Left Talgar river and Big Almaty lake. T-4
Tours to Kazakhstan

Duration: 6 days
Accommodation: hotels- 2 nights, tents - 3 nights
Category of difficulty:
Season: July 10 - September 10
Group size: no more than 10

Day 2. Breakfast. Transfer: hotel - "Chimbulak" ski resort (H-2200) (25 km). Ascent by cable way to Big Talgar pass (H-3163). In case, if third line of cable way is closed, ascent up to 20 post, from there hiking to the pass. Start trekking in North Tien-Shan. Íiking: Big Talgar pass - Small Talgar pass (Í-2870) - Left Talgar river (Í-2250) - Alpine rose glade - Solnechnaya glade (H-2722) (7 km). After ascent we go down along path to Left Talgar gorge, pass small lake and then down to the river. In gorge path go along left side of the river, in wood thick, then pass ancient moraine and come out on open place - Solnechnaya glade. Lunch on the way. Dinner. Overnight in the tents.

Day 3. Breakfast. Hiking: Solnechnaya glade - Archovaya glade (H-2836) - moraine of Touristov glacier (H-3339) (8 km). After overnight on Solnechnaya glade, our way runs up along gorge. Forest zone is finished and we can see only steep slopes and snow peaks. After Archovaya glade path sharply turns to South-West to Turistov gorge. Lunch on the way. Dinner. Overnight in the tents on sandy places of Glacier moraine.

Day 4. Breakfast. Hiking: Glacier moraine - Turistov pass (H-4000) - Kzil-Say place (3600) - confluence of Ozernaya and Turistov rivers (H-3120) (9 km). It is one of more beautiful places of our trip. South range consists: Sovetskih alpinistov peak (H-4379), SGU peak (H-4522), Dzherzhinskogo peak (H-4410). From place of our overnight we ascent along the centre of open glacier to Turistov pass. Lunch on the way. From pass we can see Zailiysky Alatau peaks - Molodoy Gvardii peak (H-4394), Sovetov peak (H-4317), Lokomotiv (H-4128), Pogrebetskogo peak (H-4231), Tuyuk-Su peak (H- 4218), Ozerny peak (H-4126). Dinner. Overnight in the tents.

Day 5. Breakfast. Hiking: Confluence of rivers - Ozernaya river - Big Almaty lake (Í-2527). Descent from overnight place on green lawns along old road to lake (6 km). End of trekking. Transfer: Big Almaty lake - Almaty (28 km). Accommodation in the hotel "Otrar" ****. Dinner at local cafe. Overnight in the hotel.

Day 6. Departure from Almaty.

The cost of the program (US$)
Num. pax	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10+1	11+1	12+1
Cost p\p	1452	940	817	699	717	662	654	639	636	674	660	624
Single supplement - US$ 102 per person

Prices include:

Price does not include:

Visa support to Kazakhstan; All land transfers; Meeting and seeing off at the airport, services of interpreter, cook and his helper; Guide; Porters: accommodation at hotels (double rooms with breakfast); Sightseeing; Entry fees; Ecological taxes; Police registration; Serving of tea/coffee in the tent in the morning; Special permits; tents during the trekking on double basis; Full board in the cities and during trekking; Packed lunch on the way; Kitchen and camp equipment for trekking; Guide consultations; Bottled water on transfers 1,5 l/day/person.

Airline tickets, tips; Insurance and other medical subcosts; Additional excursions, not mentioned in the program; Personal extras like luggage overweight; Laundry, phone, fax, e-mail services; Alcohol drinks; Mini bar and other extra services at the hotels.

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All rates for tours are valid until December 31, 2008; The above rates can be changed without prior notification