Almaty - Medeo - Talgarsky pass - Shymbulak peak - Touyuk-Su

• Medeo

  1 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  We pick you up in the morning in Almaty and drive up to the Medeo skating rink. Here we take a cable car to Talgarsky pass via Shymbulak ski resort. At the pass, at a height of 3200 meters above sea level, the pedestrian part starts.

• Shymbulak

  3 hoursAdmission Ticket Included

  The trail to Shymbulak peak (3450m) starts at the pass and follows the mountain ridge to the very top. There are no technical difficulties on the route, it does not require any special skills or usage of climbing equipment. The trail is quite comfortable and safe, logically bypasses rocky areas. In winter, the trail is covered with snow. The ascent to the top takes 1.5 - 2.5 hours, depending on the season and trail conditions. In a good weather, the lunch can be taken on the top, surrounded by incredible panoramas. From Shymbulak peak, not only the best view of the snow-capped peaks of the Northern Tien Shan, headed by the highest point of the ridge - Talgar Peak, opens up. But the best panorama of Almaty: the city looks like spread out at the foot. The descent from the summit goes along the same way/ridge - to the pass. From the pass, we take the cable car down to Shymbulak ski resort.

• Mynzhylky

  1 hoursAdmission Ticket Free

  After a hike to the top of Shymbulak peak we get back to the pass, take a cabe car down to Shymbulak ski resort. From the resort we will need to walk for another 40 minutes up to the Trekking Club alpine cabin, located at 2600m in Touyuk-Su gorge, surrounded by sheer kilometer-long cliffs. Here at a cabin we accommodate, take dinner and stay overnight.
• Accommodations

  Trekking Club alpine cabin in Touyuk-Su gorge

  Food And Drinks

  Lunch - Lunch in a form of a picnic, during a hike.

  Dinner