Almaty Vibes — 3 Days / 2 Nights
Medeu • Kok-Tobe • Shymbulak • Museum • Kolsai Lake • Kaindy Lake • Charyn Canyon • Black Canyon • Moon Canyon • Charyn River
Places you will visit
Shymbulak
Medeu–Shymbulak cable car ride up the Zailiysky Alatau mountains (ticket not included).
Where you will stay
Night 2 is spent in a simple local guesthouse in Saty Village. 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
Three days combining the best of Almaty city and the wildest nature of the region: Medeu, Kok-Tobe, Shymbulak and the museum on Day 1, Kaindy & Kolsai Lakes on Day 2, and Black, Moon and Charyn Canyons on Day 3. Departures every Tuesday and Friday.
- Departures: Every Tuesday & Friday
- Meeting time: 08:00 · Departure: 08:15
- Adults — ₸80,000 per person
- Children under 12 — ₸60,000 per person
Departure city: Almaty
Meeting time: 08:00. Departure time: 08:15. Please arrive on time — we do not wait for late passengers.❗️
Day 1 — Almaty City tour
- 08:00Meeting time
- 08:15Departure
- 09:00Arrival at Medeu
- 12:20Medeu–Shymbulak cable car ride (ticket not included)
- 14:30Free time
- 16:15Departure to Kok-Tobe
- 17:00Arrival at Kok-Tobe, sightseeing and free time
- 20:00Return to the city
- 20:30Departure to Saty Village
Day 2 — Kaindy & Kolsai Lakes
- 01:30Arrival in Saty Village
- 02:00Check-in at a local guesthouse
- 08:00Wake-up
- 08:30Breakfast (included)
- 09:00Departure to Kaindy Lake
- 10:00Arrival at Kaindy Lake, sightseeing and free time
- 13:00Return to Saty Village
- 13:30Lunch (included)
- 14:00Departure to Kolsai Lake
- 15:00Arrival at Kolsai Lake, sightseeing and free time
- 19:00Meeting and departure back to the village
- 19:30Dinner and rest (included)
- 21:30Evening program: games, guitar songs and gathering around the campfire
Day 3 — Canyons
- 09:00Wake-up
- 09:30Breakfast (included)
- 10:00Departure to Black Canyon
- 11:30Arrival at Black Canyon
- 12:00Departure to Moon Canyon
- 12:30Arrival at Moon Canyon
- 13:30Arrival at Charyn Canyon, sightseeing and free time
- 16:00Departure to Almaty
- 20:00Arrival 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.