Hiking & camping

Hiking & camping

Undoubtedly, the main attraction of Almaty are the mountains. The close location of the Ile-Alatau national Park to the city allows citizens and guests of the southern capital to easily go on day or multi-day trips.

Weekend hikes are the most popular. On the territory of the Park there are 43 route ranging from the mild to more extreme.

The most interesting locations:

Stone castle;
Aksai skete;
Big Almaty lake;
Japanese road;
Glade Terra;
Kok-Zhailau;
Furmanov Swing;
Gorelnik Waterfalls;
Lake Titova;
Butakov waterfall;
Assy Plateau;
Kairak and Medvezhy waterfalls;
Lake Issyk.