Kazakhstan · 6 days
AlmatyCharyn CanyonKolsai LakesKaindy Lake
The best of south-east Kazakhstan: Almaty and Big Almaty Lake, Charyn Canyon, the Kolsai Lakes and Kaindy’s sunken forest.
By road
Positions are exact; lines show the order of the route, not the road.
Arrival. Panfilov Park, Zenkov Cathedral and the Green Bazaar; Kok-Tobe at sunset.
Big Almaty Lake in the morning, Medeu and the Shymbulak gondola in the afternoon.
Walk the Valley of Castles to the river, then continue to the village of Saty.
The first lake, then a hike or horse ride to the second.
By 4×4 to Kaindy’s sunken forest, then the drive back to Almaty.
Transfer to the airport.
Hotels are chosen to match your budget, from boutique guesthouses to the best available.
Private vehicle with driver, plus trains or flights where they save time.
Details are confirmed in your proposal.
Change the pace, upgrade hotels, add a night in a yurt camp or a day in the mountains. Tell us what to change and we’ll send a revised route and price.
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Tell us your dates, group size and interests through the trip builder, the request form on any tour, or WhatsApp. We reply with a proposed itinerary and price. Once you are happy with it, we confirm hotels, guides and transport.
Yes. Every itinerary on this site is a starting point. It can be shortened, extended, upgraded or combined with another country.
No. Proposals are free and you pay nothing until you decide to confirm your trip.
Our cancellation terms are included with every proposal, before you pay anything.
Also consider
Ashgabat → Darvaza gas crater → Kunya-Urgench → Khiva → Bukhara → Samarkand → Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) → Tashkent → Margilan → Osh → Bishkek → Song-Kul → Issyk-Kul → Almaty
Almaty → Charyn Canyon → Turkistan → Tashkent → Samarkand → Bukhara → Khiva
Almaty → Charyn Canyon → Kolsai Lakes → Karakol → Issyk-Kul → Song-Kul → Bishkek
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