Charyn Canyon day tour

Starting/ending point: Almaty city

Driving distance: 420 km from Almaty and back

Tour duration: 9 hours

Start time: 09:00 am Almaty time

Availability season: all year round

Tour language: English

Tour activities: Sightseeing | Walking | National cuisine tasting | Hiking

Tour options: PRIVATE

Description

Places you will visit:

Charyn Canyon "Valley of the Castles"

You will visit the most spectacular site of Almaty region - Charyn Canyon and enjoy it's unearthly beauty. This tour is designed so that you can enjoy the best views at the perfect time of the day. Our tour guide will show you the best photo spots and tell you interesting information about the sites.

The most known and popular Canyon is the “Valley of the Castles”. This is a completed ensemble of “palaces”, “towers” and ”minarets” formed by deposits of red color, due to which this place is also called Red Canyon. The canyon has a length of about 1.5 km and a depth of 150 m.

ITINERARY

09:00 Pick-up and departure from Almaty
Drive to Charyn Canyon "Valley of the Castles"
Viewing spot at the top of Charyn Canyon
Going down and walking 1.5 km along the bottom of the canyon till the end
Rest at Charyn river bank
Return back to the top of the canyon by shuttle-van
Tea/coffee in the cafe near the Visitor Center
Departure from the canyon and drive to the lunch
15:00 Lunch in the cafe of local cuisine (not included)
Way back to Almaty
18:00 Drop-off in Almaty

⚠️ [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]

PHOTOS OF OUR TOURISTS

OPTIONS & PRICES

PRIVATE tour

✅ Comfortable SUV/minivan/minibus

✅ English-speaking tour guide

✅ Accompanied (with guiding) at tourist sites

✅ Bottled water

✅ National parks entrance fees

❌ Lunch is not included, but is provided at a local cafe and paid by tourists

Number of people

5 - 8

9 - 15

TOTAL PRICE

$270

$280

$290

$320 - $350

$460 - $520

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

IMPORTANT INFO

PRECAUTION

• Not recommended for travelers with serious medical conditions;
• Not recommended for pregnant women;
• Not recommended for travelers who can not withstand long trips by car and long walks;
• Travelers should have at least a low physical fitness level.

PRIVATE TOUR BOOKING

[Here you can submit a request to book a private tour. We will try to respond to you within 24 hours]

BOOKING TERMS

Prepayment (10% - 30% deposit for the Private tours, 30% - 50% deposit for the Group tours) of the tour cost is required to confirm your booking. The remaining amount must be paid at the start of the tour.
To accept online payments from bank cards, we use PayPal as a payment gateway, so you can securely pay with any international debit/credit 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 72 hours before the start of the tour with the possibility of a 70-90% 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 (24 hours - for day tours; 72 hours - 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 no later than 48 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.