Shymbulak

Shymbulak is Almaty’s main mountain resort: ski runs in winter, walks, cafés and panoramas in summer. The cable car climbs to the Talgar Pass with views of glaciers and peaks of the Trans-Ili Alatau – including towards the Talgar massif.

When to go

Winter	Spring	Summer	Autumn

Routes

1 day: Almaty classic1 day.2 days: Almaty + Talgar2 day.3 days: city and big nature3 day.Romantic route2 day.Active mountain route3 day.

Nearby

Mountains · Almaty

Medeu

High-altitude ice rink in the Malaya Almatinka gorge and the starting point for Shymbulak.

1691 m15 km

Reserve · Talgar

Lesnaya Skazka (Oi-Qaragai)

A year-round mountain resort in the Oi-Karagai gorge: spruce forest, cable car, ziplines and tree houses.

1650–1820 m

Lakes · Almaty

Big Almaty Lake

A turquoise mountain lake in the national park – one of the region’s signature views.

≈ 2510 m28 km