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5 Best Weekend Hikes near Almaty - Picked by Local Guides
Ak-Kayin Birch Grove: Guided Walk
Aksay Gorge: the Closed Valley and its 3,735 m Peak
Alma-Arasan Hot Springs in Almaty Mountains
Almaty-Alagir Pass Trek (3,655 m) - 2-Day Hike from Prohodnoe Gorge to Big Almaty Lake
Anatoli Boukreev peak: how to get there, route, hike in Almaty mountains
Belukha: 8-Day Horse & Foot Trek to the Foot of Mount Belukha
Bestamak Canyon Tour from Almaty - The "Little Charyn" Without the Crowds
Big Almaty Circuit (BAK) - 3-4 Day Trek Through the Left Talgar Valley
Charyn Canyon Day Tour from Almaty - Valley of Castles & Prices (2026)
Chundzha Hot Springs: Day Trip or Weekend Getaway
Climbing Grades Explained: the 1A-6B Alpine System
Day Hike to Sarkyrama Waterfall near Medeo
Day Hiking Tour on the Old Japanese Road
Bear Waterfall (Ayusay)
Big Almaty Peak
Bogdanovich Glacier
Butakovka Waterfalls
Eagle's Nest Viewpoint
Furmanov Peak & Panorama
Kairak Waterfall in Turgen Gorge
Karakungei Peak
Kaskabas Peak
Kaskelen Gorge
Kim Asar Gorge
Kok-Zhailau
Kumbel Peak
Left Talgar Gorge
Mokhnatka Mountain
Mynzhylki Plateau
Peak of Memory (Pik Pamyat)
Serkebay Mountain
the Black Waterfall (Tuyuksu)
the T-1 Glaciological Station (Tuyuksu Glacier)
the Tuyuksu Ice Grottos (Dolphin & Whale)
Titov Lakes
Titov Peak (3871 m)
Wolf Mountain
Day Tour to Assy Plateau from Almaty (Bear Waterfall & Highland Meadows)
Day Tour to Big Almaty Lake
Day Tour to Issyk Lake
Day Tour to Kastek Gorge
Day Tour to Kolsai Lakes
Day Tour to Lake Kaindy (Sunken Forest)
Day Tour to the City of Nomads
From Medeo to Almatau
Gorelnik Gorge: Hiking Hub of the Almaty Mountains
Guided Climb of Kholodnye Perya (3,970 m) - The Cold Feathers of the Tuyuk-Su Ridge
Guided Climb of Peak 28 Heroes-Panfilovtsev (4,120 m)
Guided Climb of Peak Abaya (4,010 m) - Four-Thousander on the Southern Ridge
Guided Climb of Peak Aksayskiy (3,735 m) - Day Ascent via Yukon in the Aksay Gorge
Guided Climb of Peak Amangeldy (3,999 m)
Guided Climb of Peak Asker (3,250 m) - Multi-Route Rock Wall in Devil's Gorge
Guided Climb of Peak Chkalova (3,932 m) - 1B Route in the Tuyuk-Su Cirque
Guided Climb of Peak Khrishatogo (3,950 m) - The Most Popular Beginner Alpine Route in Tuyuk-Su
Guided Climb of Peak Molodaya Gvardiya (4,400 m) - The Crown of Big Almaty Gorge
Guided Climb of Peak Molodezhnaya (4,147 m)
Guided Climb of Peak Oktyabrenok (3,650 m) - The Training Wall of Tuyuk-Su
Guided Climb of Peak Pioneer (4,031 m) - Long Approach, Short Climbing in the Tuyuk-Su Cirque
Guided Climb of Peak Pogranichnik (3,824 m) - The Wild Summit of the Kyrgauldy Gorge
Guided Climb of Peak Uchitel (4,045 m) - The Easiest 2A in the Tuyuk-Su Cirque
Guided Climb of Peak VOV (4,050 m) - The Remote Four-Thousander of Tuyuk-Su
Guided Climb of Peak Yukon (3,540 m)
Guided Climb of Peaks Manshuk Mametovoi (4,194 m) & Antikainena (4,144 m) - Two Summits via Mayakovskogo Gorge
