MORN Co-Sharing is a board of trips from Almaty that are looking for companions. You post a date, a meeting point and a price per seat for different group sizes. Other travellers reply in the trip chat, and you message each other directly through the profile links you both add. Each post disappears from the board 12 hours after its departure time.
How Co-Sharing works
- Post your trip. Add a cover photo, a short headline, the date and time, the meeting point with a Google Maps link, and the price per seat for two to four group sizes you choose. No account needed.
- People reply in the trip chat. Each reply is a short intro plus a link to the person's Instagram, Telegram, WhatsApp or another profile. New messages appear straight away.
- Agree on the details in your messenger. Click through to their profile, check who they are, and settle the plan between you.
- Book and go. Book the car or the tour, meet at the pickup point, and split the cost the way you agreed. Your post leaves the board 12 hours after departure, and its chat goes with it.
Writing a post people actually answer
- Put the place and date in the headline. "Kolsai & Kaindy, Sat 7 Jun, 2 seats left" gets more replies than "Anyone up for the lakes?". You have 68 characters.
- Use the description for your plan and pace. You have 186 characters, enough for "early start, short hike at Kolsai, back by evening".
- Pin a meeting point people can find. Pick a hotel entrance, a metro exit or a café people can find easily, and paste the exact Google Maps link.
- Show the price per seat for each group size. The first two rows are required; fill in up to four. People decide faster when they see the price drop as the group grows.
- Say who you are in the first message. Where you're from, the languages you speak, how fit you are, whether you want photo stops or long walks.
- Share the link. After you publish, you get a link to your post. Drop it into hostel chats and traveller groups. Every extra person lowers the price per seat.
What a shared car costs per seat
MORN transfers have a fixed price per vehicle, so every person who joins lowers everyone's share. To see your share, divide the price on the car's page by the number of people going.
Seat counts and what's included are listed on each car's page: 4x4 to Charyn Canyon, 4x4 to Kolsai Lakes, Jetour T2: canyons and Kolsai Lakes. When you book a MORN transfer, you only send a request. You pay nothing on MORN; the driver confirms the details and you pay the driver directly.
The prices on a co-sharing post are set by its author. Compare them with the car or tour page before you commit.
Group tour or shared car?
| You want… | Best fit | Where to go |
|---|---|---|
| A fixed seat and no need to find anyone | Group tour | Charyn, Kolsai & Kaindy in one day · Kolsai & Kaindy group tour · Two-day canyons & lakes tour |
| Your own pace, stops and start time | Shared private car | 4x4 to Charyn · Jetour T2: canyons & Kolsai, then post the trip here to fill the seats |
| You're already 2–3 and want to fill the last seat | Co-Sharing post | Use the form above |
Before you go: agree on these with your group
- Pickup: the exact point and time, and who waits for whom.
- Route and stops: which places, in what order, and roughly how long at each.
- Return: when you head back, and whether anyone has an evening flight or train.
- Money: who books and pays the driver, how much each person owes, and how they pay it back (cash or a bank-app transfer).
- Drop-outs: what happens to the price if someone cancels the night before.
- Confirm the day before in your messenger chat, with the plan written out, so nobody remembers it differently at 7 a.m.
Staying safe with people you met online
- The trip chat is public. Anyone who opens the trip can read the messages and see the profile links. Keep your phone number, passport details and hotel room number out of it. Move to private messages for that. If you choose WhatsApp as your contact, your phone number is visible to everyone who opens the trip, so pick another app if you'd rather keep it private.
- Check the profile before you agree. A real account with some history is a good sign.
- Meet at a public place. The pickup point on the post should be one.
- Tell someone your plan. Send a friend the post link and the driver's details.
- Don't send money in advance to someone you haven't met. Settle up on the day, or pay the driver directly.
- Book the car with a provider you can check, such as a MORN transfer page, not a stranger's "friend with a car".
FAQ
Do I need an account to post or reply?
No. You fill in the form, add a link to one of your social profiles and publish. Replies work the same way.
Which apps can people use to contact me?
Instagram, Telegram, TikTok, WhatsApp, Facebook, X or LinkedIn. Use a link to your own profile, not an invite to a group chat. An automatic filter blocks spam and group-chat invite links in posts and messages.
Who can see my contact link?
Anyone who opens your trip. That's how companions reach you, and you tick a consent box before publishing. Use a profile you're comfortable sharing.
When does my post disappear?
12 hours after the departure time you set. The chat goes with it. If someone opens an old share link, they'll see that the post has ended.
Can I edit my post after publishing?
There's no edit button. If the time changes, say so in the trip chat. If the date changes, publish a new post and leave its link in the old chat. The old one expires on its own.
Do I pay MORN anything to post?
There's no payment step in the co-sharing form. If you then book a MORN transfer, you pay the driver directly, not MORN.
How do we split the money between us?
Usually one person books the car and pays the driver, and the others pay their share to that person on the day, in cash or by bank transfer. Agree on this in the chat before the trip.
What if nobody joins my trip?
You still have options. Keep the post up until the day, share the link in hostel and traveller chats, or switch to a seat on a group tour. The per-vehicle price on a car page is what going alone costs.
Can I see Charyn, Kolsai and Kaindy in one day?
Yes, MORN runs it as a one-day trip. If you'd rather not rush, there's a two-day version.
Can I post trips other than Charyn and Kolsai?
Yes. Co-sharing works for any trip from Almaty you'd like to share: a transfer, a guide or a villa rental.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Almaty travel guides, including 5 days in Almaty in October
- The Morning: what changed this week for travellers in Almaty
- Two days for the canyons and lakes, if one day feels too rushed