CheapestStart here
Almaty in one day: bazaar, cathedral, mountain
Eat at the Green Bazaar, see a wooden cathedral, then ride up to the first mountain view.
1 day60 kmEasyAll year
Group, from$49per person
Group departures and private trips
All Trips
Day trips from Almaty to five-day expeditions. Every trip runs as a group on fixed dates or as a private trip on yours.
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Length
Month
Not far from AlmatyClose to the city
Big Almaty Lake and the mountain road
A winding road to a lake at 2,500 m. In some months the water is milk-green. In others it is ice.
1 day90 kmEasyAll year
Group, from$69per person
BestsellerMost booked
Charyn Canyon and the Valley of Castles
Walk down into the red canyon to the river, eat lunch under an old ash grove, drive home at dusk.
1 day400 kmAverageAll year
Group, from$65per person
BestsellerMost booked
Canyon, lakes and the sunken forest
A night in a village guesthouse in Saty, then Kaindy before the crowds and the Kolsai lakes after.
2 days650 kmAverageMay to October
Group, from$189per person
NewNew this year
The Singing Dune and the rock carvings
Slide down a dune that hums, sleep in a yurt camp, then read the Bronze Age rock at Tamgaly.
2 days560 kmAverageApril to October
Group, from$215per person
Culture
Shymkent to Turkistan: the old Silk Road south
Ruined cities, a saint's tomb and the great blue dome that was never finished.
2 days420 kmEasyAll year
Group, from$245per person
Few seats leftExpedition
Mangystau by 4x4: chalk, salt and silence
Five days on a plateau with almost no people. You sleep in yurt camps and under the stars.
5 days1100 kmHardMarch to May, September to November
Group, from$690per person
Expedition
Tien Shan on horseback: Saty, Kolsai, Kaindy
Ride from Saty to the middle Kolsai lake, camp at 2,250 m and return by Kaindy.
4 days700 kmHardJune to September
Group, from$540per person
Two cities, one forest
Astana and the northern lakes of Burabay
A capital built in a field, then three hours north to pine forest and granite rock.
3 days560 kmEasyAll year
Group, from$330per person
Story trip
The Aral Sea: ships in the sand
Stand beside rusting ships in what used to be sea, then walk the dam that is bringing the water back.
4 days900 kmAverageApril, May, September, October
Group, from$620per person
SeasonalWinter only
Medeu and Shymbulak in snow
Skate or walk at Medeu, then ride the gondola up to the ski slopes of Shymbulak.
1 day50 kmEasyDecember to March
Group, from$85per person
Group dates
Next Departures
Oct29Thu
2 of 12 seats left
$330per person
ReserveOct29Thu
Not far from AlmatyBig Almaty Lake and the mountain road
2 of 12 seats left
$69per person
ReserveOct29Thu
BestsellerCanyon, lakes and the sunken forest
2 of 12 seats left
$189per person
ReserveOct30Fri
11 of 12 seats left
$49per person
ReserveOct30Fri
BestsellerCharyn Canyon and the Valley of Castles
6 of 12 seats left
$65per person
ReserveOct30Fri
Few seats leftMangystau by 4x4: chalk, salt and silence
2 of 12 seats left
$690per person
ReserveOct30Fri
8 of 12 seats left
$245per person
ReserveOct31Sat
10 of 12 seats left
$49per person
Reserve