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Kolsai Kölderi National Park, Kazakhstan
LAA
Kolsai Kölderi National Park, Kazakhstan
LAA
Kolsai Kölderi National Park, Kazakhstan
LAA
Kolsai Kölderi National Park, Kazakhstan
LAA
Kolsai Kölderi National Park, Kazakhstan
LAA
Kaindy Lake
A turquoise lake created by the 1911 earthquake, with the trunks of a drowned spruce forest still rising from the water.
REGION
Kolsai Kölderi National Park, Kazakhstan
ALTITUDE
2,000 m
TOP SIGHTS
Sunken spruce forest · Turquoise lake · Off-road drive through the gorge
BEST TIME TO VISIT
June–October
HOW TO GET
By 4x4 from Saty (approx. 1 h)
TIME NEEDED
Half a day
Kaindy Lake was born in 1911, when an earthquake triggered a landslide that dammed the gorge and flooded a forest of Tian Shan spruce. More than a century later the bare trunks still rise out of the cold turquoise water — one of the most photographed views in Central Asia.
The lake is reached by 4x4 vehicles along a rough track from Saty, followed by a short walk down to the shore. It is usually combined with the Kolsai Lakes on the same day.
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