{"id":3174,"date":"2022-06-03T17:34:29","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T17:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/?page_id=3174"},"modified":"2023-12-04T12:57:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:57:09","slug":"5-day-group-tour-from-almaty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/5-day-group-tour-from-almaty\/","title":{"rendered":"5-day group tour from Almaty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3174\" class=\"elementor elementor-3174\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f984c51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f984c51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd07c26\" data-id=\"bd07c26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d55ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10d55ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5-day Group t0ur from Almaty<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9667250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9667250\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f61560\" data-id=\"9f61560\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e854d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e854d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6208a0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6208a0f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbc45ef\" data-id=\"cbc45ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f6b490 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f6b490\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\"><strong>Duration:\u00a05\u00a0days<\/strong><\/p><p>Enjoy a leisurely 5-day group tour from Almaty to fully experience the scenic beauty of south-eastern Kazakhstan. Feel the heat of a desert on a journey through the deep and remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/south-east\/altyn-emel-national-park\/\">Altyn Emel<\/a>, immerse yourself into the millions of years of history at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/about-charyn-canyon\/\">Charyn Canyon<\/a>, hit the trail between stunning high-altitude <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/kolsay-kaindy-lakes\/\">Kolsai lakes<\/a> &amp; discover the mystery of the sunken forest at the icy cold Kaindy lake. Lots of hiking, lots of dusty trails, smoky tang from last night\u2019s campfire, unimaginable amounts of village food, tons of chats and laughter \u2013 it will be the best 5 days on your trip to Central Asia, we promise!<\/p><p>In\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/about-dostar-trips-travel-agency-almaty-kazakhstan\/\">Dostar Trips<\/a>, we treat each of our guests as a friend we just didn\u2019t meet yet (btw \u201cdostar\u201d means friends from Kazakh). If you take a trip with us \u2013 you can rely on our friendly support during all your stay even after the tour, we will always be happy to help you with anything you need \u2013 advise the best place to eat, buy a train ticket, meet locals. Check out what our previous guests are saying about us on\u00a0<a style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.ru\/Attraction_Review-g298251-d12445917-Reviews-Friendly_Tours_Dostar_Trips-Almaty.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TripAdvisor<\/a>. Let\u2019s be friends!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Important:<\/strong>\u00a0a group tour from Almaty will take place if five participants will be ready to do the trip. Please let us know if you&#8217;d like to take a tour by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/contact\/\">emailing us<\/a> and we will contact you 5 days before the tour to inform you about the status of the tour. If we have 5 participants, we will send you our bank details or PayPal for the 10% deposit of tour&#8217; price to be paid. The rest 90% of the payment needs to be paid at the beginning of the tour (morning of the first day).\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Dates for the next 5-day group tours from Almaty in 2023:<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">10th of May &#8211; 14th of May<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">25th of May &#8211; 29th of May<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">15th of June &#8211; 19th of June<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">25th of June &#8211; 29th of June<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">12th of July &#8211; 16th of July<\/span><\/li><li>26th of July &#8211; 30th of July<\/li><li>9th of August &#8211; 13th of August<\/li><li>23rd of August &#8211; 27th of August<\/li><li>6th of September &#8211; 10th of September<\/li><li>20th of September &#8211; 24th of September\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-706b8e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"706b8e9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc46c1\" data-id=\"5dc46c1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35bdfa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35bdfa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font_8\"><strong>Highlights:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Visit three national parks in five days<\/li><li>Take a road trip to the unique singing sand dunes that never move despite the constant strong winds<\/li><li>See the old Uighur mosque built by Chinese architect<\/li><li>Have a relaxed evening at Chundzha hot springs!<\/li><li>Spend your evenings stargazing and planet-spotting in some of Kazakhstan\u2019s best dark sky locations<\/li><li>Take the splendor of Charyn Canyon with a nice hike in the Valley of Castles<\/li><li>Enjoy breathtaking scenery of Kolsay lakes and ascend from the first lake to the second<\/li><li>Tackle a mystery of a sunken forest at Kaindy lake<\/li><li>Experience Kazakh cuisine and culture in a carefully selected guesthouse at Kolsai lakes<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-408a685 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"408a685\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db721b5\" data-id=\"db721b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414ff5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"414ff5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Itinerary for the 5-day group tour from Almaty:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d89471 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d89471\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8264fe9\" data-id=\"8264fe9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0077e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0077e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Day 1: Almaty &#8211; Singing Dune;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Day 2: Zharkent Mosque &amp; Chundzha hot springs;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Day 3: Kaindy Lake;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Day 4: Hiking at Kolsay lakes;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Day 5: Charyn Canyon &#8211; Bartogai lake &#8211; Almaty.