Day Trip to Medeu Ice Skating Rink and Shymbulak Ski Resort

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Almaty’s mountain surroundings on a day trip to Medeu Ice Skating Rink and Shymbulak Ski Resort. Enjoy skiing, snowboarding, and stunning views at 3163 meters above sea level.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Medeu Skating Rink and Ski resort - ITINERARY
    10:00-10:40 – Transfer to Medeu
    10:40-12:00 – Walking around. Climbing to the top of the dam through Stairs of Health.
    12:00-12:30 – Going to Shymbulak by cable car
    12:30-15:00 – Walking around. Going to the 3rd level station by cable car.
    15:30-16:00 – Going back to base station “Medeu”.
    16:00-16:40 –…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • On-board WiFi
  • Guide Driver
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entrance tickets
  • Minivan, Cable Car
What's Not Included
  • Meals
  • Skiing and Skating
Additional Information

This tour provides you the best opportunity to see the beautiful mountain surroundings of Almaty city. On sunny days Shymbulak gathers together thousands of visitors. On chairlifts you can reach Talgar Pass (3163 meters above sea level). Only professional skiers climb here since the descent from the pass is too steep. Also alpinists start their climbing from this point.Only the stars are higher.

Location
Medeu Skating Rink and Ski resort
Gornaya St., 465, Medeu Valley
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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992lyk
Feb 1, 2025
Almaty 3 Days Trip with Skyway - Skyway tour service is the best 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Mr. Miras is the best guide and driver, I hope other also enjoy trip in Kazakhstan like me!
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Wanderer51019068316
Jan 24, 2025
Trip to Kazakhstan - We had a 5N/6D trip to Kazakhstan.The experience was breath taking.Our driver Medkhat was very friendly and explained about the places very well.Took us to the places safely and recommend us their must try dishes which was amazing.The overall trip was really very good and the best part was the snow which was an unforgettable experience.
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510pramodk
Jan 7, 2025
With Guide Adil we had very nice site seeing in Al Maty , with Guide Adil we had fantastic site seeing - It was awesome guide Adil and we had very good experience through out the tour and Guide Adil was good in speaking English and very knowledgeable on the tour places to explain
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980aravindb
Dec 22, 2024
Memorable trip in Kazakhstan - We had an amazing trip in Kazakhstan. It was very organized & planned for our small group on a three day trip. The guide of our trip was amazing and very amicable. We were told about the rich cultural history of Kazakhstan which was astonishing. We had our time in different places like Shymbulak, City tour of almaty.. I highlight recommend Skyway for planning your trips & they will live upto the expectation
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Abir1984
Dec 3, 2024
Group tour from Dubai to Almaty - Our tour guide Nazerke was amazing. Easy to communicate & even gave great tips to do during our leisure time. She was great with our kids and so accomodating. She always had a smile on her face and was ready to answer all our queries. She made sure everyone was comfortble and we had a good time. She made it special by taking our pictures for us at the most picturesque locations at Kazakhstan. Love you Naz! See you again.. :) From Abir, Shraddha & our Twin babies 🫶🏻
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Shreynaik97
Dec 2, 2024
A fun day with snow ❄️ - A big thanks to Skyway team for organizing such a fantastic trip! We had such an amazing time that we decided to extend our stay in Kazakhstan. The arrangements were impeccable, and our tour guide Illays was incredibly friendly, helpful, and supportive, making our experience even more enjoyable. A big shout out to him, highly recommend him.
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Mandeep_r
Jun 23, 2024
This is a SCAM!!! - We are a family of 3 with a 19 month old baby. We booked this tour for Sunday June 16th and no one showed up!! We tried contacting the tour operator the day before and nobody responded, nor did they try to contact us and tell us if there was any problem. Our money is GONE!
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Kirtikaverma02
Dec 24, 2023
Waste of day - The operator skyway didnt respond to our messgaes and calls and no one showed up for the trip . Wasted our day . Advising not to book this opertor
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Smaruzzi
Jul 23, 2023
Don't book this experience thru TripAdvisor - I went to TripAdvisor on Thursday, July 20th, 2023, and found this attractive excursion. I followed the steps and the site showed in a prepopulated field availability for the following day, July 21st. I ended up paying $121.45. Useless to say, no one contacted me from the organization or responded to my emails and Whatsapp messages until later on the following day. They claimed they never received any detail about this booking, and now I have to embark in a lenghty process to get my money back. My strong suggestion is to bypass these useless intermediaries and book services or experiences straight with the organizers.
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31marcelc
Jun 1, 2023
No Customer Support - I booked this day trip a few weeks ago for today. Since that time, nobody has been in contact with me to confirm the pickup time or location, and that the trip is still happening. I have been trying to get in contact with the company since yesterday, and have only received a generic reply in Russian. This morning, nobody showed up at my hotel lobby, where I waited for more than an hour. Disappointing, and has effectively ruined my day here in Almaty.
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