The 14 Best Issyk Lake & Turgen Gorge Tours

1.Esik Lake and Turgen Waterfall Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 203 reviews · 10 hours · from $28Our pick

Review of Almaty’s Turgen Waterfall and Issyk Lake day trip, with hiking tips, lunch advice, transport details, guide quality, and value.

“⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We had a wonderful trip with Sayana to Issyk Lake and the Turgen Waterfalls! She was very friendly, helpful, and shared interesting information along the way. The scenery was beautiful, and we really enjoyed the experience. Highly recommend her for anyone visiting Almaty!”

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2.Lake Issyk with Turgen Waterfall Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 127 reviews · 9 hours · from $32

Review of Almaty’s Lake Issyk and Turgen Waterfall tour, with practical advice on hikes, transport, lunch, guides, price, and what to expect.

“Loved the trip. Shak, our guide made it very interesting and comfortable all through. A gentle and helpful guide. Catered to everyones needs. Thank you very much. Location is beautiful beyond words.”

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3.Lake Issyk with Turgen (Bear) Waterfall tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 81 reviews · from $32Top rated

Review of the Lake Issyk and Turgen Bear Waterfall tour from Almaty, covering hikes, scenery, lunch, transport, price, and practical tips.

“An awesome day trip to a very beautiful lake. The lake is emerald in colour like in the pictures and it’s very quiet with not many tourists around. A true hidden gem! My tour guide Azamat speaks excellent English and explains things in great detail. He got us water and chocolate too, very hospitable.”

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4.Day Trip by SUV: Turgen Waterfall & Assy Plateau Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 39 reviews · 12 hours · from $50

Explore Turgen Waterfall and Assy Plateau from Almaty by 4x4, with mountain views, guided walks, tea, and practical tips for a full-day escape.

“We Had such a good day on our trip today our guide zahanna was super kind and always checked if we needed anything everything was so well organized and we really enjoyed ourselves definitely a day full of good memories”

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5.Issyk lake half – day tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $134

Review of Almaty’s private Issyk Lake half-day tour, with transport, alpine views, optional picnic and Tourgen Waterfall add-on.

“Excellent service! They picked us up punctually and provided a comfortable ride to this stunning venue. The location is absolutely breathtaking - a peaceful paradise surrounded by beautiful green waters. This trip exceeded all expectations Read more”

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6.Issyk Lake, Bear Waterfall & Trout Farm Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 7 reviews · 1 day · from $32

Review of Almaty’s $32 day trip to Issyk Lake, Bear Waterfall, and a trout farm, with practical advice on hiking, transport, guides, and value.

“Anularon una hora antes la excursión, me dieron opción de otro día y ese día la volvieron a anular. Una tomadora de pelo. Nunca mas con esta compañía.”

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7.Issyk Lake – shining pearl of Almaty surroundings + Golden Man museum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $117

Review of Almaty’s private Issyk Lake and Golden Man tour, with mountain views, museum history, pricing, guides, lunch, and practical tips.

“It was a great trip and highly recommended . Our tour guide Mr. Nursultan was very helpful and informative and has shared us a lot of information and insight about all the places we went and also regarding the local culture and practices. He helped us to make the trip more intresting. Overall it was a very good journey.”

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8.1 Day Express Tour: Issyk Lake, Assy Plateau & Turgen Gorge

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $257

Review of Almaty’s Issyk Lake, Assy Plateau, and Turgen Gorge tour, with hiking tips, price advice, guide notes, and practical details.

“The tour was good however it is not explained properly. It is a private tour and there is decent amount of walking involved about 5km. 2.5km is trek to the waterfall and 2 km walk to the lake. Therefore, I would advise to wear proper shoRead more”

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9.Issyk Lake and Turgen Gorge Waterfall Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · 10 hours · from $294

Escape Almaty for Issyk Lake and Turgen Gorge, with Tian Shan views, forest walks, a waterfall, private transport, and an English-speaking guide.

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10.Huns Ethno Village and Issyk Lake Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · 1 day · from $145

Explore Kazakh nomad traditions at Huns Village, enjoy a horse show and cooking class, then walk beside peaceful Issyk Lake from Almaty.

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11.Kazakhstan: One day tour to Assy plateau and Bear waterfall

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $54

Review the Assy Plateau and Bear Waterfall day tour from Almaty, with mountain hikes, wild horses, tea, rough roads, and practical tips.

“It was great to be able to visit places I couldn't go to on my own through this tour. The off-road roads are rough, so you need a skilled driver, so be sure to use this tour. Although it was tiring due to the long travel time, everyone was friendly and it was a great tour.”

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12.Almaty Issyk Lake, Turgen Waterfall and Turgen Gorge Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $29

Review of Almaty’s Issyk Lake, Ayusai Waterfall, and Turgen Gorge tour, with practical advice on value, hiking, transport, and what to expect.

“That was so cool! Beautifully delicious interesting educational! We will come back many more times ❗️thank you for the service for caring and delicious food comfort transfer interesting stories , sparkling humor ! There are not enough words to describe all the emotions of this adventure! I recommend it!!!Auto-translated”

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13.Jeep Tour: Plateau Assy

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $103

Review of Almaty’s Plateau Assy Jeep Tour, with high-altitude scenery, petroglyphs, burial mounds, and the surreal Assy Observatory.

“This is a beautiful part of Kazakhstan where the animals graze in the summer. They had mostly descended to the lower steppes by October but the vistas were still beautiful. The observatory is also quite surreal.”

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14.Private half Day Tour in Issyk Mountain Lake

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1 reviews · from $130

Review of Almaty’s private Lake Issyk tour, with mountain views, local history, flexible pickup, pricing, timing, and booking advice.

“I had a wonderful trip thanks to Dmitri, who provided an excellent knowledge of local nature and history. Landscapes are fascinating, service was nice and comfortable. Looking forward to visit these places again with my family.”

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