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfeb22d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfeb22d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eec598c\" data-id=\"eec598c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a70e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a70e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Day 1: SINGING DUNE. <\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e1ff38\" data-id=\"0e1ff38\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0647bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0647bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Driving time: 3,5 hours to the Basshi village, <br \/>1.5 hour both ways to the Singing Dune, <br \/>2 hours of hiking at the 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elementor-element-5f9eab4\" data-id=\"5f9eab4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5363236 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5363236\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will have an early start today by picking you up from Seven Rivers bar on an air-conditioned vehicle led by the super-experienced driver. Our guide will meet you at the bar for the welcome coffee and you get to know your crew and hear about the adventure ahead.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our way will wind to the north along the scenic drive away from the big city. You&#8217;ll soon be greeted by sweeping views of artificial Kapchagai lake \u2013 the last big ambitious Soviet project on the territory of Kazakhstan, that provides electricity to the whole region. You will also be a bit surprised by luxurious casinos lined up along the highway. Kapchagai town is one of the two places in Kazakhstan where gambling is officially allowed.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It usually takes 3-4 hours to reach a hotel at Altyn Emel National Park, where we stop for a lunch and rest break.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is time to take a driving journey through the remote barren Kazakh steppes to experience the first miracle of our trip \u2013 Singing Dunes. On the way, extra beady eyes may catch sight of the gracious black-tailed gazelle or Asian wild ass moving for the Ili river\u2019s drinking place. Arriving at the Singing Dunes learn how it is possible that dunes appeared in a vast steppe area and, despite a wind, never moved from their place for hundreds of years! Never have climbed a dune before? Here we will have a lot of time for hiking, taking magnificent photos, and enjoying an amazing panoramic view of the valley around Ili \u2013 the main river of the region!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coming back to the hotel, dinner, night at the hotel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P.S. If you are taking a trip to Altyn Emel in August, don\u2019t miss the opportunity to see numerous falling stars \u2013 it is far enough from any big city to enjoy the best dark sky in the region.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4eaf82d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4eaf82d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-051321c\" data-id=\"051321c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d04b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8d04b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\"><h4 data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"Type Here...\" style=\"font-style: normal;\">Day 2: Zharkent Mosque & Chundzha Hot Springs<\/h4><\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d8139e\" data-id=\"1d8139e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c0e35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58c0e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving time: 2 hours, no hiking.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a195a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a195a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-612d965\" data-id=\"612d965\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39046b4 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" 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elementor-element elementor-element-5a54e49\" data-id=\"5a54e49\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1511e76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1511e76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breakfast at the hotel at Bashi village.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Short stop at the picturesque Tiger hills, the place looks completely out of our world, you can easily imagine yourself as an explorer of another planet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will drive to the small town Zharkent, located very close to the Khorgos, main automobile entrance to China. Most of the population of this town are people of Uighur ethnicity, so you will try one of the most famous Uighur dishes &#8211; lagman! It is fresh handmade noodles served with meat and vegetables, probably this dish introduced Marco polo to pasta!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After lunch we will visit an old mysterious mosque (currently &#8211; museum) built by a Chinese architect Hong Pik in the XIXth century by the order of wealthy local merchant Valiakhun Yuldashev. The building, resembling a Chinese pagoda, turned out so beautiful that the architect was executed after returning back home for giving away Chinese architectural secrets. We are not sure if this scary story is true but definitely the building is true jewel of our region, so you need to see it with your own eyes!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving to Chundzha town, a place with mineral radon hot springs. We will stay in a hotel with a waterpool, so it&#8217;s a great idea to take a swimming suit.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dinner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night in a hotel in Chundzha town.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bad0b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bad0b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-769a13a\" data-id=\"769a13a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ae4a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54ae4a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Day 3: Kaindy Lake<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b2fe3a\" data-id=\"9b2fe3a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-694193c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"694193c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving time: 4 hours to Satty village,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">2 hours both ways to Kaindy lake, 2 hours hiking around the lake.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ce696d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ce696d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73dfc87\" data-id=\"73dfc87\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc019a0 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"fc019a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;transition_speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"slides.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-slides-wrapper elementor-main-swiper swiper\" dir=\"ltr\" data-animation=\"fadeInUp\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper elementor-slides\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-22e5675 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-3b679ae swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-10a6227 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-b24c1b8 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-60ce3a0 swiper-slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg\" role=\"img\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next slide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-635b5b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"635b5b2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f10774\" data-id=\"5f10774\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff2b24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ff2b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we will drive away from the desserts, towards the snow-capped mountains of Tian Shan. South-east Kazakhstan is famous for that sharp difference when in one day you can experience the intensive summer heat and fresh spring chilly time by just moving a bit closer to the mountains!