Kolsai Lakes
554 reviews
August 4, 2024
Looking forward to visit again! What an amazing place!
October 10, 2023
Awesome!
September 23, 2024
The most beautiful place in the Almaty region. It's a long way to get by bus, it takes more than 4 hours. The infrastructure is well developed, there are many pleasure boats on the lake. Shops, cafes of all kinds. The lake itself, framed by mountains and ancient fir trees, is indescribable. There are trash bins everywhere. Relatively clean. Toilets are paid. A cool place to visit. Kolsai and Kaindy. Have a nice weekend, everyone! You will definitely visit.
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September 5, 2024
It takes 3.5 hours to drive from Almaty, most of the road is along a mountain serpentine. The road to the Kolsai lakes is good. The fare is 1000 tenge per person. There are a lot of different cafes on site, a large parking lot. You can eat in the village of Sate when you drive through it (30 minutes to the lakes). The territory is well equipped, it takes about 30 minutes to go down the wooden deck to rent boats and catamarans. There were a lot of people, but everything was somehow centralized. We took a catamaran for an hour / 5000 tenge per person. The nature is very beautiful. The second and third lakes can be reached by horseback or on foot, but one lake was enough for us.
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September 24, 2024
Incredible beauty! Convenient parking and well-thought-out infrastructure. There is a walking trail around the lake on a wooden deck. You can ride a catamaran or a horse.
Among the disadvantages are annoying horse breeders who call for horseback riding: they do not allow passage and get in the way. Wherever you go, there will be harassment everywhere. During the walk, the horse on which the tourist is riding may be whipped. The feeling is disgusting from their treatment of horses, horses are frankly afraid.
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October 24, 2024
It's very beautiful)!!!
It's worth a 4-hour drive)))
There are catamarans, boats..
Convenient descent
Wooden frame-photo zone 😉
Wooden gazebos
For those who are tired of walking, there is a taxi (minibus) for 100 rubles that takes you back to the hill (price for September 24)
There was no light that day, so the toilets didn't work in two of the three places)
There are many cafes, but of an average level)
The infrastructure is not at the highest level, but still could not spoil the enjoyment of nature, which is on Kolsai 🤩
I advise you)
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August 9, 2024
Very beautiful. Wherever you look, the view around you takes your breath away.
Many people come back and forth, but one day is not enough to enjoy nature.
The only entertainment there is a horse ride and a boat/catamaran. There are several hotels, but you need to book them in advance.
Food in restaurants is slightly more expensive than in the city, but the same.
I advise you to take different clothes, because if it's cloudy, it's cold in the evening.
Very beautiful
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October 23, 2024
The nature is magnificent, the views are gorgeous. But there are disadvantages. There are a lot of tourists even in the off-season, the prices in the cafe are above average.
Horseback riding is NOT recommended to anyone, you will definitely not get pleasure, one disappointment. And questions about security.
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October 27, 2024
It's a 4-hour drive from Almaty, there are 3 lakes, we were only on one. Beautiful nature and clean air. There are canteens and a restaurant where you can have a snack. In the restaurant, the average check per person is 10,000. Where there is a restaurant and a hotel to spend the night. Rooms from 30 thousand tenge, house 145 thousand tenge. On the way to Kolsai there is 1 more beautiful place Black Canyon.
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August 13, 2024
Lake Kolsai in Kazakhstan is a magnificent beauty.
The air is clean and fragrant. The water in the lake is so clear and of a beautiful turquoise color.
Ideally, you should go overnight in order to catch a walk to the distant lakes.
It was my first time and I want to go again.
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September 29, 2024
Super! One of the most picturesque places in Kazakhstan, it is definitely worth riding a horse around the lake, we took 1.5 hours with an instructor (cost 5000 rubles for two), we did not regret it, an exciting attraction, the horse goes uphill, it is difficult for a person to climb, stunning views open! I will be in Kazakhstan, I will definitely come back again!
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January 8, 2024
Great place! Growing infrastructure, beautiful, clean and tidy, caring resort staff. Horses for rent, small stalls with tea, goods, and groceries. Along both shores there are relatively long wooden paths-trails to boat piers. Ducks swim in the glades of the lake. We saw fishermen with winter equipment. There are many places to stop for the night on both sides. The prices were not asked, but friends said that about 15,000 tenge per person per night.
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November 15, 2024
The lower lake is magnificent. The walking area is clean and well-maintained. But the downsides are a lot of people and the park's transport, which lowers and lifts lazy visitors from the upper barrier to the flat area by the lake, spoils everything. If you don't have the strength, hang out upstairs.
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August 12, 2024
Hello! Of course, you can't argue for nature. The beauty is not described. I was there, both summer and winter. In my opinion, the service should be raised to the highest level. To fine non-conscientious "tourists". Why in kovychki, because many show their lack of culture and ignorance of nature and the people around them. They can't be fixed anymore. It is necessary to instill in children a love for nature and others from kindergarten and school. After all, our children and grandchildren will live in the future. Don't take my statement for leagues without. I wish you all good luck!
