Kaindy Lake

Kaindy Lake

Kaindy Lake is an idyllic mountain lake in Kazakhstan’s portion of the Tian Shan Mountains, near to the nation's biggest town, Almaty. The lake was formed after an earth quake in 1911, which triggered a major landslide, successfully creating a natural dam. Successively, rain water loaded the area and created the lake.

The lake is popular for the number of dead and bleached spruce trees that stick out of the water – remains of the trees that were flooded when the lake was formed. The trees, together with the improbable turquoise water of the lake, make an incredibly picturesque sight. Underwater, the visuals is even more amazing, as the trees have not decomposed and create the unique perspective of an underwater forest.

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Surprisingly, the lake sees few visitors, partially because Kaindy Lake is overshadowed by the more popular Bolshoe Almatinskoe Lake and the Kolsay Lakes, all of which are nearby, but far easier to reach from Almaty. Thus, despite its vicinity to a town with a inhabitants of more than one million, the lake maintains a relaxing environment.