\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will stop for lunch at the Satty village, the closest village to the Kolsay &amp; Kaindy lakes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After lunch we will visit Kaindy lake.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unusual and mysterious Kaindy Lake (Birch Lake) is located at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level. Kaindy lake was formed as the result of a huge landslide after the powerful earthquake in 1911. The landslide blocked the river and the water flooded the valley. That is how the lake appeared with Tien Shan fir trees in the middle. The water of the lake is very cold, that is why the needles of the flooded trees are well preserved and clearly visible through the transparent surface of the water, and dry stems of fir trees overlook the water surface. It is impossible to describe in words all this mystical splendor of the lake \u2013 it is necessary to go there and see everything with your own eyes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The road to the lake is not so good, so we will change our comfortable bus for the old Soviet UAZ cars during the trip to the lake. It will take around two hours of driving both ways and two more hours to hike a bit around the lake.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dinner and overnight in a guest house in Satty village.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fbbcd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fbbcd3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0876e76\" data-id=\"0876e76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec93f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cec93f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Day 4: KOLSAY LAKES<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f6d61e\" data-id=\"9f6d61e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a9d03a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a9d03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Driving time: 1 hour both ways to the first Kolsay Lake, 5 hours of hiking to the second Kolsay lake both ways.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8d9fa8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8d9fa8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-176fe53\" data-id=\"176fe53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6525475 elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-slides\" data-id=\"6525475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76de35c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wake up in the heart of the Northern Tian Shan mountains, enjoy breakfast at the guesthouse before starting the ascent from the first <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kolsay_Lakes_National_Park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kolsay lake<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the second one.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today\u2019s hike is a wonderful waltz of ascending and descending through the old spruce tree\u2019 forest. It&#8217;ll take around 6-7 hours both ways (16 km, around 500 meters is a height between lakes).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hike is great training for the whole body, so don\u2019t forget to bring comfortable hiking clothes and shoes!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Important: Please take an actual passport (not a copy) for hiking, cause the border with Kyrgyzstan is located around 10 km from the second Kolsai lake and you can be asked to show your passport by border soldiers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the afternoon we will have a well-earned picnic and relax on the shore of the second lake. My favorite part of the hike I should say!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s time to move back to the first Kolsay lake, after giving the last glance at the lake we will drive back to the Satty village.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrival to the village, d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inner and overnight in a guest house in Satty village.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c94274c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c94274c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-672146d\" data-id=\"672146d\" 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elementor-element-9e833e5\" data-id=\"9e833e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96f8c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96f8c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The adventure comes to an end today as you treat yourself with breakfast at Satty village and depart to see the spectacular landscapes of Charyn Canyon on the way back to Almaty.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While driving you\u2019ll learn about Charyn\u2019s history, geology, flora, and fauna. Enjoy plenty of rest stops and photo ops along the way.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charyn Canyon National Park \u2013 time to explore this magnificent natural wonder! Marvel at dramatic rock formations shaped by the elements and time, and keep your camera handy for amazing photos. There\u2019s the time at leisure for exploring on your own at your own pace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a break from touring with a stop for a picnic lunch on a bank of the Charyn river.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the trip back to Almaty we will stop to enjoy a bewitching landscape of Bartogay lake, hidden away from the main road but definitely worth visiting.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will finish our trip at the same place we started it &#8211; Seven Rivers bar, you will be treated with a free glass of local beer here to relax and discuss the tour with new friends you met in these unforgettable five days!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecc9b22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecc9b22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b4cf6e\" data-id=\"0b4cf6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01e0b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01e0b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is included:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p>Transportation: comfortable mini-bus with air-conditioning and seat belts<\/p><\/li><li><p>Accommodation (hotel in Altyn Emel and Chundzha &#8211; shower &amp; toilet inside of the room, guest house in Satty village)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Food &#8211; 5 lunches, 4 breakfasts, 4 dinners.