Alatau mountains hike + Big Almaty Lake 2-day tour

Starting/ending point: Almaty city

Driving distance: 70 km from Almaty and back

Tour duration: 2 days/1 night

Start time: 09:00 am Almaty time

Availability season: May - October

Tour language: English

Tour activities: Sightseeing

Tour options: PRIVATE

Description

TOURIST PLACES you'll visit:

Kok Zhailau plateau
Big Almaty Lake
Ile-Alatau National Park

We are glad to welcome you to our wonderful city of Almaty. Almaty is located at the foot of the Northern Tien-Shan mountains. This location is perfect for people who fond of hiking/trekking, healthy lifestyle and who love our beautiful nature. There are a lot of hiking routes with different levels of difficulty in the mountains nearby Almaty. And we invite you to a hiking in Ile-Alatau mountains through Kok Zhailau plateau with visiting Big Almaty Lake and comfortable night accommodation in a 3-bed cozy modular house with a terrace located in the picturesque mountain gorge.

Kok Zhailau is a high-mountain plateau on the territory of Ile-Alatau National Nature Park, located from east to west between Small and Big Almaty Gorges 10 km far from the city of Almaty. The height of the plateau is 1450–1740 m above sea level.

The Kok-Zhailau plateau, due to its location, is one of the most accessible and favorite recreation places of Almaty residents, who are fond of hiking, cycling, skiing.

Level of difficulty: Low (you must be in a moderate physical shape)

Walking distance: ~10 km

Elevation: 600 m

The turquoise surface of the Big Almaty Lake shines among the majestic Trans-Ili Alatau mountains at an altitude of 2500 m above the sea level. As a result of the earthquake, the mountains formed a gorgeous lake, the beauty of which will forever remain in your heart and which has long been one of the symbols of Almaty.

In March 2020, the road to the BAL has been closed for an indefinite period due to the appearance of gullies and landslides in some sections. At the moment, tourists can get to the Big Almaty Lake only on foot. But we have found a solution how to get to the Lake by car.

ITINERARY

Day 1

09:30 Pick-up
10:00 Kok-Zhailau hike accompanied by guide
13:00 Lunch at the plateau
16:00 Pick-up at the end of the hike and ride to the place of accommodation
16:30 Accommodation in the picturesque mountain gorge
17:30 Dinner, rest, campfire

Day 2

09:00 Breakfast
10:00 Check-out, pick-up
10:00 - 10:30 Car trip to Big Almaty Lake
10:30 - 12:00 Big Almaty Lake, walking, enjoying the views, visiting several photo spots
12:00 - 13:00 Way back to Almaty
13:00 Drop-off

⚠️ [Visits to any of the tour sites may be canceled and their order changed in case of adverse weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control]

OPTIONS & PRICES

PRIVATE tour	✅ Pick-up/drop-off ✅ National parks entrance fees ✅ Comfortable transportation ✅ ENG-speaking (medium/high level) guide ✅ Lunch x 1 on the first day ❌ Dinner and breakfast are not included and available in the cafe nearby ✅ Water 1.5L/person per day ✅ Accommodation in the picturesque mountain gorge: If you are 1,2,4 people: 2-bed safari-tent; If you are 3 people: 3-bed modular house.
Number of people	1	2	3	4
PRICE
Price per person

⚠️ [If you are more people, contact us and we will make an individual calculation for you]

PRIVATE TOUR BOOKING

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BOOKING TERMS

Prepayment (30% of the tour cost for the Private tours, 20% for the Group tours) is required to confirm your booking. The remaining amount must be paid at the start of the tour.
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CANCELLATION POLICY

PRIVATE TOURS

Customer can change the details or cancel the booking no later than 72 hours before the start of the tour with the possibility of a 70-90% refund of the tour cost. After this time, no refunds will be made.

FIXED-DATE GROUP TOURS

Customer can change the details or cancel the booking no later than (24 hours - for day tours; 72 hours - for multi-day tours) before the start of the tour with a full refund of the tour cost. After this time, no refunds will be made.
A minimum number of tourists and suitable weather are required. If these criteria are not met, the tour will be canceled no later than 48 hours before the start and you will be offered a different date/tour or a full refund.

Any tour/booking can be canceled in case of force majeure with a full refund.