Minibus with Driver from Almaty to Tau-Dastarkhan
We take your group, family or celebration guests to the Tau-Dastarkhan mountain complex in Alma-Arasan Gorge and bring you back — in a private 13-seat Toyota Hiace with a driver. One minibus instead of a string of taxis that scatter in all directions after the banquet.
from 50,000 ₸ for the whole Toyota Hiace minibus, round trip
Not a scheduled bus or a taxi: the whole minibus for up to 13 people — just your group · a driver with 20+ years of experience
The same terms for every destination — price per vehicle, not per seat
Pickup at your door in Almaty
You choose the address and time: home, office, hotel or airport. No bus station and no meeting the group “at the bus stop”.
The whole minibus — just your group
The 13-seat Toyota Hiace takes no other passengers. One person or 13 — the price is the same; we don’t sell individual seats or tickets. More than 13 people — we’ll find a partner minibus for your date; on short routes two runs in a row also work.
Driver, fuel and road included
Our regular driver with 20+ years of experience, fuel, toll sections and pickup in Almaty are all in the quoted price; you don’t pay extra per passenger. National park entrance fees, ski passes and a local off-road vehicle, if your route needs them, are not included.
Round trip
The round trip is one price. The driver waits for your group on site for as long as you said when booking; if you stay longer, you pay only for the extra hours.
Luggage: 13 traveling light, up to 9 with suitcases
Bags and gear go in a separate compartment. If everyone has a large suitcase or a stroller, we take up to 9 people; with skis and snowboards, 9–10. Tell us what you’re bringing when you book.
Payment: cash, Kaspi or invoice
Trips in the city and nearby are paid after the trip. Long intercity trips and trips of several days need a partial prepayment to hold the date, the rest before departure. Companies get an invoice, a contract and closing documents.
We drive your group to Tau-Dastarkhan and bring you back: a 13-seat Toyota Hiace with a driver, from 50,000 ₸ for the whole minibus, round trip. We gather your guests at one convenient point in the city, wait until the banquet is over and bring everyone back down — nobody has to get behind the wheel for the mountain descent in the evening.
Tau-Dastarkhan is a well-known mountain leisure complex on the southwestern edge of Almaty, at the foot of the Trans-Ili Alatau in scenic Alma-Arasan Gorge. It has several restaurants serving Kazakh and Alpine cuisine, banquet halls for weddings and corporate parties, the TAU House hotel, and a spa with bathhouses and pools. People usually come here as a group — to celebrate an occasion, spend a family weekend or take a team out of town — and that is exactly when it is easier for everyone to travel together in one minibus.
We only provide the transport — the venue isn’t ours: we drive your group to the gates of the complex and pick you up from the same place. We run one 13-seat Toyota Hiace with our regular driver at the wheel, and the price is for the whole minibus, not per person. The drive from the city takes about half an hour; a vehicle with a driver is especially helpful in the evening after a banquet and in winter, when the mountain road down is icy.
How to get to Tau-Dastarkhan from Almaty
The complex is in the lower part of Alma-Arasan Gorge, at the address Alma-Arasan Ushchelye Street. From the city center the road heads southwest and uphill — about 20 kilometers and roughly half an hour, allowing for city traffic and the climb. The last stretch runs through the gorge: a beautiful road, but narrow and winding in places and slippery in winter, so it is better to have someone at the wheel who drives here regularly.
Public transport is inconvenient for a group with children, gifts or party clothes, and late in the evening it no longer runs. Your own minibus takes everyone from your door straight to the gates and waits for you on site — no need to fit around a timetable or hunt for cars after the feast.
When people book a transfer to Tau-Dastarkhan
Most often people contact us for banquets and celebrations: the complex hosts weddings, anniversaries, birthdays and corporate parties, and the guests need to be gathered in the city and brought back. We can bring the minibus to a meeting point in Almaty, get everyone there for the start of the event and bring them back to the same meeting point at night — the guests enjoy themselves instead of deciding who stays sober to drive.
People also book the transfer for a family weekend outing — lunch at a mountain restaurant, a visit to the spa and some fresh gorge air — and for corporate trips, when a department or the whole team heads out of town together. The route is flexible: we gather everyone at one point in the city, then wait on site or come back for you at the agreed time.