Guided Climb to Almaty Peak (4,376 m) - The Highest Summit on Almaty's Skyline
Guided Climb to Satpayev Peak (Sovetov) (4,317 m)
Guided Hike to Komsomol Pass (4,000 m) via Bogdanovich Glacier
Guided Hike to Kumbel Peak (3,200 m) via Gorelnik Gorge - Waterfalls, Hot Springs & Summit
Guided Hike to Lunar Meadow & Shukur Waterfall - The Gateway to Big Almaty Lake on Foot
Guided Hike to Peak Akusticheskiy / Myuztau (3,453 m)
Guided Hike to Peak Karniznyi (4,017 m) - A Four-Thousander via Prohodnoe Gorge
Guided Hike to Peak Skalistyi (3,332 m) - The Best View of Big Almaty Lake
Guided Hike to Peak Turan / IYaF (3,970 m) - The Nameless Near-Four-Thousander
Guided Hike to Peaks Rakhat (3,088 m) & Emshek (3,454 m) via Ak-Bulak Resort
Guided Hike to the Cosmostation (3,340 m) - Soviet Cosmic-Ray Research Station Above Big Almaty Lake
Guided Hike to Tourist Peak (3,954 m)
Guided Tour to Altyn-Emel National Park from Almaty - Singing Dune, Aktau Mountains & Ancient Burial Mounds
Guided Trek to Peak Issyk-Bash (3,917 m) - 2-3 Day Expedition from Ak-Bulak
Hiking Safety in the Almaty Mountains
Hobbit's Waterfall - The Easiest Walk in the Almaty Mountains
How to Start Alpinism in Almaty
Karabastau (3,972 m): the Wildest Trek in the Issyk Mountains
Kaskelen–Prohodnoe Trek - 6-Day Expedition Across Zailiyskiy Alatau
Kok-Tobe: Almaty's Highest Viewpoint and Gateway to the Mountains
Komsomol Peak: A Journey to 4,376 Meters
Kumbelsu Gorge & Lake 13: the Wild Route to Molodezhny Peak
Mangystau Expedition - Boszhira, Torysh & the Alien Landscapes of Western Kazakhstan
Manshuk Mametova lake: how to get there, route, Mynzhylki
Medeo in Almaty: The Ultimate Ice Skating Rink
Medeo to Shymbulak on Foot: the Small Almaty Gorge Walk
Mountain Lakes near Almaty: 7 Alpine Lakes and How to Reach Them
Oi-Qaragai (Lesnaya Skazka) Mountain Resort near Almaty
Peak Akbulak (3,460 m) & Issyk-Bash (3,917 m) - 3-Day Expedition from Ak-Bulak Resort
Peak Maria (3,685 m) from Mynzhylki: Route, Couloir & Winter Notes
Pila Peak (3,780 m): the Saw-Tooth Summit of Prokhodnoye Gorge
Red Mountains Boguty, Kazakhstan. Mars-like views, desert, route
Shymbulak Almaty: Trail Overview, Skiing, Prices, and More
Sibin Lakes Tour - Five Granite-Framed Lakes in the Kazakh Altai Foothills
Small Almaty Circuit (MAK) - Four-Summit Ridge Traverse from Medeo to Shymbulak
Talgar Peak Expedition (5,017 m) - The Highest Summit of the Zailiyskiy Alatau
Tamgaly Petroglyphs Tour from Almaty - UNESCO Bronze-Age Rock Art at Tanbaly
Tamgaly-Tas: Buddha Carvings & Climbing on the Ili River
Terra Field and Alyoshkin Bridge: how to get there, route, Almaty mountains
Terrenkur in Almaty: The City's Riverside Health Trails
The Almaty Mega-Traverse: 30 km, Two Passes, Two Peaks, One Day
The Helipad Walk
The highest mountain in Kazakhstan
Tuzkol Lake Tour from Almaty - The Salt Lake That Mirrors Khan Tengri (7,010 m)
What to Wear and Pack for Hiking near Almaty
