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KAZAKHSTAN
THE ALMATY ADVENTURE LOOP
MOTORCYCLE TOUR
6 DAYS
The amazing nature , instagrammable views, comfortable accommodation and an exciting drive along the free roads of spacious steppes and mountains of Kazakhstan! All this for you on the ALMATY ADVENTURE LOOP which is connected by our unique route passing through three national parks of the Almaty region: Altyn-Emel Park, Charyn Park and Ili Alatau Park and their main attractions Singing Dune, Kolsay Lakes (Kolsai) and Charyn Canyon. All this in one trip!
NOTE. This tour is available by motorcycle and by car with a driver. We do not describe details some roads of the route which is commercial secret and exclusive part of our itinerary. But with us you will ride there!)
Almaty Adventure Loop: motorcycle tour to Charyn Canyon, Kolsay Lakes and Altyn-Emel
TOUR: THE ALMATY ADVENTURE LOOP
Duration: 6 travel days, 4 riding days
Country: Kazakhstan
Start/Finish: Almaty. South capital city of Kazakhstan.
Total Distance: 1000 km
Bikes: Suzuki DR650SE
Roads: about 70% is tarmac road. About 30% is dirt roads.
Accommodation: Hotels*** (3 nights), resort (1 night), guesthouses (1 night). On twin-sharing basis room. Single room upgrade available (extra pay).
Group size: min 6 and max 10 riders. If you already have your own group, you can choose your dates.
Season: May - October
Visa information: to get info for Kazakhstan
Duration: 6 travel days, 4 riding days
Country: Kazakhstan
Start/Finish: Almaty. South capital city of Kazakhstan.
Total Distance: 1000 km
Bikes: Suzuki DR650SE
Roads: about 70% is tarmac road. About 30% is dirt roads.
Accommodation: Hotels*** (3 nights), resort (1 night), guesthouses (1 night). On twin-sharing basis room. Single room upgrade available (extra pay).
Group size: min 6 and max 10 riders. If you already have your own group, you can choose your dates.
Season: May - October
Visa information: to get info for Kazakhstan
Date 1: 29.05.2027 - 03.06.2027
Date 2: 02.10.2027 - 07.10.2027
Date 2: 02.10.2027 - 07.10.2027
Price: USD 2000
Tour price includes:
(Please note: you may be required to share a bathroom at least twice during this trip.)
Requirements:
Tour price includes:
- Suzuki DR650SE motorcycle (third-party insurance included)
- Services of a ride leader
- Support vehicle with passenger-carrying capacity
- All accommodations (twin-share rooms)
- Breakfasts
- Drinking water and soft drinks
- All entry fees
- Airport transfers
- Souvenirs from the SilkOffRoad team
- Fuel: USD 125 (cash at the start)
- Meals: USD 175 (cash at the start)
- Any possible motorcycle damages
- Refundable damage deposit: USD 500 (if no damage occurs)
- Flights
- Visas (if required)
- Personal insurance
- Any other expenses not included in the price
(Please note: you may be required to share a bathroom at least twice during this trip.)
Requirements:
- Driving licence with motorcycle category A
- Minimum age: 25 years
- At least 3 years of riding experience
- Personal motorcycle gear (helmet, protective jacket, knee protection, boots, gloves)
- Readiness for an adventurous ride with lots of surprises
- Physical strength, endurance, and pure optimism
- Respect for local laws and culture
PRICE INFO
What you'll pay
- Tour price: USD 2,000, by invoice. Suzuki DR650SE included.
- Fuel USD 125 and meals USD 175, in cash at the start. It goes into a group fund and we pay at every fuel stop and meal, so you never queue to pay.
- Damage deposit USD 500, in cash at the start, refunded at the end less any repair.
- Single room, if you want one: USD 300.
These are the only payments to us. Flights, visas and your personal travel insurance are yours to arrange. Bring the cash in clean, undamaged US dollar notes, series 2013 or newer.
What you get
- Your own Suzuki DR650SE from our Almaty fleet, serviced every evening by our mechanic
- Support vehicle all the way: it carries your bag and spare parts
- Third-party motorcycle insurance in every country of the route
- Airport transfers, every night booked, breakfasts, water and soft drinks, entry fees
- A ride leader from our own team. SilkOffRoad has run tours from Almaty since 2006, rated 4.9 from 130+ Google reviews
Is this tour right for me?
- Length
- 6 days, 4 riding days, about 1,000 km, Almaty to Almaty
- Roads
- about 70% tarmac, 30% dirt
- Highlights
- the Singing Dune, Charyn Canyon and the Kolsay Lakes
- Nights
- hotels, a hot-springs resort and a guesthouse; no yurts
- Your riding
- at least 3 years on a motorcycle; our easiest tour and a good first ride in Central Asia
1. Almaty
Arrival and meeting at the airport of the city of Almaty. Transfers, hotel accommodation. At noon we will meet at the hotel to check the motorcycles and go on a city tour. After the city tour, a welcome dinner awaits us at a local restaurant. Then you return to the hotel and rest. Tomorrow the riding of freedom!
