Description
TOURIST PLACES you'll visit:
This 4-day tour around Almaty region is the best way to enjoy the most stunning natural sites of Almaty region during the warm season, spending more time in the mountains with more hiking.
On the 1st day of the tour we go to one of the largest National Parks of Kazakhstan, called Altyn Emel. We 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 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.
Then, we 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.
In the evening, we stay in Saty village, where we have a delicious dinner of Kazakh national cuisine cooked by hospitable villagers.
We wake up in the morning of the 3rd day and have a hearty breakfast, and go to the picturesque Lower Kolsai lake - the most accessible one. The lake is located at an altitude of 1818 m. Our long hike to the Middle (Second) Kolsay Lake (2252m above sea level) will start here and last about 8 hours.
On the last 4th day we go 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.
Then we leave Kolsai Lakes National Park and move to Yellow Canyon, which is less known and therefore less visited than the Valley of the Castles, but it is the same natural masterpiece.
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
- 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, accommodation, dinner
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
- Charyn Canyon "Valley of the Castles", visiting several spots, walking along the bottom 1.5 km
- 19:00 Arrival at Saty village, accommodation, dinner
Day 3
Day 4
- 08:00 Breakfast, check-out
- Trip to Kaindy Lake
- Kaindy Lake, walk/horseback-ride (optional), visiting several spots
- Leaving Kolsai Lakes National Park
- Black Canyon, viewing spot
- Moon (Yellow) Canyon, walking, visiting several spots
- Lunch at the cafe in Baiseit village
- Way back to Almaty
- 18:00 Drop-off
⚠️ [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
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Fixed-date
GROUP tour
according to the schedule
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✅ Pick-up at the meeting point
✅ Drop-off at your address
✅ National parks entrance fees
✅ 4x4 SUV/minivan
✅ ENG-speaking guide-driver
✅ Breakfast x 3, Lunch x 4, Dinner x 3
✅ Water 1.5L/person per day
✅ Guesthouse accommodation (homestay) in 2-3-bed rooms (can be shared with other group members)
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Price per person
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$400
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SPECIAL OFFERS
(only 1 of 2 can be used)
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Cascading discounts with a one-time booking of group tour for 3 and more people:
⭕ when booking for 3 people - 30% discount for the 3rd person;
⭕ when booking for 4 people - 40% discount for the 4th person;
⭕ when booking for 5 people - 50% discount for the 5th person.
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PRIVATE tour
[ECONOMY]
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✅ Pick-up/drop-off
✅ National parks entrance fees
✅ 4x4 SUV
✅ ENG-speaking guide-driver
✅ Water 1.5L/day per person
✅ Meals: Breakfast x 3, Lunch x 4, Dinner x 3
✅ Guesthouse accommodation (homestay)
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Number of people
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1
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2
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3
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4
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PRICE
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$910
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$1030
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$1155
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$1280
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per person
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$910
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$515
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$385
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$320
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PRIVATE tour
[COMFORT]
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✅ Pick-up/drop-off
✅ National parks entrance fees
✅ Toyota 4Runner 2019 or the same class/age SUV
✅ ENG-speaking guide-driver
✅ Accompanied (with guiding) at tourist sites
✅ Water 1.5L/day per person
✅ Meals: Breakfast x 3, Lunch x 4, Dinner x 1
❌ Dinner on the 2nd/3rd day is not included and available in the hotel's cafe
✅ Accommodation:
1st night - mini-hotel in the village
2nd/3rd night - hotel with the Lake view
✅ Toiletries
✅ Snack-set
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Number of people
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1
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2
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3
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4
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PRICE
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$1240
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$1330
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$1480
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$1680
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per person
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$1240
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$665
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$493
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$420
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⚠️ [If you are 5 or more people, contact us and we will make an individual calculation for you.]
Just submit a booking request or contact us in any convenient way. We process your request, issue an invoice and send you a payment link through an international payment system, so that you can pay your invoice with any bank card.
Prepayment (deposit) of 10% (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.
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