Breakfast. At 08:00 meet your guide and driver in the hotel lobby.

Leave Almaty and drive to Charyn Canyon (220 km, 3-4 h). This 154m-long canyon is in eastern Kazakhstan, part of the Charyn National Park. In addition to unforgettable views of the enormous canyon with its multi-coloured tower formations, the National Park offers the opportunity to see an old ash-tree grove, the Castle Valley. The canyon’s beauty makes you forget the long drive from Almaty, and you will remember this highlight of Kazakh nature for a long time. After arriving at the canyon, take some time for a picnic and a rest.

Thereafter, walk along the canyon and enjoy the views.

Then transfer to the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border post at Kegen (116 km).

Meet your Kyrgyz driver and guide and transfer to Karakol via the Karkara Valley (110 km). Enjoy dinner with an Uigur family, including a Kyrgyz folkloric show, national music and songs.

Stay overnight in Karakol

Meals: Breakfast/Picnic Lunch/Dinner