2-Day Group Tour, 6 Locations
Kolsai Lake • Kaindy Lake • Charyn Canyon • Black Canyon • Moon Canyon • Charyn River
Places you will visit
Day 2
Kaindy Lake
Kaindy Lake — the sunken forest, with spruce trunks rising straight out of turquoise water.
Day 3
Charyn Canyon
Charyn Canyon — three hours of free time and hiking in the Valley of Castles.
Where you will stay
Night 2 is spent in a simple local guesthouse in the village near Saty. Clean rooms, hot shower, and 4 meals included in the price. This is a village guesthouse, not a hotel — comfortable and warm, but simple.
Double room
Triple / shared room
Private bathroom with hot shower
Places: Kolsai Lake, Kaindy Lake, Charyn Canyon, Black Canyon, Moon Canyon, Charyn River.
- Price: 50,000 KZT
- Meeting time: 20:00 on Day 1
- Departure from Almaty at 20:30
- Return to Almaty at 19:00 on Day 3
Departure city: Almaty
DAY 1
- 20:00Meeting time
- 20:30Departure from Almaty
DAY 2
- 01:00Arrival at the village
- 01:30Check-in at local guesthouses
- 08:00Wake-up
- 08:30Breakfast
- 09:00Departure to Kaindy Lake by bus
- 10:00Arrival at the Kaindy Lake parking area
- 10:00–13:00Walk to Kaindy Lake, guided tour and free time
- 13:00Return to the guesthouse
- 13:30Lunch
- 14:00Departure to Kolsai Lake
- 15:00Arrival at Kolsai Lake, guided tour and free time
- 19:00Meeting point and return to the guesthouse
- 19:30Dinner and rest
- 21:30Evening program: bonfire, singing, socializing, dancing and disco 🔥
- 23:00Return to the guesthouse and rest
DAY 3
- 08:00Wake-up
- 08:30Breakfast
- 09:00Departure to Black Canyon
- 10:30Arrival at Black Canyon
- 10:45Departure to Moon Canyon
- 11:00Arrival at Moon Canyon
- 12:00Arrival at Charyn Canyon
- 12:00–15:00Free time and hiking at Charyn Canyon
- 15:30Meeting time
- 16:00Departure back to Almaty
- 19:00Arrival in Almaty
Important note
The exact timing of the itinerary may change depending on road and traffic conditions, and on whether all participants arrive at the meeting points on time.