2. Almaty - Altin Emel nature park
Today you are running away from civilization to meet motorcycle adventures and the expanses of the Kazakh steppes.. You will ride through the plateau Kokhan with nice views of hilling steppe. Till the midday you get to the Altyn-Emel pass and have a lunch – a delicious mutton "shashlik” – it will be cooked for you by local family right near the road. Overnight in the guest house at the territory of the Altyn-Emel. Here, at the huge distance from the civilization, in a cozy house of the Kazakh family you can have a rest and drink cold beer.
3. Altin Emel nature park - Chundzha Hot springs
In the morning you will continue motorbike riding on the Altyn-Emel reserve is the huge territory of wild desert. You will visit the unique natural phenomenon Singing Dune. There, climbing the dune, you may be lucky and the dune will sing you the song of the desert.
After lunch, you will leave the reserve and visit the Holy Tree, where in an amazing oasis you will enjoy relaxation and get a boost of positive energy.
Then you will ride along the famous Silk Road highway from China to Europe. In the evening you will reach the hot springs resort where swim and take off your fatigue.
4. Chundzha Hot springs - Kolsai lake
Today, during the day, you will find yourself out of the flat steppe in the mountains of the Zailiyskiy Alatau. In the morning you will ride along the Ketmen mountain range through several farming villages where you can see the life of ordinary peasants. And at noon you will enter the world of alpine mountains where a quiet mountain road will lead you to Kolsay Lakes. Accommodation in a comfortable hotel with nice views of lake.
5. Kolsai lake - Almaty
The motorcycle tour ends and you are heading to Almaty. But on the way you will stop by the famous Charyn Canyon. A unique natural monument where you can walk to several viewpoints overlooking a fantastic canyon. Arrival in Almaty. Hotel accommodation. Festive dinner!
6. Almaty
Arrival and meeting at the airport of the city of Almaty. Transfers, hotel accommodation. At noon we will meet at the hotel to check the motorcycles and go on a city tour. After the city tour, a welcome dinner awaits us at a local restaurant. Then you return to the hotel and rest. Tomorrow the riding of freedom!
2. Almaty - Altin Emel nature park
Today you are running away from civilization to meet motorcycle adventures and the expanses of the Kazakh steppes.. You will ride through the plateau Kokhan with nice views of hilling steppe. Till the midday you get to the Altyn-Emel pass and have a lunch – a delicious mutton "shashlik” – it will be cooked for you by local family right near the road. Overnight in the guest house at the territory of the Altyn-Emel. Here, at the huge distance from the civilization, in a cozy house of the Kazakh family you can have a rest and drink cold beer.
3. Altin Emel nature park - Chundzha Hot springs
In the morning you will continue motorbike riding on the Altyn-Emel reserve is the huge territory of wild desert. You will visit the unique natural phenomenon Singing Dune. There, climbing the dune, you may be lucky and the dune will sing you the song of the desert.
After lunch, you will leave the reserve and visit the Holy Tree, where in an amazing oasis you will enjoy relaxation and get a boost of positive energy.
Then you will ride along the famous Silk Road highway from China to Europe. In the evening you will reach the hot springs resort where swim and take off your fatigue.
4. Chundzha Hot springs - Kolsai lake
Today, during the day, you will find yourself out of the flat steppe in the mountains of the Zailiyskiy Alatau. In the morning you will ride along the Ketmen mountain range through several farming villages where you can see the life of ordinary peasants. And at noon you will enter the world of alpine mountains where a quiet mountain road will lead you to Kolsay Lakes. Accommodation in a comfortable hotel with nice views of lake.
5. Kolsai lake - Almaty
The motorcycle tour ends and you are heading to Almaty. But on the way you will stop by the famous Charyn Canyon. A unique natural monument where you can walk to several viewpoints overlooking a fantastic canyon. Arrival in Almaty. Hotel accommodation. Festive dinner!
6. Almaty
ITINERARY
SUZUKI DR650SE
This motorcycle is perfect for local landscapes.
Suzuki DR650SE is very reliable and easy to drive bike . Bike will ride with a breeze on the highway and carry you through any off-road. With adjustments, the bike suits riders from 1.70 m; lowered bikes are available on request for riders from about 1.60 m. This bike will be your faithful and reliable friend on this motorcycle trip!
Power: 43 HP Seat height: 865mm-885mm. Weight: 160 kg
Suzuki DR650SE is very reliable and easy to drive bike . Bike will ride with a breeze on the highway and carry you through any off-road. With adjustments, the bike suits riders from 1.70 m; lowered bikes are available on request for riders from about 1.60 m. This bike will be your faithful and reliable friend on this motorcycle trip!
Power: 43 HP Seat height: 865mm-885mm. Weight: 160 kg
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