Kolsay lakes is a system of three lakes in the northern Tien Shan, in the Kolsay gorge, in the bridge connecting the Kungei-Alatau and Ile-Alatau ridges.
It is very near (15 km) to Sati Village.
Saty lake (the lower lake) is located at an altitude of 1 818 meters above the sea level, length 1 kilometer, width 400 meters, depth 80 meters. Mynzhylky lake (the second lake) is at an altitude of 2 252 meters above the sea level and 8 kilometers away from the first lake. Sarybulak lake (the third lake) is at an altitude of 2 850 meters, 4 kilometers from Mynzhylky lake.
We took about 7 hours to walk from K1 to K2 and back. The track along the stream to get there is renowned among mushroom gatherers and trout fishermen.
Vlad sprayed insecticide on us to cast away bugs.
Top view of the first Kolsai Lake, with snow-cap mountains at the far end
Clear water with black fishes come to sight
Tulip was originated in Central Asia or Turkey but the Dutch replanted and modified it to the big blossom we see nowadays.
Vlad left us and got back to the guesthouse for rest as he would drive us back to Almaty in the late afternoon.
There were snow/ice patches in our way up. The dog followed us all the way up
Sergey slid down at this spot on his way down
I always stayed at the back to take pictures, and climbed up slowly
The second lake finally in sight
There were lots of lovely little flowers on the ground
and tall pines as well
We had a picnic lunch at the table but it was very windy that we needed to hold tight all the stuff
Lovely little white flowers
Our way back
We got down to the stream a one point
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