Grand Almaty Off-Road Expedition
Three days on the flagship route — Charyn, Kaindy, Kolsai and Bartogai — in purpose-built 4x4s.
Durée
3 days / 2 nights
Difficulté
Difficile
Saison
May – October
Groupe jusqu’à
6 personnes
Prise en charge en ville
Incluse
à partir de
372 €
Temps forts du circuit
- Charyn’s Valley of Castles at sunset
- The sunken forest of Kaindy Lake
- Sunrise over the first Kolsai lake
- Turquoise Bartogai and the Black Canyon
Jour par jour
Day 1
Almaty → Charyn
Leave the city, cross steppe passes and end the day in the Valley of Castles as the walls turn to fire.
Day 2
Charyn → Kaindy → Kolsai
Off-road to Kaindy’s sunken forest, then climb to the Kolsai lakes and overnight in a guest house.
Day 3
Kolsai → Bartogai → Almaty
Dawn at the lake, on to turquoise Bartogai and the Black Canyon, back in Almaty by evening.
Ce qui est inclus
- Purpose-built 4x4 and guide-driver
- Fuel and all road charges
- 2 nights in guest houses
- National-park eco-fees
- Drinking water en route
Non inclus
- Lunches and dinners at cafés
- Personal insurance
- Guide gratuities
À prévoir
- Warm jacket and comfortable shoes
- Sunscreen and sunglasses
- Original passport
Bon à savoir
- Kolsai and Kaindy sit in a border zone — bring your ORIGINAL passport; copies are not accepted.
Véhicules de ce circuit
Nissan Patrol Y61
Body-on-frame 4x4, 3.0 TD diesel, lockers
5 places · 230 mm garde au sol
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 150
Full-time 4WD, low range, Land Cruiser reliability
5 places · 215 mm garde au sol
The route
The full route on a 3D map
Scroll to fly over each leg of the journey.
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Start — Almaty
We leave the city at dawn. Three days of backcountry across the Almaty region ahead.
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Charyn — Valley of Castles
The canyon’s red sandstone towers at sunset — the first major stop on the route.
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Kaindy Lake
Off-road to the sunken spruce forest — dry trunks rising from turquoise water.
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Kolsai Lakes
Climb to the alpine lakes in the Tien Shan spruce slopes and overnight in the mountains.
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Bartogai Reservoir
A turquoise basin in the steppe and Charyn’s Black Canyon on the way back.
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Finish — Almaty
Back in the city on the evening of day three — the loop of the region’s best places is closed.
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