERARY

Day 1

• 09:00 Pick-up
• Departure from Almaty
• Arrival at Basshy village
• Lunch at the guesthouse
• Visiting the Altyn Emel National Park's museum
• Trip to Aktau and Katutau mountains
• Aktau Mountains, hiking/walking
• Katutau Mountains, walking
• 20:00 Arrival at Basshy village, dinner/accommodation at the guesthouse

Day 2

• 08:00 Breakfast, check-out
• Trip to Singing Dune
• Singing Dune, climbing to the top
• Leaving Altyn Emel National Park
• Tiger Mountains, viewing spot
• Lunch at the cafe in Chundzha village
• 17:00 Arrival at the hot springs resort, accommodation, bathing in the thermal pool, dinner

Day 3

• 08:30 Breakfast
• Bathing in the thermal pool, check-out
• Lunch at the cafe in Chundzha village
• Charyn Canyon "Valley of the Castles", visiting several spots, walking inside the canyon 1.5 km
• Moon (Yellow) Canyon, walking, visiting several spots
• 18:00 Saty village, accommodation at the guesthouse, dinner

Day 4

• 08:30 Breakfast
• Trip to Kolsai Lake
• Lower (First) Kolsai Lake, walking or horse-riding (optional), visiting several spots
• Trip to Kaindy Lake
• Kaindy Lake, walking or horse-riding (optional), visiting several spots
• Lunch at the guesthouse in Saty village
• Black Canyon, viewing spot
• Way back to Almaty
• 19:00 Drop-off

⚠️ [Visits to any of the tour sites may be canceled and their order changed due to the change of seasons, weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control]

OPTIONS & PRICES

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