Kolsay Lakes

Kolsay Lakes – one of the most beautiful places on Kazakh land. They are located at heights 1800, 2250 and 2700 metres above sea level. They are distinguished by the unique mountain watershed consisting of three natural zones and amazing variety of rare plants and animals. Kolsay Lakes is consedered a pearl of Northern Tjan-Shan located in 300 km from Almaty city.

The river Kolsay originates on a ridge of Kungej-Alatau and runs by turns into three lakes: Top, Mynzholki and Bottom. Water in lakes fresh, rigid, with the maintenance of sulphate of sodium. A bottom in places flat, without rocky ledges. During the summer period the water temperature makes + 10 degrees. The triad of high-mountainous lakes as if a thread with the strung pearls decorates northern Tien Shan.At height of 1800 metres the grassy cover a fir grove is presented by high meadow grasses. Fir forests of Tan-Shanja occupy basically northern slopes. The fur-tree does not form the considerable areas of large forests, grows the big groups is more often. The tan-Shanskaja fur-tree reaches in height of 40-50 metres and in diameter to 2 metres. The coniferous wood belt reaches 2700-3000 metres, gradually passing in high-mountainous Alpine meadows. Characteristic inhabitants of all three natural zones are: a bear, a wolf, a lynx, a hare, the Siberian goat, a snow leopard, a wild boar, a badger.

Kolsay lakes are very deep: the deepest place on the first lake of 80 m, on the second – nearby 50м. The warm season proceeds since April till the end of September. Kolsay lakes is the purpose of many travellers. A track on Kolsay lakes – one of the lungs. During travel from Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan to lake Issyk Kul you it is possible to take pleasure in beauty and a variety of the nature зтих the countries.This fine place for parking, the pedestrian campaigns, travel on horses and mountain bicycles. The nearest occupied point-village Saty which are from Almaty in 320 km. The first lake, length 1 km, width about 300м, is on высте 1818 m. To it the road is laid.

The average lake is at height 2552м, in 5 km of lifting from the first. It big and extraordinary picturesque, as if a bowl from turquoise crystal in palms of mountains. The bottom and average lakes on a decline "boil" from a playing trout. Top Kolsaj is from the second lake on 4 km further and on 600м above. Behind it in 6 km border with Kyrgyzstan through pass Sary-Bulak (3278м) from which the kind on a blue Issyk-sack opens.

All route to pass and further to Issyk Kul on horses is overcome for one day, the pedestrian transition for 2-3 days. The landscape, mainly, wood, valleys between lakes is usually calculated for three days. Horses can be rented in village Saty at the local forester. Here tourist routes are developed and functions guest houses. On lake Kolsaj-1 tourists take places in the guest house «Zhibek Zholy», and on lakes Kolsaj-2 and 3 in tents. The lake Kolsaj-1 is in 300км from Almaty, in 45 km from the guest house «Zhibek Zholy» in Zhalanashe. Kolsai-2 and 3 there are at 2,5-4 o'clock walkings from each other.

At coast guest small houses which are always ready to accept wishing to have a rest at lakes with the crystal-clear water reflecting unapproachable mountain tops and slopes are located. From windows of guest small houses it is possible to contemplate extraordinary beautiful landscape of lake, and the evenings spent at a fireplace, will be remembered to you for a long time.

That to a clod though time will have the luck to visit in these parts, never will forget their magnificence, silence and calmness around. When the water smooth surface is absolutely quiet, in it the sky and a bewitching panorama of a mountain landscape are reflected. Surrounded with rocks, woods, the Alpine meadows and the whole glades of is gentle-olive mountain colours – edelweisses, lakes bewitch you literally.

Lake Kajyndy – one of mysterious places of foothills at height of 2000 m above sea level among fur-trees, in an environment of mountain tops. It has arisen about 100 years ago as a result of a collapse of huge weight of rock,

The natural dam which has partitioned off gorge. The lake has settled down in 12 km to the east of the first Kolsajsky lake. The lake in length about 400 m reaches in depth almost 30м. From different directions the lake Kaindy is surrounded осыпными by stony slopes and abrupt launches of rocks. Above it – rocky deadlock, and only on the one hand it is possible to approach on water by the car. From a rocky crest tremendous kinds on gorge Saty, a river Chilik valley, gorge Kaindy open. Around rich mushroom woods, глее in July-August it is possible to collect wild strawberry, and last month summer a mountain raspberry. Dry trunks of fur-trees tower over a water table, as if masts of the flooded ships.

Lake Kaindy surprising lake on beauty. And every year Kaindy gradually increases quantity of the fans.

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