Charyn Canyon Full Day Tour - starting from Almaty

Meeting the guide in the lobby of your hotel at 9 am. Transfer to Charyn Canyon by a comfortable car or minivan. It will take about 3 hours to reach the canyon. Meanwhile, I will tell you interesting facts about the history and nature of the region, about Kazakh people, their life and traditions. On the way to the canyon you will have an opportunity to visit the local museum of traditional decorative and applied arts and crafts. Upon arrival to Charyn Canyon, you will admire the grand panorama and go down stairs to the bottom, then walk around 2 km through the maze of the Castles Valley with its walls of bizarre shapes overhanging you and get to the fresh oasis on the bank of icy cold river. After some rest, walking back the same path to the stairs, then car transfer to one of the observation points and transfer back to Almaty with stop for having lunch in local cafe, located in friendly colorful village Baiseit with busy food market and smiling traders. Arrival to Almaty at about 7-8 pm.