Home › Countries › Kazakhstan › Almaty + Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes + Astana Almaty + Kolsai & Kaindy Lakes + Astana — 6 days The Tian Shan mountains and a futuristic capital. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Almaty; Tian Shan mountains; Drive to the Kolsai Lakes; Lake Kaindy.
Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Arrival in Almaty 09:00 — Arrival at Almaty International Airport (ALA) 12:00 — Hotel check-in in Almaty 14:00 — Kok-Tobe — panoramic hill — Almaty 17:00 — Zenkov Cathedral & Panfilov Park — Almaty 20:00 — Kazakh dinner — beshbarmak — Almaty Day 2 — Tian Shan mountains 09:00 — Big Almaty Lake — Tian Shan Drive to Medeu — Tian Shan → Medeu 13:00 — Medeu ice rink — Medeu Drive to Shymbulak — Medeu → Shymbulak Ski Resort 15:00 — Shymbulak — mountain cable car — Shymbulak Ski Resort Drive back to Almaty — Shymbulak Ski Resort → Almaty 20:00 — Dinner near the Green Bazaar (Zelyony Bazar) — Almaty Day 3 — Drive to the Kolsai Lakes 08:00 — Drive Almaty → Kolsai Lakes NP (5h) 14:00 — Guesthouse or yurt near the lake — Parc national des lacs Kolsai Hike continues — Parc national des lacs Kolsai → Kolsai Lake 1 16:00 — Hike around the first Kolsai lake — Kolsai Lake 1 19:30 — Local dinner at the guesthouse Day 4 — Lake Kaindy 08:00 — 4x4 transfer to Lake Kaindy (40 min) 09:00 — Lake Kaindy — the sunken forest — Lac Kaindy 13:00 — Back to Almaty (5h30) 19:00 — Night in Almaty Day 5 — Flight to Astana 10:00 — Flight Almaty → Astana 12:30 — Hotel check-in in Astana 15:00 — Baiterek Tower — Astana 17:00 — Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center — Astana 20:00 — Dinner with a view of Nurzhol Boulevard Day 6 — Astana & Departure 09:00 — Hazrat Sultan Mosque — Astana 11:00 — National Museum of Kazakhstan — Astana 15:00 — Transfer to Astana airport (NQZ) 18:00 — Return flight from Astana