Best Multi-Day Treks from Almaty 2026

3–4 days · 46 km · 1,870 m · from $221

A remote 3 to 4 day wilderness traverse linking three gorges and crossing a near-4,000 m glacier pass. You hike through alpine meadows, spruce forest and glacier moraine with no huts or resupply, finishing at the turquoise Big Almaty Lake.

6 days · 60 km · 4,118 m · from $370

Our longest and toughest trip – a 6-day self-supported expedition across four gorge systems in the western Zailiysky Alatau. You traverse alpine meadows, glaciers and the rock spires of Kargalinskoe gorge from Kaskelen to Prohodnoe, camping the whole way while the guide handles logistics.

2 days · 25.5 km · 2,325 m · from $147

A point-to-point alpine crossing from Prohodnoe Gorge over the 3,655 m Almaty–Alagir Pass to Big Almaty Lake. Two days through spruce forest, moraine valleys and a high saddle linking two gorge systems, ending at the turquoise lake.

2 days · 9 km · 1,059 m · from $91

A near-four-thousander in the Big Almaty Gorge with what many call the finest panorama in the Ile Alatau. The route passes Big Almaty Lake and a Soviet-era cosmic-ray station before a scree climb to a summit memorial to fallen Kazakh mountaineers. Best done as a 2-day trek with a night at altitude.

2 days · 29.5 km · 2,918 m · from $147

A serious 2-day mountaineering expedition up a 4,317 m pyramid via the south-west ridge (category 1A). Expect steep scree, exposed ridge scrambling and a pre-dawn summit push, with sweeping views across the Zailiysky Alatau. For fit, altitude-ready hikers only.

2 days · 25–35 km · 2,500 m · from $159

The highest summit in the Big Almaty Gorge system, reached through remote wilderness in snow-leopard country. A genuine mountaineering objective with scrambling and optional rope work, spread over two days for hikers who want a real physical challenge.

1–2 days · 25 km · 2,200 m · from $73

One of the most accessible four-thousanders near Almaty, climbed through Prohodnoe Gorge past waterfalls and alpine meadows to a 4,017 m summit. Usually a very long single day, with an overnight option to break it up and enjoy a high camp.

1 day · 33.5 km · 2,316 m · from $91

The iconic pyramid you see across Almaty's skyline, climbed in one demanding day. The route follows the steep pipeline trail past Big Almaty Lake and a Soviet-era cosmic-ray station, then scrambles a rocky ridge to 3,681 m and huge views of the city and glaciers.

1 day · 25.5 km · 2,275 m · from $91

An unmarked near-four-thousander tucked between Tourist Peak and Karniznyi, reached on a long day from the Cosmostation. One of the finest high-altitude traverses near Almaty, with the option to link three summits above 3,950 m in a single push.