A Trip To The Assy Plateau
Duration: 2 days/1night
Vehicles’ covering distance: 250 km.
Walking part: 17 km.
Visiting time: from March to November.
Transport: comfortable vehicle.
Approximate tour program
Day 1
07:30 Gathering and meeting of excursionists. Getting acquaintance with your guide-instructor.
08:00 Departure to an excursion to the Assy plateau.
09:30 Stopover on a spring.
10:00 Arrival at Batan.
10:30 Walking trip to the waterfall «Kairakskiy».
13:00 Picnic next to the waterfall (refreshing time).
16:00 Moving to the plateau
17:30 Setting up a camp
19:00 Dinner beside a bonfire
Day 2
09:00 Breakfast on the landscape
10:00 an excursion along the plateau and ascending to the observatory
11:00 Moving to the lake Bartogai by the plateau
14:00 Lunch next to the river
17:00 A special stopover beside the lake for making photos
17:30 Departure to the city.
21:00 Arrival in the city.
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«The Plateau Assy» program’s cost
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Individual tour
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Group Tour
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Taxi Mode
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With a Russian-speaking guide
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With an English-speaking guide
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In Russian language
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Amount of people in a group
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The cost per person in tenge
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Amount of people in a group
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The cost per person in tenge
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Amount of people in a group
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The cost per person in tenge
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The cost per person in tenge
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1
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91 000
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1
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147 000
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1
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177 000
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30 000
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2
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45 500
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2
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81 500
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2
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97 000
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3
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31 000
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3
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60 000
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3
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70 000
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4
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20 000
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4
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49 000
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4
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45 000
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5
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18 500
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5
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43 000
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5
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40 000
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Calculating for 13 and more people – on request.
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The cost includes:
Taxi mode:
moving on comfortable vehicles and ecological fees in the national park.
With a Russian-speaking guide:
excursion program in Russian language, moving on comfortable vehicles, ecological fees in the national park, water 1 liter and lunch (lunch boxes).
With an English-speaking guide:
Excursion program in English language, moving on comfortable vehicles, ecological fees in the national park, water 1 liter and lunch (lunch boxes).
Group tour:
Excursion program in Russian language, moving on comfortable vehicles, ecological fees in the national park.
Approximate tour description 
A unique tour is offered from April to November. This adventure to the plateau Assy and the waterfall Kairakskiy. It is situated next to the picturesque Turgen’s gorge and there is an interesting atmosphere, which has amazing views for tourists who chose this tour.
Kairakskiy waterfall is famous with its furious stream of water, which goes down from an altitude of 55 meters and 3 big wild rocks. Rocks of the waterfall were carved on mountains during thousand years of waterfall’s existence itself. As a result, its look is so magnificent. 
Except, travelling to the waterfall, a little walking trip through a picturesque view to a huntsman’s station. Exactly here we can found fusion of three rivers, they form rivers Turgen and Kishi Turgen. From the river Kishi Turgen our plateau takes its start. The plateau is situated at an altitude of 2800-3200 meters. 5000 year-old remnants of people’s daily life who lived here as nomads were found here. On the upper side of the plateau an astrophysical observatory was built, it has one of the biggest telescopes in the world, this high mountain plateau goes to the east along the river Assy. Lots of ancient burials were hidden here, lots of them still have unique petroglyphic drawings since 500 BC. The trip attracts everyone who loves amazing views and fresh air, and with a help of our professional guide and his knowledge of history and geography you will be enjoying this trip. The amazing Bartogai’s reservoir is 186 km away from Almaty city, it is 
situated beside a natural boundary Chilik between mountains Toraigir and Sogetty. The Bartogai’s reservoir is created for accumulation of water in winter and irrigating fields with 160-meter-long channels. A flow of water from the dam goes from June to September for irrigating. During this time power of its flow can reach 100 cubic meters, due to that power its altitude can get more than 100 meters. Released streams of water under high pressure split up into small particles and make a cloud of water dust.
Have a nice day and good mood!