Visit the Big Almaty Lake during a tour of the southern capital of Kazakhstan. The tour includes a visit to the city's main sights and a visit to the region's most famous and picturesque lake.
Big Almaty Lake has always been a hallmark of Almaty. During the tour, you will also have lunch in a restaurant with national cuisine and visit the old part of the city.
INDIVIDUAL CITY TOUR and lake PROGRAM
10 hours
Hotel Almaty / Big Almaty lake / Old city of Almaty / Hotel
9 am. After getting acquainted with the guide, the first sight will be Big Almaty Lake. We will hear the story of how the lake originated and will walk around it.
2 pm. For lunch, we will try Kazakh dishes in a Kazakh restaurant.
3 pm. We get acquainted with the old part of the city. Before dinner, we will visit: the Cathedral in the park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen, the central mosque, the green market (we will try Kurt cheese and the Koumiss mare's milk drink), the Rakhat chocolate factory shop, and Independence Square.
6 pm. On the cable car from the city center, we will climb Mount Kok-Tobe, where we will meet the sunset, admire the evening panorama of the city and say goodbye to it.
8 pm. The guide will take you to the hotel and thank you for a wonderful day.
ALMATY LAKE TOUR PRICE
TRAVEL TAXI
290 USD (max 6 persons)
PRICE INCLUDES:
SUV
driver/guide service
fuel
PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:
meals
national parks tickets
drinking water
This package is suitable for tourists who prefer to organize their own accommodations and meals during the tour. In addition, they can sleep in a tent and only look for transportation and a guide.
For groups up to 6 people we use Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, Toyota Sequoya, Nissan Patrol. For groups more than 6 people, prepared for off-road Hyundai Starex, Mitsubishi Rosa.
Every evening, Internet will be available at the hotel or guest house. Your guide will distribute the Internet during the ride and you can use it wherever possible.
You can rent a horse for a walk on Lake Kaindy or ride a horse to the middle lake Kolsai. The approximate rental price is 50 USD per person.
By prior arrangement, it is possible to order vegetarian, vegan, halal and gluten-free foods.
We recommend going on this tour from 5 years old. We had experience organizing this tour for a 7 month old baby.
We will send a program by email after booking.
We only organize private tours and do not collect groups. In any case, write to us and we will try to help you.
You can pay the full amount when booking a tour on our website. Or by prior arrangement, you can pay 10% of the cost as a prepayment via PayPal, and pay the balance in cash on the day of the tour.
We are pleased to change the program for you to make it even more individual, please contact us by e-mail.
Alpine lake at an altitude of 2500m above sea level, surrounded by glaciers and high peaks. The most popular attraction in Almaty.
GREEN MARKET
Bazaar in the old city center of Almaty. One of the very first bazaars in the city, where you can see a lot of interesting things.
KOK - TOBE
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ATTRACTIONS AVAILABLE ON BIG ALMATY LAKE:
Horse rides
Mountain hikes
Electric bike rental
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Show the secret areas to take the best pictures
Cooking the delicious coffee
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