Price:
- 500$ (1 person)
- 660$ (2 persons)
- 750$ (3 persons)
Season: May-September
Duration: 3 days, 2 nights
Accommodation: in tents
Area: Northern Tien-Shan mountains, National Park Kolsay Lakes
Route: Almaty – Kolsay lake first – Kolsay lake second – Saty village – Kaindy lake – Almaty
Amazing area of the Tien Shan, where among forests hid 3 beautiful lakes. Like a string of pearls, a triad of high-mountainous lakes with abrupt slopes thickly covered with the Tien Shan fur-trees decorates Nothern Tien-Shan, in eastern spurs of the Kungey Alatau. This is a fine place for camping and hiking, travel on horses and mountain bicycles. The nearest settlement is the Saty village, some 280 kms of Almaty. The first Kolsay lake stretches for 1 km. It is at the height of 1818 m and about 300 m wide. There is a road to it. The water is clear and transparent that you can see living in the lakes of the Royal fish – trout.
The middle Kolsay lake is at the height of 2252 m, 6 kms above the first. It is bigeest and extaordinary picturesque, like a turquoise-crystal bowl in palms of the mountains. By sunset, the lower and middle Kolsay lakes “boil” from the playing trouts.
Upper Kolsay lake is 4,5 kms further and 400 m higher then the middle lake. Further on, within 6 kms is the Sarybulak pass (3278 m) that is a border with Kyrgyzstan a nice view to the blue Issyk-Kul lake opens from here.
The Kaindy lake. Strangely enough, the lake with such name is located among a magnificent coniferous wood at height of 1867 m above see level. It was formed about a 100 years ago as a result of a landslide of huge mass of rock which made a natural dam. The lake is about 400 m long and up to 30 m deep. From a rocky crest there is a tremendous view to the gorge and the Chilik river valley. Dead trunks of fur-trees tower above a water surface, like masts of the sunken ships.
If you want to see the main attractions in 2 days, then we recommend this option Jeep-tour Charyn-Kaindy-Kolsay
Programme
Day 1
6 h. Transfer Almaty-Kolsay National Park.
1 h. Lunch.
1 h. Trekking along first lake.
Setting of the camp, supper.
Day 2.
Wakening time, breakfast, gathering.
4 h. Trekking to second lake.
1 h. Lunch
2 h. Coming back to first lake.
Supper.
Day 3.
Wakening time, breakfast, gathering.
1 h. Coming back to car.
2 h. Transfer to Kaindy lake.
1 h. Lunch and foto.
5 h. Transfer to Almaty.
- Transport service (city – mountains – city)
- Guide service
- Rent tent 2-3 places
- Cook
- Food
- Permit on National Park
- Rent of mats and sleeping bag – $20 / 1 person / all route
Every person need to take:
Accoutrements:
- backpack (15-30 L)
- sleeping bag (comfort +10…+15оС)
- camping mat
- headlamp
- sunglasses
- bottle for water.
Clothes:
- shoes
- cap
- thermal wear
- thermal pants
- warm pants for the evening
- fleece jacket
- windstopper coat
- raincoat
- clothes for change.
Documentation:
- passport.
Personal items:
- sunscreen
- toothpaste
- toothbrush
- soap
- towel
- individual cosmetics
- personal dishes (cup, plate, spoon).
Personal medicine box:
- individual medications.
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