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Almaty Mountains Hiking Tour: Uncover Diverse Trails in the Range of Tien Shan
4.7
11 Ratings
Alma-Arasan
Discover diverse hiking trails in the Almaty Mountains, ranging from easy to challenging. Choose between relaxing treks or active adventures and explore waterfalls, forests, rivers, and picturesque plateaus.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Alma-Arasan - It’s one of the beautiful gorges in the Almaty mountains. The trekking path is easy. You can choose any place from this list.
- Kok-Zhaylyau - One of the most beautiful routes for hiking. The plateau is a summer spot for nomads and shepherds. You will see horses and cows enjoying the dense grass in the mountainous area. Medium difficulty level. 7km one way.
- Butakovskiy Waterfall - The waterfall is not as big as others in our region but it is very expressive. It looks like a thin patterned curtain on the slope behind which you can stay and enjoy the cold and fresh air. A long hiking route. Full day.
- Big Almaty Lake - Almaty Lake is one of the most popular and beautiful places in Almaty. Often presented as a landmark of Kazakhstan. Full day trekking, 8km one way. Ascending the hill to an altitude of 2500m.
What's Included
- Bottled water
Additional Information
There are several routes for hiking with different levels of difficulties in our Ile-Alatau mountains - range of the Tien Shan
Here are some popular, easy and middle level for full-day and half-dayt rekking.
Tell me about your preferences: easy trek and more time for relax, or active and long path. What do you want to see the most: waterfall or forest, river or plateau covered with grass and flowers. We will find a suitable route for you. Here are some popular hiking trails:
Location
Alma-Arasan
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(11 Ratings)
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Jacobac2901ie
Sep 14, 2023
Very cool and smooth trip - Beautiful location, easy quick and confident communication with guides. Overall a great excursion. A+
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245mark096
Aug 27, 2023
Short trip to Waterfall - Elnar was a delightful guide taking me and another guy up a picturesque valley in the Almaty mountains. A short but beautiful hike. Lots of photos gave some good memories.
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Josh_t
Aug 24, 2023
Nice quick hike away from the city - Went on a beautiful hike up Alma-Arasan with Yelnar, who guided the way and helped take some really great pictures. The hike itself wasn't too long, but it was a good challenge. The views are fantastic and the weather was great. I didn't try it out, but there are also a few little baths with hot spring water to dip in; so bring a towel and a change of clothes if you're interested. Overall, I'd recommend the hike as a nice way to take a break from the city and get your body moving.
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Mohamed_d
Aug 15, 2023
Great Tour - Attentive guide, they accommodated our requests and the tour was fun. Decent English language so communication was not a problem at all.
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Avi-sarkar
Aug 6, 2023
Hiking in Shymbulak - I had a great hiking trip in Shymbulak. Elnar my guide was amazing and super helpful. He was always ensuring I was comfortable during the trek. Highly recommend this trek with Elnar.
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Anuttam_m
May 16, 2023
A great light hike - I had a great time on this light hike made tricky due to some rainy weather. All the people I met on the way were very friendly and inviting.
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Wenxuan_y
May 7, 2023
Just like the general... - Just like the general condition of kazak tourism, Yelnar and his team r young and have a huge potential. They r professional and mostly importantly, warm hearted. However, for tourist, i do suggest that people should visit during summer when u can have more routines to choose from.
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Ibrahimak3652by
Apr 28, 2023
Great hiking trip around Almaty! - Yelnar was super friendly & helpful! Had a great time hiking around Almaty. Would've liked the trip to be a bit longer but thoroughly enjoyed it :)
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Raphael_b
Apr 29, 2023
Nice trip - Very interesting tour. The Guide knows a lot about kazakhstan and almaty and respected wishes of the participants.
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Shaf_a
Aug 11, 2023
Kok zhailu - Intermediate hike, 10km - Definitely not a basic hike.
We went for kok zhailuh, which turned out to be a 10km, 2300m elevation hike. It took us 6hours.
Our guide Yelnar was really lovely, helpful, but really young - like a mountain goat with a couple of hippos 😅
The views were great, but not worth the pain tbh.
Do I recommend it? Yes, if you are an experienced hiker.
No, if you are beginner.
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