Issyk Lake and Turgen waterfalls
Tour description
Located in 90 kilometers from Almaty city. Attraction of this route is that, firstly a small area passes along section of the Great Silk Road, and secondly, the route lies through the very heart of the history of our ancestors, hidden in the Issyk mounds.These unique monuments of ancient civilization are still keeping many undisclosed secrets, and that is why they are especially interesting. Issyk burial ground consists of 45 large mounds, stretching from north to south for 3 kilometers. In 1969, ancient Saki mound Issyk was discovered here. Remains of Saki’s king in clothes made of pure gold were found under this mound in a grave besieged with fir logs. Nowadays, a small monument has been erected at the site where the “Golden Man” was found. Turgen waterfalls one of the most visited touristic places in Almaty oblast. It is located in a beautiful George of Ile-Alatau National park. There are 7 waterfalls in Turgen George. The most visited are: the first one is “Medvezhiy” (Bear) waterfall and the second one is “Kairakskiy” waterfall. The first waterfall is located in a picturesque place among the overhanging rocks turns 30 meters high. The rocks in the tract were broken by an earthquake and contain imprints of plants from the pre-glacial period. 300 meters above the bridge from which you usually go to the “Bear” waterfall, there is a “source of beauty”, a spring with tasty and cold spring water.Excursion to Turgen waterfalls is more eventful due to visits of the Ostrich Farm and Trout Farm along the way.
Tour program
Distance by car: 150 km
Duration: 8-9 hours
Trekkimg: 5 km
| 08:30 | Meeting and introduction with a guide |
| 09:00 | Departure to Turgen waterfalls |
| 11:30 -12:30 | Trekking to “Medvezhiy” (Bear) waterfall |
| 12:30 -13:00 | Departure to trout farm |
| 13:00 -15:30 | Excursion to trout farm, lunch in café |
| 15:30 -18:30 | Return to Almaty with stopping in the ostrich farm |
| 18:30 | Arrival to Almaty |
| Costs for Turgen waterfall visiting program | |||||
| Individual tour | |||||
| Taxi regime | Russian speaking guide | English speaking guide | |||
| Quantity of people in a group | Cost per person in KZT | Quantity of people in a group | Cost per person in KZT | Quantity of people in a group | Cost per person in KZT |
| 1 | 85 000 | 1 | 95 000 | 1 | 125 000 |
| 2 | 46 000 | 2 | 56 000 | 2 | 70 000 |
| 3 | 31 000 | 3 | 41 000 | 3 | 50 000 |
| 4 | 23 000 | 4 | 35 000 | 4 | 40 000 |
| 5-7 | 20 000 | 5-7 | 32 000 | 5-7 | 35 000 |
| 8-10 | 13 000 | 8-10 | 25 000 | 8-10 | 30 000 |
| 11-16 | 10 000 | 11-16 | 22 500 | 11-16 | 26 000 |
| 17-20 | 8 500 | 17-20 | 20 000 | 17-20 | 25 000 |
| 21-25 | 7 000 | 21-25 | 18 500 | 21-25 | 20 500 |
| 26-30 | 6 000 | 26-30 | 17 000 | 26-30 | 19 000 |
The cost includes:
Taxi regime: Transportation and ecological fee to a National park
Russian speaking guide: excursion program in Russian, transportation, entrance fee, 1 liter of water bottle and lunch at trout farm’s café
Englishspeaking guide: excursion program in English, transportation, entrance fee, 1 liter water bottle and lunch trout farm’s café
Costs does not include: other expenses
Must have: comfortable cloths, foot-wear, cap