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great stopover for Kolsay&Kaindy trip for hikers and trail runners it offers plenty of trails around the village, do check out the Saty gorge road and venture out to the nice rolling hills halfway through the climb.

Saty is a launch off point for Kosai Lakes and Lake Kaindy. It has nothing going for it as a place and can be walked around in 10 mins. essentially its a service town with a couple of shops, a small medical clinic , a nice looking mosque and is the centre for the national park administration. I think 3 days is a good enough time there. 1st day walking to Kolsai Lake 2 (no food/facilities at arrival) from the start at Lake 1. The walk is about 5miles each way and it is moderate in difficulty. Can be very slippery if its rained overnight as the trail is shared , humans and horses and so gets a bit messy in parts . The last 2km of the walk out is steep but manageable by most , otherwise its an undulating and well used pathway. A beautiful walk and the best Ive done in Kasakhstan so far (including Shumbaluk ) 2nd day, I suggest Lake Kaindy ,after a bumpy 4 wheel drive ride for 12km its a short walk up a road (not along the river) to the lake. Worthwhile hanging down by the lake for a bit. Horse riding if you're interested. (no food or facilities ) On the 3rd day, Boating, horse riding , fishing at !st Lake at Kolsai. Nice restaurant, good food and coffee up there and internet. Boats are fun T8000 an hr. Lots of Yurt guest houses about. variable standard so check them out first. Lake Kolsai Village resort (at Lake 1) has cabins (new) which look comfortable but higher end of the $$ market. Excellent place for a few days and the drive there from Almaty is about 3.5hrs and road is good. I would think it gets cold out of summer season so always carry a sweater or jacket.