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October 7, 2024
The place is certainly beautiful. But don't come here on weekends. You won't find a free place. You can't swim. You can ride a boat and horses. Excursions take you only to the lower lake. I would, of course, take a walk, an hour and a half to the side. But I didn't go on my own specifically for the sake of one lake. But you can make beautiful photos
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October 11, 2024
The lake is super, nature is super, horse riding is super
BUT there are a lot of people,
Businessmen squeeze out of nature at max, and every step is not cheap.
We rented a yurt, elementary - and the toilet on the territory of the yurt is paid, every trip to the toilet is paid, I saw this for the first time.
But nature and the lake are worth a trip, but be prepared to pay for every sneeze.
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November 19, 2024
It takes about 6 hours to get from Almaty in compliance with the speed limit. The views are amazing. There is a horse ride. Catering in the style of a "roadside cafe from the 90s", the menu is standard, i.e. lagman, barbecue, etc.
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November 13, 2024
Kolsai Lakes State National Nature Park. By transport, you can only get to Lake Nizhny Kolsai, then on foot or by horse up the gorge, to a height of 2850 m. Nizhny Kolsai is located at an altitude of 1818 m, the length of the lake is 1 km, width is 400 m, depth is 39 m. Along the shores of the lake there are coniferous forests of Tien Shan spruce. It's a magnificent sight!
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July 3, 2024
Wonderful lakes near the border with Kyrgyzstan. There are 3 lakes there. The first is where there are a lot of people, cafes and all kinds of tourist services. The second one, which is 12 km above and which is the largest. The third is near the border with Kyrgyzstan and border guards may not let him in. In fact, there is another 4th lake higher than the previous three, but it is located on the territory of Kyrgyzstan and it is impossible to get to it from Kazakhstan.
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August 19, 2023
The lake itself is beautiful. The views are great, the combination of mountains and water is wonderful. There are interesting hiking and horseback riding trails around the lake. One problem: don't believe the sign 6.5 km (02:20) to Sredny Kolsai Lake. The trail is overgrown, uphill all the time, there are no signs. The distance itself is more than 8 km in one direction. For a hike without an overnight stay, you need to be a trained person and start before 10:00 to return before dark.
There are a lot of people on weekends, it's noisy. Services will be obsessively offered everywhere: boats, excursions, photos, food. A step cannot be done without it.
In other words, nature is beautiful, but people prevent you from enjoying it.
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August 6, 2024
Very beautiful. Wooden paths were made around a part of the lake to walk. We were here three years ago. Visible improvements are noticeable. It is very far from Almaty. We drove for 5 hours. Regarding cleanliness, there is garbage in the water near the shore. It's a shame about nature. People are shitting everywhere.
You can go boating and catamarans. But they didn't wait. A huge queue. It is better to go on working days
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October 24, 2024
Just a masterpiece! Pure buzz! I'm so glad I saw it with my own eyes! We found a path there that is not often followed, there would have been time to walk along it even further☺️ One thing is garbage, people be careful of nature! Your children and grandchildren still have to live here!
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September 6, 2024
The most beautiful place in our Almaty region is a crystal clear mountain lake and the landscapes just look stunning. It's better to go and see for yourself
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October 29, 2024
It took me probably 3-4 hours on the road, it was very beautiful! I do not regret that I went!! The air is clean! The lake is very beautiful!! And there is a place to eat. We will definitely go again!!
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November 2, 2024
It's just very pretty mountain lakes. There is an opportunity to go boating - I highly recommend it. The only disadvantage is that it takes a long time to get from Almaty.
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November 26, 2024
This is a very beautiful place. There are 3 lakes, we were on the first one..There are beautiful camera angles everywhere. Don't be lazy to go up to the cafe, it's very chic there. And you are the views and cafes, well done. And take a ride on the catamaran, everything is super. ,chill.
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April 2, 2024
An unusually beautiful place, mountains and a lake, beautiful places, an ecologically clean place, an equipped coast (piers, gazebos, paths made of wood) from the disadvantages of a long road and not hospitable local population. Not only are they cheating with the road, they also want to rob any tourist.
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June 10, 2024
Very beautiful places. There is a coffee bean near the restaurant (upstairs 3 in 1). A lot of garbage from people, unfortunately. But the water is the purest, trout are playing in it. The views are awesome. It's worth seeing it with your own eyes. And come again for long walks around the area, to the 2nd lake
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July 7, 2024
A wonderful place with amazing nature... it was. Of course, having built up the shores with houses, piers, observation decks, launching a good hundred catamarans and boats, the place has lost a significant part of its charm. The tourist load is excessive. We have to find out the time of the visit.
