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4 Days / 3 Nights • Max 8 Guests • Almaty Roundtrip

4-Day Charyn Canyon, Kaindy & Kolsai Alpine Lakes

✓ Private En-Suite Guesthouse + Heated Yurt ✓ EN / DE / RU / ZH / KZ Guide ✓ All 9 Meals Included
Kolsai Alpine Lakes and Charyn Canyon Expedition
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1. Almaty 780m 2. Charyn 1,150m 3. Saty & Yurt 1,450m 4. Kolsai & Kaindy 2,250m

Meet your guide Aidar K. at 08:30 in Almaty. Travel in a comfortable air-conditioned 4x4 across the Sogety Valley with a traditional lunch stop before checking into your private en-suite room in Saty Village.

🚗 3.5 hrs 🥾 Easy Walk 🛏️ Saty En-Suite Guesthouse

Walk along the 3km red sandstone floor of the Valley of Castles to the turquoise Charyn River. Enjoy riverside herbal tea from a samovar before ascending to our heated felt yurt camp overlooking Kolsai Lake #1.

🚗 1.5 hrs 🥾 6 km Hike ⛺ Heated Kolsai Felt Yurt

Follow shaded alpine spruce trails from Lower Kolsai Lake (1,818m) up to pristine Middle Kolsai Lake #2 (2,250m) with a lakeside mountain trout picnic. Return to Saty Village for a hot shower and private bedroom on Night 3.

🚗 30 mins 🥾 14 km Alpine Trail 🛏️ Saty En-Suite Guesthouse

Ascend by 4x4 through mountain streams to Lake Kaindy (2,000m) to photograph its famous submerged spruce trunks rising from turquoise water. Enjoy a farewell family feast in Saty and arrive back at your Almaty hotel by 20:00.

🚗 4 hrs to Almaty 🥾 4 km Forest Walk ✓ Hotel Drop-Off
Nights 1 & 3 • Saty Village

Saty Private Family Guesthouse

Comfortable private bedroom with full indoor bathroom amenities.

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    Indoor Western Flush Toilet & Hot Shower — Private en-suite bathroom inside your room with 24/7 hot water and fresh towels.
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    Central Radiator Heating & Real Beds — Orthopedic twin or double beds with crisp cotton linens.
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    220V Outlets & 4G Wi-Fi — Charge all cameras and phones right beside your bed.
Night 2 • Kolsai Ridge (1,818m)

Traditional Heated Felt Yurt

Authentic nomadic night under the stars—with optional free guesthouse swap if preferred.

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    Wood-Burning Stove (22°C Inside) — Tended by our camp host plus thick wool korpe mattresses and thermal sleeping bags.
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    Clean Eco-Toilet 25m Away — Well-lit timber washhouse with warm water handwashing basins 25 meters from your yurt door.
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    Solar USB Charging & Offline App — Zero cell signal distractions; USB power bank station provided inside the yurt.
✓ 100% Halal Certified ✓ Vegetarian & Vegan Ready ✓ Gluten-Free Available

✓ Included in Your Price

  • ✓ 4x4 Toyota / Mitsubishi Delica SUV & fuel
  • ✓ Certified 5-language lead guide
  • ✓ All 9 meals, spring water & samovar tea
  • ✓ 2 nights en-suite guesthouse + 1 night heated yurt
  • ✓ All national park permits & eQonaq registration
  • ✓ Trekking poles & Garmin satellite SOS beacon

🎒 What to Bring

  • • Passport (valid for 6+ months, 30-day visa-free)
  • • Comfortable ankle hiking shoes or trail runners
  • • Warm fleece layer & light rain/wind jacket
  • • Sunglasses, SPF 50 sunscreen & daypack
  • • Reusable water bottle (refilled free daily)