Kazakhstan Expedition
Discover Kazakhstan’s best in this 6-day group trip, from skiing at Shymbulak to exploring Almaty’s vibrant streets. Marvel at the beauty of Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes and take in the stunning views of Black Canyon. Choose private or shared accommodation for your perfect adventure!
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Destinations
Kazakhstan
Cities
Almaty
Duration
6 Days
Highlights
Visit Charyn Canyon, Kolsai Lake & Kaindy Lake, with a thrilling 4X4 ride to Black Canyon.
Experience Shymbulak Ski Resort, reaching Level 3 for breathtaking mountain views.
Discover Almaty’s iconic landmarks, from Panfilov Park to Zenkov Cathedral.
Inclusions / Exclusions
All Breakfast
All tours and transfers as per itinerary Basis
Kandy Lake 4X4 Vehicle on a sharing basis
Accommodation on a sharing basis (unless booked a private basis)
Kolsai Lake, Chayon Canyon,Kandy Lake & Shymbulak Cable Car upto Level 3 tickets included
GST & Parking charges
Visa free for Indian Passport holders
International Flights
Meals if not mentioned in inclusions
Peak season surcharges, if applicable; Any entrance tickets not mentioned explicitly in the inclusions,
Items of personal nature e.g. Laundry, telephone or any other services used at the hotel
TCS 5% on Total amount:- (starting from 1 Oct 2020 Indian Government has started collecting Advance tax in the form of TCS on Foreign travel, At the time of paying yearly Income tax)
Insurance
Early Check-in & Late Check-out
Pachage Options / Variants
Private Accommodation
KAZGRP01/1
Accommodation will be on private basis. Tour will be on shared basis.
Twin Sharing Accommodation
KAZGRP01/2
With this option, you'll be sharing your room with one other traveller.
Triple Sharing Accommodation
KAZGRP01/3
With this option, you'll be sharing your room with two other travellers of same gender.
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Itinerary
Arrival in Almaty
"Welcome to Almaty! Upon clearing customs and immigration procedures, and collecting your baggage, you will be greeted by your driver in the arrivals hall. They will escort you to your vehicle and take you to your hotel"
Full Day City Tour
" Almaty city tour : Explore the city of Almaty by quickly getting acquainted with discovering major areas of interest – President Park, Republic square, Abay Square, Kazakhstan Hotel, Palace of the Republic. Panfilov Park is named and dedicated to the Panfilov Heroes who were 28 soldiers of an Almaty Infantry. Zenkov Cathedral is one of the most beautiful, magnificent, and architectural monuments of the city of Almaty with the height of 56 meters and is in the green Panfilov Park of Almaty. "
Charyn Canyon Tour
Depart from Almaty, and arrival at Charyn Canyon after a scenic ride trough cold desert plains for approx 3.5 hours. Visit Charyn Canyon ""Valley of the Castles"", visiting several spots, walking along the bottom of the canyon 1.5 km till Charyn river This will be approximatley 35-40 min walk. Post your great visit of Canyon's - further move towards Kolsai Lake. Visit Kolsai Lake, one of the most picturesuq lake in upper Kazakasthan region. You shall explore horseback-riding( self expense) or boating (optional) as part of your visit to Lake."
Explore Kandy Lake
"Take the trip to Kaindy Lake area, which is a nice offbeat ride. You will be transferred to a 4X4 vehicle for this transfer. After that, you arrival at Kaindy Lake parking area - You can choose to have a short hiking or horseback-riding (optional) towards Lake. Later, we will leave Kolsai Lakes National Park and have a short stop at Black Canyon, which is a beaituful location with a wide open valley view. Further have a short stopover at Yellow (Moon) Canyon. Finally we will move back to Almaty."
Visit Shymbulak Ski Resort
"Medeu Skating Rink and Ski resort : Start with Transfer to Medeu and Walking around. Climbing to the top of the dam through Stairs of Health. Then, Going to Shymbulak by cable car and Going to the 3rd level station by cable car. After that, Going back to base station ""Medeu"". Further you will visit ""Shymbulak"" - One of the oldest and most famous resorts of Zailiysky Alatau, located in an incredibly beautiful gorge at an altitude of 2260 m above sea level."
Departure from Almaty
Departure from Almaty, Pickup from your hotel and dropoff to Airport
Important Terms & Conditions
Cancellation Policy
Free Cancellation up to 45 days before departure
You can cancel this trip without any cancellation penalty up to 45 days before your trip starts. Up to 30 days before departure, you can cancel with a 10% cancellation penalty.Up to 45 days before: 0% of price
Up to 30 days before: 10% of price
Up to 15 days before: 25% of price
Up to 7 days before: 50% of price
Within 7 days of service start: Non-refundable
General Terms & Conditions
1. Please note that these are live prices and no bookings have been made yet. Final price and availability can only be confirmed at the time of booking.
2. The outline itineraries given are a statement of our intent. Local weather conditions, events, festivals, political and security problems, or a host of other uncontrollable factors could force a change in the itinerary.
3. Embassy / High Commission for your visa application. Grant of the visa is at the sole discretion of the respective embassy / high commission. We have no role in grant of any visa. We only facilitate the visa application, on a best effort basis, as per the requirements laid down by the embassy / high commission.
4. Please reconfirm your flight timings with the airline company 72 hours before departure, for any changes in the flight schedule.
5. Special requests to hotels e.g. bed type, interconnecting rooms, adjacent rooms, early check in, late check out etc. are subject to availability at the time of check in and is at sole discretion of hotel management, and the cost for the same is to be borne by the customer.
6. Any significant changes in foreign exchange rates or government taxes may lead revision in prices until the time of last installment payment.
7. For more detailed Terms of Service, please refer to https://lykke.travel/terms-and-conditions . Your decision to make the first payment implies that you are in agreement with the terms and conditions provided on the above link.
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