Almaty Adventure: Lakes, Canyons, and Yurts
4.8
343 Ratings
Almaty

Discover Charyn Canyon, Kolsai, and Kaindy Lakes on a 2-day tour. Enjoy rustic dinners, bonfires, and yurt stays in an intimate group setting.

Duration: 2 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Moon Black Canyons & Kolsai Lake

Charyn National Park - • Moon Canyon, scenic viewpoint
• Brief visit to Black Canyon
Lower Kolsai Lake - • Kolsai Lake, enjoy walking, horseback riding, or boating (optional), explore all areas

Kaindy Lake & Charyn Canyon

Lake Kaindy - • Kaindy Lake, off-road adventure, hiking or horseback riding…

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What's Included
  • National parks entrance fees
  • Off-road transfer to Lake Kaindy on Soviet van
  • Karaoke and bonfire after dinner
  • Accommodation in rooms with attached WC and yurts shared with other participants
  • Lunch
  • Transportation on modern van/bus with A/C
  • Vegetarian food (if required)
  • Dinner
  • Bottled water
  • Breakfast
What's Not Included
  • Special dietary food & soft drinks
  • Boating and horseback-riding (optional from 6000 KZT/person)
  • Private accommodation (contact us if you need it)
Additional Information

In just two days, visitors will explore the renowned attractions of the Almaty region, including Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes, as well as Charyn, Black, and Moon Canyons. The tour schedule is thoughtfully arranged to allow ample time to fully appreciate each sight. Our comfortable transportation ensures a pleasant journey, keeping travelers at ease during…

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Location
Shevchenko St 28
Shevchenko Street
The meeting point is located at the square in front of the yellow building of the Archeology Museum. The exact pick-up time will be communicated via the platform the day before the tour.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Vladgw
Oct 9, 2025
Great atmosphere with breathtaking views. - The tour was simply amazing, the places that I got to see were like nothing I had ever seen before. The tour is fairly priced, and, although sometimes it is a bit fast paced, I believe we had time to enjoy the views. The atmosphere create by our guide, Zhenis, was lovely - we had lots of fun.
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Lottied362
Oct 8, 2025
Breathtaking sights - This is a great trip. The guide Серж was super helpful, easy going and had plenty of fun stories and interesting historical information to share with the group. This really was excellent value for money and the views are breathtaking. My own negative point - and this is not directed at the tour - is about the treatment of the horses for hire at Kaindy Lake. I noticed the horse I was to be given had a deep laceration due to the saddle being ill fitted. It was a fresh wound and clearly would have been causing the horse pain. I pointed this out and swapped horses. Within two minutes the owner was giving the horse to another person. Clearly no care for the animal nor the safety issue of the rider who could have been bucked by a horse in pain. DO NOT HIRE THESE HORSES. The company have been informed.
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693mariacristinap
Oct 7, 2025
Wonderful tour! - It was fun, adventurous, and the spots are amazingly beautiful. Our tour guide, Luba and the driver were both nice and accommodating.
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Harismrt
Oct 6, 2025
Great tour! - This was a great tour. We visited some beautiful places and at each place we had sufficient time to explore and enjoy the scenery. Our guide Eli was very nice and she always made sure everyone in the group was OK. Accommodation at the yurt was very nice and clean. All meals provided during the trip were nice and generous. Transportation was comfortable with a big bus with air-conditioning. I would definitely recommend this tour.
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Stay639384
Oct 5, 2025
Wonderful trip !! - We're incredibly grateful for the amazing trip to Kolsai Lake, Kaindy Lake, and Charyn Canyons! A huge thank you to our wonderful tour guide, Zhenis, who took such great care of us. Our stay at Green Hurt in the mountains was absolutely fantastic, and we loved the chance to try horse meat. The camaraderie among all the travelers made it even more special. Overall, it was a truly unforgettable and wonderful experience!
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Minghaoz2025
Oct 5, 2025
Beautiful Lakes and Gorgeous Canyons - The lakes and canyons view are excellent. We hiked a lot in this two days trip. We tried local horse meat in this trip. Horse meat is similar with beaf. The experience of sleeping in a yurt is special. It's cold in a yurt at night. We feel much warmer when the heater works at night.
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Rohitt662
Oct 2, 2025
Exhilarating experience - This was one hell of an experience, too good to be true. Each and every itinerary was executed on time starting with pickup, rest stops, lunch and breakfast time, visit to locations and even the drop off !! Serzn was the tour guide for us and he did a commendable job. He is a very sweet guy and helped everyone along the way. Also Serzn is very knowledgeable and knows a lot about history and geography of Almaty and Kazakhstan. All in all an awesome experience and highly recommended. Before planning the tour pls check the weather predictions.
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Linh_d
Sep 29, 2025
we had the best time,... - we had the best time, well organised to give you an authentic experience, Elnara was super knowledgeable and a great guide
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Gearoip
Sep 28, 2025
2 beautiful days - After a first day full of beautiful landscapes, in their small village, by the river, the family of the camp received us like kings (meals, fire food, yurts). That evening, the sky was clear, bright, stars by the thousands, a magical spectacle. The thing that struck me the most on this second day was the view of snow-capped peaks, landscapes like giant green dunes, beautiful horses to go to the lake... But above all, I don't remember crossing such a large and beautiful canyon as the one today during my travels around the world. Majestic! What a memorable experience to walk in the middle of this gigantic canyon accompanied by our friendly guide Sergeant always smiling and available.
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Trip14102332894
Sep 26, 2025
Beauty of Kazakhstan unfold - My wife, son and myself went for two days trip to Kolsai lake, Caindy lake and three canions. It was a wonderful experience. The places were beautiful, worth visiting. Place of stay was also good. Our guide Luba was knowledgable, always ready to help us with a great smile. We enjoyed Kazak style food, except they had very little choice for vegetarians. It was a lifetime experience. Thanks to Luba and Kazakhstan Tours and Travels.
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