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. The whole group leaves the banquet together in one minibus.
from 50,000 ₸ for the whole Toyota Hiace minibus, round trip
Pickup at your address · passenger insurance · available 24/7
Our drivers don’t speak English. Phone calls are in Russian or Kazakh, so WhatsApp works best: write in English and we’ll reply using a translator. Need an interpreter? We can arrange one for an extra fee, agreed in advance.
How the trip works
Pickup at your door in Almaty
You choose the address and time: home, office, hotel or airport. When you book, we name the vehicle and give you the driver’s phone number; the driver arrives early and helps with the luggage.
The minibus is yours
The 13-seat Toyota Hiace travels with your group only. The price is for the vehicle, so the bigger the group, the less each person pays. If there are more than 13 of you, you can book a second minibus, or we do two runs in a row on a short route.
Driver, fuel and road included
The driver’s service, fuel, toll sections and pickup in Almaty are all in the quoted price. Paid separately, if your route needs them: national park entrance fees, ski passes, a local off-road vehicle, paid parking and pickup outside the city.
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.
You book a table or a hall with the complex directly, and we take care of the road: we drive your group to the gates and pick you up from the same place. The drive from the city takes about half an hour, and 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.
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.
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, one Hiace replaces three or four taxis up the mountain and back, and at night taxis also charge higher fares.
Tau-Dastarkhan: how the trip works
The whole group in one cabin
Family, friends or colleagues ride to the complex together and arrive at the same time.
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.
We wait or come back on time
The driver waits on site or comes back for you at the agreed time, whichever suits your plans.
Tau-Dastarkhan: trip price
from 50,000 ₸ — for the whole Toyota Hiace minibus, round trip
The driver and fuel are included. We quote the total before departure; it only goes up if you decide to extend the waiting time.
Only your group is on board, and you decide how long to stay at each stop.
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.”
Toyota Hiace: cabin and luggage
All photos
- 13 passenger seats
- Air conditioning and heating
- High roof
- Soft reclining seats
- Electric door
- Luggage compartment
These photos show a 13-seat Toyota Hiace with a high roof and a wide aisle between the seats. We took them ourselves: the cabin, the seats and the luggage compartment.
13-seat cabin
Luggage compartment
Tau-Dastarkhan: frequently asked questions
How much does a transfer to Tau-Dastarkhan from Almaty cost?
From 50,000 ₸ for the whole Toyota Hiace minibus, round trip. Tell us the pickup point, how long you’ll stay and whether you need a late return run. We’ll give you the exact amount right away, 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 has 13 passenger seats, and gifts, outfits and bags ride in the luggage compartment. That is enough for a large family, a group of friends or a department at a corporate party. All 13 can travel light; if everyone has a large suitcase or bulky gear, we take up to 9 passengers.
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. You set the departure and return times.
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.
Our drivers don’t speak English. Phone calls are in Russian or Kazakh, so WhatsApp works best: write in English and we’ll reply using a translator. Need an interpreter? We can arrange one for an extra fee, agreed in advance.