Almaty - Turgen river gorge - Batan village - Kairak waterfall - Bartugul tract - Turgen river - glacial lakes - Batan - Almaty
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mid June - late September
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Duration of the tour
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4 days, 3 nights
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Average walking time per day
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6-7 hours
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Difference of heights
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1700m-3400m
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Walking grade
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Weather conditions
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+15°С…+24°С during a day, +3°С...+12°С in the night
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| What to take with you |
list of necessary gear/clothes for trekking |
This is short, but very capacious in its content journey. Different and unique natural phenomena will be visited in four days: from waterfalls and moraine lakes, to grandiose rock canyons. The route is circular, begins and ends at the village of Batan. The path, crossing the tracts of Bartugul, Kairak and Temirtas along the upper border of the forest, comes to picturesque lakes, where the river Turgen originates. We will take a radial day hike to the glacial lakes and the entrance to the Shepthurgen relic canyon. On the way there are amazing landscapes of the main ridge of the Zailiysky Alatau, with its miracle glaciers and peaks. It will be interesting for the tourists to look at the legendary Kairak waterfall with a height of more than 45 meters.
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Day 1
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Drive Almaty - gorge Turgen - Batan - 2.5 hours. Hike up following the Turgen River, to the confluence with the Kairak River - 2.5 hours. Move further along the Kairak River, passing by the waterfall, up to a suitable camping glade - 2 (3) hours. Overnight in tents at a height of 2250m (camp 1). | |
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Day 2
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Breakfast and camp packing. Passage through the Temirtas tract along the timberline, to the upper reaches of the Turgen River, 6 hours. Overnight in tents at a height of 2700m (camp 2) | |
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Day 3
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Breakfast. Radial hiking to the glacial lakes which located at a height of 3400m. The trail passes through a zone of alpine meadows. Return back to the same camp at 2700m. 6-7 hours of hiking in total. | |
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Day 4
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Breakfast and camp packing. Descent to the valley by the trail along the Turgen River, up to Batan village, 7 hours. Transfer back to the city 2 hours |
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Tour price:
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1 person (individual service) |
$890,00 |
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2 persons in group |
$560,00 per person |
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3 persons in group |
$495,00 per person |
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4 - 8 people in group |
$460,00 per person |
The price includes:
- transport from Almaty city to the start point and back
- mountain guide(s) services
- National park fees and permissions
- rent of bivouac equipment: living tents, portable gas kitchen gear, tableware etc.
- foodstuff for all the period of trek
- safety in trek: emergency satellite connection, GPS monitoring with GPS spot
The price does not include:
- porter services for personal clothes, shoes/boots, trekking belongines and gear (sleeping bag, mat etc.).
- rent of personal clothes, boots and gear (backpack, sleeping bag and mat, trekking poles etc.)
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