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Almaty Mountains Hiking Tour: Uncover Diverse Trails in the Range of Tien Shan
4.8
22 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.
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:
24 hours
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…
- 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
- 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,…
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(22 Ratings)
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Patrick
Jul 2, 2025
Overall a great tour to see the mountains and get some exercise - Overall a great tour to see the mountains and get some exercise. This tour is great as it can be made flexible to fit your needs based on physical level, interests, and any time constraints. My guide was Dauren, and he was very friendly and helped ensure that the tour ran smoothly. So if you happen to have him as a guide, then you are in good hands!
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Patrick_s
Jul 2, 2025
Overall a great tour to see the mountains and get some exercise - Overall a great tour to see the mountains and get some exercise. This tour is great as it can be made flexible to fit your needs based on physical level, interests, and any time constraints. My guide was Dauren, and he was very friendly and helped ensure that the tour ran smoothly. So if you happen to have him as a guide, you are in good hands!
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Jack_n
May 20, 2025
Would recommend! - This was a great tour. Erlan was a brilliant guide, who tailors hikes based on people’s ability. I would definitely recommend!
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Richdz89
May 7, 2025
Flexible hiking trip - I was travelling with my parents (60+) . Although the hiking trip mentions 4 places on the list (of which you can choose one) , they can customize the trip for you, based on your group’s overall fitness level.
Gulzat was the manager who reached out a day before enquiring about the above . I’d requested for some hiking sticks for my parents which she sent promptly the next day .
Our guide for the day was Yelnur. A young lad who speaks Kazakh, Russian, English and French.
Yelnur was a great guide to have , as he was patient, communicates well in English, engaged in good conversation and was very considerate and helpful toward my father. Yelnur would hold his hand , if required to support him where my father needed the help.
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Ngoctuongvyn
Apr 30, 2025
A silent walk closer to nature - I expect sunny weather in the day I visit Alma Arasan but unfortunately It's rainy and foggy. But it is quite good when I can have chance to be close to nature without many tourists. The trekking route to Alma Arasan is the easiest and shortest one among other trekking routes, quite suitable for one who's new to trekking activities like me. The tourguide is really helpful and informative.
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Sushim_a
Nov 3, 2024
Fantastic - Fantastic experience - Gulzat was super freindly and even brought hiking sticks for us...can for sure say we loved Alma-Arasan
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Lucas_elite
Oct 13, 2024
Highly Recommended - We were out of practice with our hiking skills, so decided to go with a guide. It was the best choice we could have made! Gulzat was super helpful in contacting us after the booking and our guide Diyas was exceptional. The entire process and experience was a pleasure, with memories and photos we will cherish forever.
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Anasl101
Jul 20, 2024
Breathtaking Almaty - The tour was magnificent. My Guide Yelnar is very Kind. You will think that English is his mother tongue. It was very hot in Almaty at that day, but the weather up was amazing. Yelnar showed me very beautiful places in the mountains. I really enjoyed the views and wish Yelnar all the best for his future
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Jocelynsk3436ys
Jul 4, 2024
A good morning of hiking - Yelnar and Kazia Tours were great. Really great communication, helpful and extremely accommodating. Yelnar, our guide, was helpful and confident. He took us up to a mountain meadow/valley and to a waterfall where, after a hot morning going up the mountain, we were delighted to dip our feet in the icy cold waters. Yelnar always made sure the pace was right, and made sure we took plenty of photos (he's also great at being the 'instagram husband'). He encouraged us to hydrate and rest when needed, and was discreet when needed, making sure we had some time to explore independently. Yelnar's English was very good. Would 100% recommend and would use again.
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Jinhachoi815
Oct 3, 2024
Good experience about almaty national park - Almaty National Park is good. Guide also is good for helping the hiking. But it would be better to talk prior about route details.
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