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3 days: city and big nature

Almaty, then Charyn, Kaindy and Kolsai with an overnight.

Day 1

City · Almaty

Almaty city centre

Panfilov Park, Ascension Cathedral, the Green Bazaar and leafy streets with mountain views.

≈ 800 m
Mountains · Almaty

Medeu

High-altitude ice rink in the Malaya Almatinka gorge and the starting point for Shymbulak.

1691 m15 km
Mountains · Almaty

Shymbulak

Mountain resort above Medeu: cable car to the Talgar Pass with glaciers close by.

2260–3200 m25 km

Day 2

Canyons · Almaty Region

Charyn Canyon

Valley of Castles: red canyon walls and the Charyn River. About 200 km from Almaty.

≈ 1000 m200 km
Lakes · Almaty Region

Lake Kaindy

The “sunken forest”: spruce trunks rising straight out of turquoise water.

≈ 2000 m290 km

Day 3

Lakes · Almaty Region

Kolsai Lakes

A cascade of three lakes in spruce forest. Best combined with Kaindy and Charyn.

≈ 1800 m300 km

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