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Water &#8211; 1L per person per day<\/p><\/li><li><p>Tour-guide<\/p><\/li><li><p>All fees &amp; tickets<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>What to take:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p>Comfortable shoes (better if it is a waterproof &amp; with rubber relief sole)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li><p>Warm rain\u00a0jacket (its possible to have some rain on the way to the second lake)<\/p><\/li><li><p>Hiking sticks<\/p><\/li><li><p>Sunscreen<\/p><\/li><li><p>Hat<\/p><\/li><li><p>Insect repellent<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Photography from Slawomir Adamczak, Pawel Plocienniczak &amp; Stephen Bridger<\/p><p><b>Price for the 5-day group tour from Almaty: 595 USD<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">Group tour will take place if seven or more participants will be ready to do the trip. Please let us know if you&#8217;d like to take a tour by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/contact\/\">emailing us<\/a> and we will contact you 5 days before the tour to inform you if the tour will take place or not. If we have seven or more participants, we will send you our bank details or PayPal to pay 59 USD deposit of tour&#8217;s price. The rest 536 USD of the payment needs to be paid at the beginning of the tour (morning of the first day).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb98822 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb98822\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1248fea\" data-id=\"1248fea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1964676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1964676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI joined a five day tour through the Altyn Emel national park, the Charyn national park and the Kolsai national park. The nature was very beautiful and fascinating with a big variety of different kind of landscapes, definitely worth being visited!\nOur guide Asel was very friendly and organised and explained a lot during the tour, her English and German were both very good. Our driver Galim was friendly as well (as far as I could understand him) and I always felt very save with him in the car. They both took good care of us throughout our whole trip. I was also picked up and returned to my accommodation at the start and at the end of our excursion.\u00a0\nAll interaction in advance with the company owner Olya went very smooth and quick, also here the communication in English was very easy. Taken together, I had five wonderful days visiting Kazakhstan\u2019s amazing landscape and can highly recommend Friendly Tours to any person visiting the country!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/people-woman-travel-2591874.jpg\" alt=\"Ada\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Ada<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Germany<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExtremely recommended! We are a group of five who joined the Friendly Tour to play around the Almaty region. The representative of the company was keen on providing all the information we need which made them trustworthy. Our tour guide Dina and the driver are so amazing. I can say they are more than being responsible, they really made ourselves home. All the sites are stunning. We really had a fascinating experience around the region. With such a high quality of service they provide, the price they charged is definitely worth paying\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Alexandra.jpg\" alt=\"Michelle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Michelle<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">, US<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGreat company, stunning nature\u00a0\nWe took the 5 day tour starting from Almaty and it was amazing. We saw incredibly beautiful nature, stayed with a lovely kazakh guest family, had a russian banja and learned a lot about Kazakhstan, its people and its culture. Thanks to our marvellous guide Konstantin we will for sure never forget this great experience. He was always very caring and we had such great conversations. We were also accompanied by a family from Slowenia who were great as well. Their daughter was such an energetic and positive girl that it was lovely having them around.\u00a0\n\nWe can only highly recommend friendly tours to anyone who would like to experience Kazakhstan and its nature in the best way possible with staff who will take care of everything and still asks you for your wishes and preferences.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/people-woman-travel-2591874.jpg\" alt=\"Johann\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Johann<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Germany<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe chose a five day active tour to see the most natural wonders of southern Kazakhstan and we were not disappointed. On the opposite, the tour turned out to be memorable in all aspects. First of all I must mention Olya that really responded to all our e-mails in no time. Pick up was on time and everything on was running smoothly till the end. Such a shame we could not visit Kolsai lakes as the road was closed but we were immediately offered alternative programe.\u00a0\n\nNature is beautiful beyond doubt but additional value to well organized tour was our guide Konstantin. Really intelligent and amusing young man provided us all information we needed and made our tour fun. One of the highlights of our tour was also the evening in Satty village with local family and russian banya. Also the couple from Germany that we were making the tour together was a great company you can only wish for.\n\nTo sum up, we've been on many tours like this all over the world, but almost none turned out so well. So little team from Friendly tours keep up with good work.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/people-woman-travel-2591874.jpg\" alt=\"Domen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Domen<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Slovenia<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\nAfter one day in Astana we took the night train to Almaty. Our guides picked us up at the Almaty train station and we started our day with a breakfast. During this tour we saw beautiful nature. From day one, we deeply impressed with Kazakhstan. Our guides guided us trough the country with enthusiasm and pride. Thank you for all the beautiful memories Vladimir and Constantin! Kind regards, the Belgian guys.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/hiker-backpacker-backpacking-1149877.jpg\" alt=\"Pieter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Pieter<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Belgium<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe booked a 5 day tour with Gaukhar from Friendly Tours to visit many of the natural wonders around Almaty: Altyn Emel NP, Charyn Canyon, Kolsai lakes and K\u00e4indy lake. The tour turned out great! Gaukhar did a tremendous job going the extra mile to meet us a day earlier in Almaty and walk us around the (really nice) town and had everything arranged, from a 4WD van with driver to packed lunches and good accomodation. All in all we saw all we wanted to see and then some, and it was more like traveling with a bunch of friends than an organized tour. The nature and unique, peculiar sites of south east Kazakhstan were amazing. Highly recommended!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dostartrips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/people-woman-travel-2591874.jpg\" alt=\"Bart\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Bart<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">Netherlands<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5-day Group t0ur from Almaty Duration:\u00a05\u00a0days Enjoy a leisurely 5-day group tour from Almaty to fully experience the scenic beauty of south-eastern Kazakhstan. 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