3 Canyons of Charyn day tour

Starting/ending point: Almaty city

Driving distance: 500 km from Almaty and back

Tour duration: 10 hours

Start time: 08:00 am Almaty time

Availability season: all year round

Tour language: English | Russian

Tour activities: Sightseeing | Walking | National cuisine tasting

Tour options: PRIVATE

Description

TOURIST PLACES you will visit:

Take the opportunity to visit the most spectacular 3 canyons at once in a day tour to Charyn river valley and enjoy their unearthly beauty. This tour is designed so that you can enjoy the views at the best time of the day with the best lighting conditions. Our tour guide will show you the best photo spots and tell you interesting information about the sights.

The most known and popular place among tourists is the “Valley of the Castles”. This is a completed ensemble of “palaces”, “towers” and ”minarets” formed by Pliocene 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.

Moon (Yellow) Canyon is less known and therefore less visited than the Valley of the Castles, but it is the same natural masterpiece. The slopes of the canyon are composed of yellow sediment, that's why it is also called Yellow canyon.

Black Canyon is the deepest among others and is formed directly by the Charyn River, which for millions of years has carved such a deep canyon in the rock. If you close to the edge of the cliff and look down, you will definitely feel your head spinning.

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.

ITINERARY

08:00 Pick-up in 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
Rest at Charyn river bank
Return back to the top of the canyon by shuttle-van
Drive to the Moon (Yellow) Canyon
Walking at the Moon (Yellow) Canyon, photographing
Drive to the Black Canyon
Black Canyon, enjoying the scenery, photographing
15:00 Lunch in the cafe of local cuisine
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	✅ Hotel pick-up/drop-off ✅ Comfortable 4x4 SUV or minibus ✅ English-speaking tour guide ✅ Accompanied (with guiding) at tourist sites ✅ Bottled water ✅ National park admission ❌ Lunch is not included, but is provided at a local cafe and paid by tourists
Number of people	2*	3*	4*	5 - 8**	9 - 15**
TOTAL PRICE	$300	$310	$320	$350 - $380	$495 - $525
* travel by SUV ** travel by minibus

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

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.