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August 7, 2023
Very beautiful lakes the road to Nizhny novgorod is good asphalt, of course there are potholes in places, but in general the road from Almaty is good, also at the entrance to the park you have to pay for each passenger and car, basically everything is fine if not for one thing but people coming please clean up the garbage and especially do not throw it into the lake and so on everything was fucked up, but the administration would also like to say, please put more containers and urns and do not forget to clean them, we spent the night in a yurt, but you can also stay in a tent for this, as it turned out the next morning there is a specially designated place, a yurt for a day on average 20,000 tenge is given a samovar, a barbecue, bed linen we took with us but and there is, but not the fact that it is being erased, you can climb the rest of the lakes on horseback or on foot, in general, come enjoy the indescribable beauty of nature, but do not forget that people will come there after you, respect nature and its beauty
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October 19, 2024
Beauty, beautiful views, convenient access and Parking, good walking paths, it is much easier to get to the lake than to Kayinda
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November 8, 2024
An incredible place! Ideally, arrive in the morning and walk to the middle lake. With the tour, it turns out to see only the Top, but you can go by boat or catamaran
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September 5, 2024
The beauty is incredible! You can safely go for a few days! There is a place to walk and enjoy the stunning nature.
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August 18, 2024
Very beautiful nature! You can come for a few days, because you can't get around everything in one day) for some reason there are no souvenirs anywhere, I would be happy to buy a couple of beautiful magnets)
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September 5, 2024
I visited Kolsai Lake for the first time last year! I'm thrilled! The color of the water, the beauty around, boating, I really liked this place.
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November 25, 2024
After the Charyn Canyon, be sure to come here and to Kaindy, it's cool and very atmospheric here, but there are noticeably more people
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November 18, 2024
Nature! Beauty! The air! Mountains and water! A great place to clear your head! And impregnating the body with energy and rehabilitating the internal state!
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August 6, 2024
Nature on 5. The rest is like in the bazaar, everything is done by a blunder. Especially the ladder around the lake, the supports are frail, two cables were pulled from the lake, the child slipped and almost left from a 3-meter height. It is necessary to put a grid. In short, we are up to the development of how to walk to China.
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June 24, 2024
Beautiful mountains, Tianshan fir trees, crystal clear water. Everything is improved, paths around the lake, piers, places for photo and video shooting. Houses and yurts for living.
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September 16, 2024
Very beautiful lakes, incredibly photogenic, caught this landscape in cloudy weather, enjoyed the views
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August 3, 2024
It's a very beautiful place. It's a long way down, it's fun to climb in the heat) It is mandatory to visit. The views and the water are beautiful.
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August 5, 2024
A very beautiful place, the extraordinary color of the water in the lake, clean mountain air, I really liked it.
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January 13
A great place to relax, you can also rent a small boat there and row to the end of the lake. Well, in some words, it's just chic!
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May 13, 2024
Like a park-like cultivated location. A fjord-type lake with parking lots, toilets and gazebos. A good option is to have lunch in the gazebo, walk for an hour. The threshold is more beautiful than the end point itself. However, it is better to see for yourself
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July 18, 2023
This place is definitely worth visiting at least once. Absolutely!!! All the amenities are available here. From a large free parking lot and clean enough toilets to a lot of entertainment. You must also have horseback riding. You can spend the night here or just below in the village of Sayat. There are many hotels there. You can have lunch right there by the lake, there is an excellent cafe. The price tag is average, but very tasty and BEAUTIFUL. IT IS ALSO MANDATORY!!!
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August 28, 2024
It's very beautiful, fresh air, we rode a catamaran, you just get peace of mind
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July 7, 2023
I recently made a wonderful trip to Kolsai Lake through the Almaty tour tour operator in July, and I was left with only positive emotions. It all started with a well-organized transfer from Almaty to the lake. The driver was professional and friendly, and we didn't have any problems on the way.
Arriving at Kolsai Lake, I was amazed by its incredible beauty. The blue water and the surrounding mountains created an impressive picture. The guide accompanying our Azat group was very competent and informative. He shared interesting facts about nature, history and local attractions.
We spent several hours on the lake, where we could enjoy its beauty, stroll along the shore or rent a boat, catamaran, for a walk on the lake. The impressions of this place are simply unforgettable.
Overall, the trip to Kolsai Lake through the Almaty tour operator was a wonderful experience. The organization was impeccable, and the places we visited left an unforgettable impression
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June 11, 2024
A beautiful place! We drove from Almaty by car in 4.5 hours. Along the way, we stopped to take pictures on a black horse. Kolsai lakes (there are three of them) are very beautiful. There are many cafes and shops there. There are ethnic villages with yurts. There is a hotel.
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November 20, 2023
A very beautiful place, a restaurant overlooking the lake, the infrastructure is developing over time will be generally good. You can go boating and catamarans and horseback riding. To go down to the lake by a long ladder, and then climb up :) in any case, the place is definitely worth visiting!!! ;)
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August 30, 2023
The lake is beautiful. It is advisable to go there on a weekday. We were on Sunday, there were a lot of people. We still need to go down to the lake. First there is an asphalt road, then steps, there are many of them, then a boardwalk along the lake. At intervals, there are berths where you can go to the lake, catamarans and boats for skiing are offered.
You can go further, there are fewer people there. There is a toilet in front of the list to the lake, for a fee of 100 tenge. On the other side of the cafe. They cook for a long time. If you are on a guided tour, then there is simply no time for a cafe. A taxi works on the rise for 500 tenge and will take you to the bus parking lot
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