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The best of Almaty.
The 15 most popular almaty tours. The ones worth building a day around, with what each costs, who runs it, and what it actually delivers on the ground.
Small-group day trip from Almaty to Charyn Canyon, Kaindy Lake, and Kolsai Lake with hotel pickup, a UAZ van ride, and lunch.
Most Popular“This is a great tour, just long. We were picked up after 5 a.m. and returned back to our accommodations around 9 p.m. The sites were so breathtaking and the included lunch was at a guesthouse. Our tour guide, Sabina and the driver were awesome.”
A fast-paced 2-day loop from Almaty to Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes plus Charyn Canyons, with yurt camp dinner, bonfire fun, and A/C transport.
“Great tour which covered a lot of beautiful landscapes. The yellow canyon and charyn canyon were especially stunning. Our tour guide Almas was great”
One long Kazakhstan day to Charyn Canyon, Moon Canyon, Kolsai, and Kaindy Lakes, with hotel pickup, lunch, park entry, and a Soviet van ride.
“Our vehicle broke down during one section but overall it was a fun trip. Serzhan was a great guide and I got a lot of photos.”
VIP day trip from Almaty to Charyn Canyon, Kaindy and Kolsai Lakes. Small group, park tickets, early start, UAZ ride to Kaindy.
“The tour was very well organised. Our guide was very informative. However going to the lakes in winters is a big no because you don’t see the lakes at all as it’s completely frozen.”
A long day from Almaty to Charyn Canyon and Kolsay Lake, with park fees included and optional horseback and boating on the spot.
“It is fun one day tour and see a good panoramic view our driver is a good one and also our guide Mi (im not sure about the name) is very helpful and attentative for the tourist inquiry”
One day from Almaty to Charyn Canyon, Kaindy Lake, and Kolsai Lake, with guided hikes, national-park fees, and strong value.
“It’s all good, keep it up. We learned so much about Kazakhstan’s wonderful natural places and our tour guide, Jana is very informative, fun, and friendly.”
Lake Issyk and Turgen Bear Waterfall near Almaty: a comfortable group day trip with a short gorge hike and big mountain views.
“Very nice tour. Beautiful scenery! Love our tour guide Mutha. She was very engaging and flexible with everyone in the group. Picked the perfect places to stops for breaks and to eats. Delicious clean, and reasonable.”
A fast-paced Altyn Emel day trip from Almaty to chalk Aktau Mountains, volcanic Katutau, and the Singing Dunes.
“The guide was so nice and freindly. the car was really confortable . Lunch was local and delicious. we were able o see many sites of the park. i had an amazing day”
Private 2-day SUV tour from Almaty to Charyn Canyon, Kolsai Lake, and Kaindy’s sunken fir forest, with an overnight guest house stay.
“I recently attended a two-day tour guided by a professional and kind driver, Victor (apologies if I've misspelled the name), and an exceptionally friendly and knowledgeable guide, Margu. We are grateful for their hard work and excellent Read more”
Almaty one-day tour to Medeu, Shymbulak, Kok-Tobe, Panfilov Park, Zenkov Cathedral, and Green Bazaar with an English guide and tickets.
“This tour was a great way to see Almaty in a day. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. The sites are a bit underwhelming though, but the tour itself was very well organized.”
3 days from Almaty to Kolsai, Kaindy, and Charyn Canyon, with guesthouse stays in Saty, included lake and canyon entries, and UAZ SUV rides.
“Despite starting at the odd time of 8pm, everything was orderly planned with guesthouses owners out to receive us at 2 or 3 am in Saty village.The quest house rooms were simple but clean, adequate and okay. The hostess prepared simple Read more”
A private full-day Almaty tour hitting Shymbulak, Kok Tobe, key memorial sites, a local bazaar, and Rakhat sweets, with lunch and tickets.
“Alina was great. She communicated clearly of what to expect and gave us a lot of information of the sites. full of history and detail of each places we visited. Lunch was excellent at Navat. We visited all the places listed and maximized our timRead more”
Big Almaty Lake hike or car day trip from Almaty. Altitude views, frozen winter scenery, pickup options, and 40–60 minutes at the lake.
“amazing hike! dmitry is really knowledgeable and shared a lot of cool facts about the region! he even shared a list of recommendations with the group on sights to see and places to eat in almaty.”
Big Almaty Lake day trip from Almaty with a choice of car viewing or a 14 km hike to turquoise alpine waters.
“Exceptional professionalism shown by the Guide. Must do.. Superb frozen lake visit..Post card pics we clicked...”
Private day trip from Almaty to Charyn Canyon and Kolsai Lake, with early pickup, lunch, entry tickets, and optional boat ride.
“Such a lovely day we were we got to see the most stunning scenes in Almaty❤️ both the canyon and the lake are beautiful, and what made the trip more amazing is our lovely guide Diana, such a beautiful personality, very helpful and caring, she made our day❤️❤️ this is a trip not to be…”
