Kolsai Kaindy Lakes with Charyn Canyon 2-day small-group tour

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  • Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan
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Within 2 days you will visit the most famous places of Almaty region - Charyn Canyon, Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes. You will also explore a tranquil place with landscapes of unearthly beauty - Yellow (Moon) Canyon. The itinerary is designed so that you can enjoy the tour without rushing and visit sites at the best time of the day in the best lighting conditions. Our tour guide will show you the best photo spots and tell you interesting information about the places.

In the evening you will enjoy a rustic dinner of local cuisine, as well as games and fun around the bonfire.
For the night, tourists are accommodated in a yurt (nomadic dwelling), where you will feel the spirit of the nomadic lifestyle, and enjoy the silence away from civilization and unity with nature (accommodation in the house is also possible).

❉ Travel in comfort in an uncrowded small group of 5-10 tourists
❉ Enjoy the same experience as a private tour while saving your budget
❉ Meet new people and enjoy the trip together


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Posted By : P6411CEkevinh
Tour guide was nice. Bus and room were clean.
Veg food was not great. I am glad we carried food for 4 meals. Everyone were helpful. Cheers
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Posted On : 2024-06-01 03:21:39 full ratings


Posted By : Karan_T
Everything about the trip was excellent. An extremely well organised and coordinated activity of visiting these places over two days. Small group, comfortable vehicle, adequate time at all the places being visited, food was top notch (including vegetarian food which we couldn’t easily find in rest of Kazakhstan. Azamat was a great host. Would highly recommend.
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Posted On : 2024-05-31 16:10:10 full ratings


Posted By : Brian_B
The tour description doesn’t do it justice. It was so much more than just seeing lakes and canyons. The food. Traversing through rivers on horseback and old Soviet vans. The stunning views. It was an incredible 2 days. Highly recommend!
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Posted On : 2024-05-29 01:17:01 full ratings


Posted By : ClarissaD195
The tour is well-organized in terms of timing and attractions.
But please CHECK THE WEATHER before booking! If the forecast looks bad, just change the dates. During the first day at Charyn Canyon and Kolsai Lake we were literally freezing, there was rain and very strong wind. We were so cold and it even started snowing at some point. This was at the end of May, so we expected some cold perhaps, but we weren't prepared for these conditions. It felt like winter.

Of course, the tour operator can't control the weather, but it would be helpful if they could send an email a 2-3 days in advance suggesting a date change if necessary. They do send a weather forecast email, but it's only sent 1 day before the tour, which doesn't leave much time to adjust plans.

Fortunately, the second day was sunny and nice and we enjoyed more the beautiful landscapes and people of Kazakhstan :)
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Posted On : 2024-05-28 01:17:31 full ratings


Posted By : martalA8109XL
Very well organized tour. We had so much fun and got a chance to see some amazing places. Also our tour guide Azamat was great, spoke good English and was funny too. Highly recommend it.
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Posted On : 2024-05-11 02:28:32 full ratings


Posted By : C2541MK_m
Very nice trip on relaxed pace. Our guide Azamat spoke great English, had broad knowleage and was willing to help and share his culture. Beautiful places and great experience
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 04:44:38 full ratings


Posted By : DalvinSR
Brilliant tour. Very well managed. Activities were as published. Our guide Tim was great. It was not really a small group tour. They said it would be 10 but we had 16. Still no complains as it was a fantastic bunch.
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Posted On : 2024-05-06 04:39:10 full ratings


Posted By : deanw487
Out of several tours I had done in Kazakhstan this one was by far the best. You‘ll get a vast variety of landscapes and beautiful locations, as well as experience local cuisine. Our guide Aika did a fantastic job during these two days - nothing felt rushed, and everything was organized very well.
This tour is definitely worth going!
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Posted On : 2024-05-05 03:33:52 full ratings


Posted By : JIZHAN_G
We got a wonderful trip, the Guide arranged verything perfect. Because we are aged tourists, the guide and other tourist in our group helped us a lot, so that we can finished our trip and get what we want in the trip.
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Posted On : 2024-04-28 21:08:04 full ratings


Posted By : paolarol
Beautiful and interesting places. Friendly and kind guide. Something to improve on the timing because we had lunch at 4 in the afternoon. I would have preferred a quick picnic in those beautiful places rather than traveling so many kilometers to have lunch and arriving late at the lake
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Posted On : 2024-04-24 11:12:39 full ratings