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Reviews

• A fulsome day with Yernar.

  Nikki B,

  Apr 8, 2025

  - Viator

  5.00

  Having read of trips cancelled at the last minute and a different booking of our own already fallen through, I was delighted to hear from Yernar the evening before our trip. He is naturally professional, friendly and very considerate. My husband and I are here on holiday but our son is here for a few months to improve his Russian. We booked a personal tour to get the maximum out of our time. As we travelled around in his car, Yernar was happy and able to share his knowledge for the tour. More than that.... it was all the other conversations throughout the day that enriched our trip with a deeper understanding. I appreciate learning about different cultures and lifestyles and Yernar was generous in sharing and exploring values and traditions. It is a long day and I was glad that Yernar was happy to point us in the right direction at two of the stops to give himself a break from the focus of the long drives. Don't let the idea of long drives put you off - we had great conversations and views (and some rest ourselves!) The real adventure part is getting to Kaindy Lake. it is not for the fainthearted but we absolutely loved it - the journey and the destination. Kaindy Lake has been at the top of my list in planning and I would go back in a heartbeat. We were always on the look out for wildlife and was glad to have our monocular with us to enjoy the eagles and the views. We had plenty of comfort stops throughout the day and our stop for dinner was a treat. The delicious food was beautifully presented. We're enjoyed our day and highly recommend this trip and wish Yernar and his family all the very best for the future.

• Great experience! Do not miss it

  Alina B,

  Oct 12, 2024

  - Viator

  5.00

  Apart from the natural sights, both the driver and the guide had a polite and personalised approach and offered a lot of insights into local culture. I still remember the day we had our tour and it charges me with positive energy. 10/10

• bad experience :-(

  Wojciech Z,

  Jul 31, 2024

  - Viator

  2.00

  tour was excellent but the driver drove very dangerously and was very mean. No air conditioning in the car. I would not recommend this tour to anyone with this driver!!!

• Amazing experience, not to be missed!!!

  Olivia M,

  Oct 24, 2023

  - Viator

  5.00

  Such an amazing experience, would recommend to anyone. The photos do not do it justice. we also did a quick horse ride for an extra 5000 tenge for the two of us. By far not the most expensive on the market but cannot imagine how you could get more for your money. Due to the private nature of the tour, we went at our own pace so we could enjoy everything to the fullest. Nurlan our guide/ driver was amazing. As two young girls, going for a full day out of phone service with a stranger is of course daunting but with Nurlan we felt so safe. The car we travelled in was also very comfortable which made a big difference. Also a quick note to say something we were concerned about before booking was that the day would feel like we were sat in the car for way too long. This was completely not the case. Due to the intensity of each spot, the drives in between were nice breaks and it really did not feel like we spent too long in the car. This was definitely helped by travelling by our own car as we were able to do much more in much less time. Overall, could not recommend enough, such a fabulous day. (btw lunch was a typical, basic Kazakh lunch (plov etc - no menu) so maybe bring your own food for lunch if you are a picky eater)

• A great way to see all the amazing sights in one day

  Martin N,

  Oct 13, 2023

  - Viator

  5.00

  The day started at 6:30 exactly, being picked up with my guide's brand new car. Everytjinf was scheduled to perfection. The guide/driver was very knowledgable and passionate. I was given the option of first going to the canyon or to the lakes, but was advised that the canyon is better during sunset. We headed to the lakes, where we chose Kolsay first due to being able to reach it by our car, as for Kaindy we needed to wait for the UAZ (old soviet military transport sort of vehicle), since we really went through rough terrain. As for the canyon, we saw it from both up and down, and if you can deal with 22.000 steps per day up and down, I absolutely recommend it. The only downside for some is that my amazing guide doesn't speak much English, but with my basic Russian we had a great time together. If you're a bigger group it shouldn't be a problem at all (I was solo). Wholeheartedly recommend the tour!