Private tour price depends on the number of people in the group, including children aged 16 and over. A child participates in the tour at the price of an adult. The price (per person) indicated below is for a group of 2 persons.
Private tour price depends on the number of people in the group, including children aged 16 and over. A child participates in the tour at the price of an adult. The price (per person) indicated below is for a group of 2 persons.
After meeting the guide at your hotel at 07:00 and boarding a comfortable vehicle, You will leave Almaty. The first sightseeing place on the way to the mountainous country of Kungey Alatau will be Charyn Canyon - a natural complex, unique in its kind not only in Kazakhstan but also worldwide. It reminds the Grand Canyon of Colorado River in North America, although inferior to it in size. Wind and water have created the beautiful "Valley of Castles", where You are always surrounded by the fancy towers composed of sedimentary rocks. After a short walk along the Valley of Castles You will go to the village, where You will have a delicious lunch at the guest house.
In the afternoon You will have a training horseback riding trip to the lower Kolsai lake, one of the three "Pearls of the Northern Tien-Shan". Of the three lakes it is the largest and most accessible for tourists. Reaching the lake shore You will take a short break for tea and coffee. Then You will return to the guest house, where You will take a shower and have dinner and rest.
Overnight in a guest house
Horseback walk during the day is about 6 km
After breakfast at 09:00 and gathering Your staff You will get on the horse route. Most of the route You will pass through the old mountain roads with stops for rest and lunch. After rest there will be a long ascent to the Besmoinak pass. Most of the trail passes through the coniferous forest, where there are many traces of wild animals. After reaching the saddle of the pass You will have a break. Then follows a short walk to the mountain hut where You will stay for dinner and rest.
Overnight in a mountain hut
Horseback walk during the day is about 15 km
Breakfast in the hut. On this day, depending on the state of the tour participants, there is possibility to make a program more interesting by hiking to the middle Kolsai lake. Descent from the hut to the lake will take about 2 hours. After reaching lake shores You will go to the area which is not so popular among the tourists. Picnic will be arranged over there. If the weather is good it will be possible to swim in the lake! After rest, walking and lunch You will go back to the hut for dinner and rest.
Overnight in a mountain hut
Horseback walk during the day is about 15 km
Breakfast in the hut. After breakfast and preparations You will go to the final part of the horseback route. This part of the way will be the most exciting. When You get the highest point of the ridge You will be moving along it almost till the village. Several stops will be made on the way. During one of the stops You can enjoy the view of Kungey Alatau range. By the end of the day coming back to the village, dinner, bathhouse/shower.
Overnight in a guest house
Horseback walk during the day is about 15 km
After breakfast at the guest house at 09:00 You will have a short transfer to Kaındy (Birch) Lake, which is located among the magnificent pine forest at 2000 m above s.l. The lake was formed in 1911 due to the powerful earthquake that triggered the landslide blocked the alley by the natural dam, and the water has flooded the valley. The water of the lake is very cold, that is why the needles of the flooded trees are well preserved and clearly visible through the transparent surface of the water, and dry stems of fir trees overlook the water surface, like the masts of the submarine squadron. The mystical splendor of this lake cannot be conveyed in words, You should definitely visit it and see everything with Your own eyes.
When You arrive at the lake, You can take a short walk along its shore. Then You will have a small picnic and another transfer to Moon Canyon where You will also can have a short walk. It is one of the numerous canyons in Charyn National Park, which got its name for bizarre rock shapes and pleasant yellowish color. Just few of tourists visit this canyon. And because of this feature it was kept untouched by civilization.
Then a long way back to Almaty awaits You with estimated arrival to Your hotel at 20:00.
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