Minibus or your own cars: how to get to Tau-Dastarkhan
In private cars, a group trip to the mountains turns into a caravan: someone is late, someone gets lost in the gorge, and the parking lot at the complex is crowded on weekends. At a banquet there is also the question of alcohol — driving down from the mountains in the evening after a feast is a bad idea. One minibus takes care of all of it at once: picks everyone up, drives them there, waits and takes them home.
For a group of 8–13 people, the whole Hiace replaces three or four taxis up the mountain and back — and at night taxis also charge higher fares. At the wheel is our own regular driver, who knows this road and this vehicle; we name the price in advance, and it doesn’t change with the number of passengers.
Tau-Dastarkhan: how the trip works
The whole group in one cabin
Family, friends or colleagues ride to the complex together instead of spreading out across several cars that lose each other on the way up the mountain.
There and back after the banquet
We arrive at the agreed time and bring the guests back to the city in the evening — a sober driver is at the wheel, so nobody has to work out who drives home.
Easy in winter and late at night
A warm cabin and a driver who regularly drives this gorge and knows the descent in the dark — all your guests have to do is get in.
Price for the whole minibus
We name the round-trip price in advance and don’t split it by passenger — no per-person surcharges after the fact.
Tau-Dastarkhan: trip price
from 50,000 ₸ — for the whole Toyota Hiace minibus, round trip
The driver, fuel, toll roads and pickup in Almaty are included. Not included: national park entrance fees, ski passes, a local off-road vehicle, paid parking and pickup outside the city. We quote the total before departure; it only goes up if you decide to extend the waiting time.
This is the price for the minibus, not per seat as on shared group tours: the minibus is only for your group, with no other passengers and no one else’s schedule.
All day trips from Almaty →Customer reviews on 2GIS
“Efficient and fast — a clean bus with a driver arrived on time.”
“Excellent — they provided a minibus with a driver very quickly.”
Real photos — not a manufacturer’s catalog
All photos
- Driver with 20+ years of experience
- Air conditioning and heating
- DVD · TV · MP3
- Soft reclining seats
- Electric door
- Luggage compartment
These photos show our own 13-seat Toyota Hiace with a high roof and a wide aisle between the seats. We took them ourselves: the cabin, seats and luggage compartment of this very vehicle. We have one minibus: this is the one that will come for you, with its own driver at the wheel.
13-seat cabin
Luggage compartment
Tau-Dastarkhan: frequently asked questions
How much does a transfer to Tau-Dastarkhan from Almaty cost?
From about 50,000 ₸ for the whole Toyota Hiace minibus, round trip. The total depends on the pickup point, the waiting time on site and whether you need a late-evening return run. We will tell you the exact amount when you book by phone or on WhatsApp.
Where is Tau-Dastarkhan, and how long does it take to get there?
The complex is in Alma-Arasan Gorge in the southwest of Almaty, at the foot of the Trans-Ili Alatau. The drive from the city is about 20 kilometers and roughly half an hour, allowing for traffic and the climb. We bring the minibus right up to the gates of the complex.
Do you take guests to a banquet and pick them up afterward?
Yes, that is our main format for celebrations. We gather the guests at one convenient point in Almaty, bring them to the start of the event and take them back to the same point in the evening. A sober driver is at the wheel — after the feast, nobody has to think about the drive.
How many people fit in the minibus?
The cabin seats 13 passengers, with room left for gifts, outfits and bags. That is enough for a large family, a group of friends or a department at a corporate party — everyone rides together in one minibus. All 13 can travel light; if everyone has a large suitcase or bulky gear, we take up to 9 passengers — tell us what you are bringing when you book.
Can we book a trip late in the evening or in winter?
Yes, we work 24/7. A late return run after a banquet and winter trips on icy roads are common requests: the cabin is warm, and the driver drives this gorge regularly and knows the descent in the dark. We agree on departure and return times in advance.
Tell us where and when
We’ll bring a Toyota Hiace minibus with a driver to any address in Almaty at the time you need. Available 24/7.