In this section you will find a selection of hiking and adventure routes in the Almaty region known for its extreme diversity of landscapes: from snow-capped peaks and sparkling glaciets to immense steppes and deserts.
If you enjoy high-altitude hiking, check out one-day glacier tours or a two-day Touyuk-Su package with accommodation in our cozy mountain cabin.
Interested in history and culture as much as an active pastime? Look into the Turgen tours with a jeep tour to the Assy plateau, known as the best place in the Almaty region to meet nomads, visit yurts. On you will find ancient Scythian burial mounds, rock paintings and highland observatory. Tours by Turgen are based on accommodation at a Trekking Club camp, which because a finalist of the TOP 100 Green destinations. Don't miss a chance to experience a real glamping while your Kazakhstan journey!
There are also packages along the most popular destinations like Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes, Charyn Canyon, Altyn Emel National Park with Singing Dunes. But since they are included in this section, keep in mind that these are not just excursions, but real adventures!
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Difficulty scale
| ♦ easy hiking / sightseeing tour with short walking distances at lower height. Does not require any specific skills or good physical shape ♦♦ easy tour, which can although include walking for up to 3-5 hours on good trails up to 3000 meters above sea level; short activities or camping in nature ♦♦♦ moderate level tour with long walks (4-6 hours), sometimes without trails, up to 3500 meters. May include long drives and camping in nature. No specific skills, but normal or good physical state is required ♦♦♦♦ advanced level tour. May include long hikes (5-7 hours a day) in different weather conditions, on different terrain - sometimes without trails and at an altitude above 3500 meters above sea level. The route may contain some technical difficulties like climbing, altitude hiking, river crossing, multi-night camping etc. Goog physical state and possibly some specific trekking/climbing skills are required ♦♦♦♦♦ hard level tour, which includes long hikes (5-7 hours a day) in different weather conditions, on different terrain without trails and at an altitude above 3500 meters above sea level. The route contains technical difficulties like climbing, altitude hiking, river crossing, multi-night camping etc. Goog physical state and some specific trekking/climbing skills are required |
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