a large building with a clock on the top of it

Journey · 1 day

Almaty - Karakol

Road to Karakol by the Charyn canyon

AlmatyKarakol
Drive
379 km6 hr
Walk
1 hr
Season
April – October
Meals
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Elevation gain
1500 m
Elevation loss
500 m

Journey route

The route

  1. 01
    OriginAlmaty
  2. 02
    DestinationKarakol

Journey notes

About this Journey

Road to the Charyn Canyon that looks very much like the Grand Canyon of Arizona. Walk to the canyon. Picnic in the canyon. Road to the border with Kyrgyzstan. Passage of the border then continuation towards Karakol, atypical city with its small Russian church, its elegant colonial houses and its administrative center of Soviet architecture. Arrival in Karakol. Check-in at the hotel.Dinner and overnight in guesthouse

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Arriving here

Bus in Almaty
Almaty International AirportAlmaty

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Almaty International Airport - Almaty

10 km Year-Round
Aerial photo above Almaty, Kazakhstan
Almaty International AirportAlmaty

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Almaty International Airport - Almaty

10 km 4 km Year-Round
Almaty Airport
Almaty International AirportAlmaty

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Almaty International Airport - Almaty

40 km 4 km Year-Round

Continuing from here

Karabatkak valley
KarakolKarabatkak geo camp

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Karakol - Karabatkak geo camp

51 km 13 km Summer
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KarakolSirota camp

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Karakol - Sirota camp

5 km 18 km Summer
KarakolKarakol

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Karakol - Karakol

Summer

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