Kolsay Lakes – one of the most beautiful places in Kazakhstan. These lakes are located at heights 1800, 2250 and 2700 metres above sea level. They are distinguished by the unique mountain watershed consisting of three natural zones and amazing variety of rare plants and animals. Kolsay Lakes are considered a pearl of Northern Tian-Shan located in 300 km from Almaty city.

The river Kolsay originates on a ridge of Kungey-Alatau and runs in turns into three lakes: Top, Mynzholki and Lower. Water in lakes is fresh, rigid and contains sulphate of sodium. A bottom of the lakes in places is flat, without rocky ledges. During the summer period the water temperature is + 10 degrees. The triad of high-mountainous lakes as if a thread strung with pearls decorates northern Tien Shan.

At the height of 1800 metres the grassy cover is presented by high meadow grasses. Fir forests of Tian-Shan occupy basically Northern slopes. The fur-tree does not form the considerable areas of large forests and more often grows in big groups. The Tian-Shan fur-tree reaches in height of 40-50 metres and up to 2 metres in diameter. The coniferous wood belt reaches 2700-3000 metres. Characteristic inhabitants of all three natural zones are: a bear, a wolf, a lynx, a hare, the Siberian goat, a snow leopard, a wild boar, a badger.

Kolsay lakes are very deep: the deepest place in the first lake is 80 m, in the second – nearly 50 m. The warm season proceeds since April till the end of September. Kolsay lakes are a main goal of many travellers. A track to Kolsay lakes is one of the easiest ones.

Vicinities of Kolsay Lakes are very good for camping, trekking, horse riding and mountain bicycles. The nearest village is Saty, which is in 320 km from Almaty.

The first lake, which is located at the height of 1818 metres, has the length of 1 km and width about 300 metres.

The middle lake is located at the height of 2552 metres, 5 km higher from the first lake. It is big and extraordinary picturesque and looks like a bowl from turquoise crystal in palms of mountains. Top Kolsay Lake is 4 km further and 600 metres higher than the middle lake. Behind it 6 km further, there is a border with Kyrgyzstan through pass Sary-Bulak (3278 m) from which you can enjoy the view to a blue Issyk lake.

A route from the lakes to the pass and further to Issyk lake on horses can be overcome in one day, trekking will take about 2-3 days. Horses can be rented in village Saty at the local forester. Here tourist routes are developed and guest houses are functioning. On lake Kolsay-1 tourists take places in the guest house «Zhibek Zholy», and on lakes Kolsay-2 and 3 in tents.

On the shores of the lakes, there are small guest houses, which are always ready to accept those, who wish to have a rest at lakes, which have crystal-clear water reflecting unapproachable mountain tops and slopes. From windows of guest houses you can enjoy the view to extraordinary beautiful landscape of lake and the evenings spent at a fireplace will be remembered to you for a long time.

Those, who at least once visited these places, will never forget their magnificence and calmness around. When the water smooth surface is absolutely quiet, the sky and a bewitching panorama of a mountain landscape are reflected in it. Surrounded with rocks, woods, the Alpine meadows and the whole glades of gentle-olive mountain colours – edelweisses, lakes bewitch you literally

The Kaiyndy Lake, formed over a century ago as a result of landslip, is situated among the Kungey-Alatau mountains, which are covered with coniferous and deciduous woods and located 280 kilometers to the east of Almaty. Here the traveler can find a quite surrealistic picture: the trunks of the Tian-Shan fur-trees may be seen rising directly from its waters, to a height of about 15 meters, creating, for most people, an image of the masts of sunken ships. But an even more incredible picture awaits those who venture down under water. Here they will find the silt covered trunks of the trees as trembling from the wind on the surface and playing all colors of the rainbow due to the sunlight refracted by water. One time the Kaiyndy lake had been washed away by a series of mudflows. Today, its level is 10 metres below what existed before and one can hardly see the landscape; with fur-trees sticking out of the water again. The road to the place was also destroyed.

Tour duration: 2 days
Tour distance by car: 300 km
 

Plan of the tour:

Day 1
06:00AM – arrival at Saty, accommodation in guest houses
08:00AM – breakfast
09:00AM – departure to the first Kolsai lake
10:00AM – wall around Kolsai lake
13:30PM – lunch, walk
18:30PM – return back to guest houses
19:00PM – dinner, free time, night

Day 2
08:00AM – breakfast
09:00AM – trip, walk around the lake Kaindy with the guide
15:00PM – lunch
16:00PM – departure for Almaty
 

Price includes: return fare, trip to the lake Kaindy, guide, food, accommodation in guest houses, insurance, environmental charge. For additional fee: horse ride walk, a bath, barbecue.

The trip provides the comfortable bus! Accommodation in guest houses.
You should take with you warm clothes, second pair of shoes, dishware.
 

The price - 16000 tg. per person.

Do not forget to bring with you: - a raincoat, sun glasses, a hat, a camera, a snack, clothes for the weather, an identity card.

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