Turgen Gorge Assy Plateau Waterfalls 2 Days Nomadic
About this tour
Distance from Almaty 90 km
Travel time one way1.5-2 hours
Difficulty level - medium or advanced
Tour for lovers of mountains and waterfalls, lovers of fishing, history lovers, and many others.
Turgen Gorge is famous for its waterfalls. The largest is Bear (30 m high).
H Assy plateau more than 2 thousand meters.
Highest point about 2600 meters
On the Assy plateau, ancient mounds and cave paintings were found. In one of the gorges, an ancient burial of Saks dating back to the Bronze Age was found.
Currently, this place is the largest pasture in the Almaty region. Here you will see the real life of nomads who live in the mountains far from civilization.
The high-altitude plateau of Assy - Turgen is located at an altitude of 2600 m above sea level, in the valley of the Assy River, 100 km east of Almaty.
Despite the difficult availability, the plateau is constantly boiling life. In ancient times, there were caravan routes from Europe to China and India. During the formation of Soviet power, the White and Red Army fought. In modern times, the Assy-Turgen Observatory was built.
At the end of summer or at autumn a lot of different berries and mushrooms. This place is so colorful - green yellow white red brown blue.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Almaty, Kazakhstan to Assy Observatory, Kazakhstan
Day 1 Departure from Almaty in the Turgen gorge Arrival in the Turgen gorge Excursion along the gorge, with stop for coffe break Further excursion to the waterfall Kairaksky located at an altitude of 2130 m above sea level. Kairak waterfall is named so not by chance, when you come closer to the waterfall, you will see that the waterfall literally protruded its way to the gorge Kayra - in Kazakh - the grindstone. This is the highest waterfall in the Turgen gorge 74 m. The journey time for walking is 2,5-3 hours one way - 7km. After treking to the waterfall, we will set up a camp in a picturesque meadow near the river at the foot of the Assy plateau. At the evening we make dinner in the wild After dinner we will admire the starry sky Then overnight in tents
Day 2: Assy Observatory, Kazakhstan to Almaty, Kazakhstan
Day 2 Breakfast then by car we will go up to the Observatory Assy, take beautiful photographs and enjoy the views of the valley. 1,5-2 hours after we return to the camp, have a drink of coffee and start explore beautiful Tien Shan spruce forests - time for a walk. Packing up the camp and we back to the city. On the way we will stop for lunch at the city Issyk.
What's included
Included services: Guide Food Entrance tickets ( national park) Car (with driver) Fuel, Petrol Camping equipment
What to bring: trekking boots (sandals) headgear Sunglasses sunblock closed clothes shirt, thin pants trekking sticks swimming shorts or swimsuit.
What to know
This tour is flexible, you can change timing, choise camping in a yurt or bring your food. You can add rafting, mountain biking, horseback riding, ATVs, visiting the valley of nomads and new locations on this tour.
Route & locations
Almaty, Kazakhstan to Assy Observatory, Kazakhstan