Kazakhstan by Wander Womaniya (22 - 27 July 2025)
 
Day-wise itinerary specially designed by Wander Womaniya for solo female travellers.
 
Kazakhastan is the 9th largest country in the world but very sparsely populated and still remains an offbeat international destination to visit. What that means is that you are more likely to be able to get those perfect pictures without having crowds in them. There are many trekking trails and lakes to lure the nature enthusiasts. So what are you waiting for?
 
Day 1: Arrival in Kazakhstan 
 
We arrive at Almaty International Airport, clear immigration and transfer to the hotel for check-in. Head to Arbat street for dinner & exploring the vibe of Almaty city.
 
Overnight at Almaty Hotel
 
Day 2: Shymbulak Mountain Resort
 
After breakfast, we will visit the beautiful mountains that you must have seen before landing at Almaty airport. We will head to Medeu which is a high-altitude sports complex near Almaty, located at an altitude of 1691 meters above sea level. We will take the ropeway and head level 1 where you can enjoy amazing views & quite a few restaurants. Activities like cliff jumping & rock climbing are also on offer (chargeable). However the best thing to do is take the chaircar to the top (2nd level - can be closed due to bad weather & is optional for whoever wants to go). On the top level you are most likely to find some snow to get some amazing pictures. Carry a jacket for today.  
 
Overnight at Almaty Hotel
 
Day 3: Issyk City - Issik Lake - Saty Village
 
Today after an early breakfast we check out and begin our road journey to Issyk lake via Issik city. (3 hours approximately). The lake was formed 8000 years ago as a result of a powerful rock avalanche, which later created a natural 300 m-high dam, it got destroyed and was restored as a man-made lake.  For the evening we head to our guest house in Saty for local dinner & overnight stay. (Please note guest houses in Saty are basic with shared washrooms - as it is a remote town with almost no network )
 
Overnight at Saty Guest House
 
Day 4: Kolsai Lake 1 & Kaindy Lake
 
After breakfast, we begin with our full-day exploration of Kolsai lakes 1. We will go to Kolsai lake by vehicle; Kolsay lakes are very deep: the deepest place in the first lake is 80 m. There is only a short walk to the Kolsai lake and we will boat at the lake.
 
We will also visit Kaindy lake which is one of the most beautiful lakes however reaching there is quite an adventure ride with offroading and an old soviet van ride followed by a hike of 1 km.
 
Overnight at Saty Guest House
 
Day 5: Charyn Canyon
 
We do an early start today and visit the Charyn Canyon. The Charyn Canyon (or Sharyn Canyon) is part of the Charyn Canyon National Park and stretches 154km along the Charyn River, one of the deepest rivers of the Northern Tien Shan mountains.For more than 12 million years, wind, water and sand sculpted Charyn’s red sandstone to form the wonderful shapes and shades that vary from deep orange to light brown. This is also called the Grand Canyon of Asia, if you have seen the "127 hours" movie this place will remind you of it. Take a 2.5 Km easy hike with so many picture spots that you will literally run out of storage space. 
 
Overnight at Almaty Hotel
 
Day 6: Almaty
 
Post breakfast, check out from the hotel and visit
 
Arbat Shopping Street
Zenkov Cathedral
Old Square
 
Post lunch drop to Almaty airport for late evening flight back to India