Almaty Mountain Tour: Shymbulak and Talgar Pass

Experience the breathtaking beauty of Almaty’s mountain surroundings on a day trip to Medeu Ice Skating Rink and Shymbulak Ski Resort. Enjoy skiing, snowboarding, and stunning views at 3163 meters above sea level.

Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Medeu Skating Rink and Ski resort - ITINERARY
    10:00-10:40 – Transfer to Medeu
    10:40-12:00 – Walking around. Climbing to the top of the dam through Stairs of Health.
    12:00-12:30 – Going to Shymbulak by cable car
    12:30-15:00 – Walking around. Going to the 3rd level station by cable car.
    15:30-16:00 – Going back to base station “Medeu”.
    16:00-16:40 –…
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Guide Driver
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Entrance tickets
  • Minivan, Cable Car
What's Not Included
  • Meals
  • Skiing and Skating
Additional Information

This tour provides you the best opportunity to see the beautiful mountain surroundings of Almaty city. On sunny days Shymbulak gathers together thousands of visitors. On chairlifts you can reach Talgar Pass (3163 meters above sea level). Only professional skiers climb here since the descent from the pass is too steep. Also alpinists start their climbing from this point.Only the stars are higher.

Location
Medeu Skating Rink and Ski resort
Gornaya St., 465, Medeu Valley
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Huzefak2019
Aug 5, 2025
Amazing almaty - Best amazing experience in Almaty and guide was superb with friendly vibes, location food everything was perfect best combination of nature and modern city
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O4270eoalexa
Aug 3, 2025
Almaty Medeo Shimbulak - Thank you very much to the travel agency for organizing my stay in Almaty and trip to Medeo, Shimbulak. Thank you so much to the guides for the tours and the interesting story about the sights of the city
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Julufac
Jul 28, 2025
Excellent - We had an amazing experience at Shymbulak. The cable ride, the view at approx 3200 feet above sea level was breathtaking. Although we couldn't witness snow, nonetheless it was a top of the world experience. Equally amazing was our trip to Issyk lake, Turgen Gorge. The fresh air and water has rejuvenated us. Noteworthy to mention about or guide, Mr. Miras who is an avid reader and has thorough knowledge of history was such an excellent guide for us through our tirp. His amicable nature, helping attitude, cooperative gesture made our trip a truly memorable one. Thanks Almaty, thanks Kazakhstan!
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Pixmix
May 18, 2025
Gorgeous Almaty - Skyways’ arrangements were excellent. And Miras, was a wonderful companion and guide for all our five days in beautiful Almaty. He was so helpful and caring, going out of the way to make us feel comfortable. He gave us fascinating insights into the people, culture and traditions of this unique land. Thank you Miras, and God bless you !
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Alexandersp7607hb
Apr 2, 2025
Discover Almaty - I had the opportunity to visit the city of Almaty. Very grateful to the travel company and especially guide Aibek for the tour of the city and visit to the famous Shymbulak ski resort. A trip by cable car offers a beautiful view of the snowy mountains. I really want to come back and ski again! After a mountain walk and clear mountain air, it was nice to go to lunch with real Kazakh cuisine and then continue to get acquainted with the city. The Orthodox church is fascinating in its beauty. Nearby park named after 28 Panfilov Guards - honor the memory of heroes of the Great Patriotic War! I was very interested in learning about the history of the country and people's lives. Lots of interesting museums. Around are friendly and hospitable people ready to welcome a guest from distant countries. Thank you to Ibeck for the well organized tour and for the final visit to the chocolate factory!
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Paradise20118728461
Mar 15, 2025
Amazing views, excellent food…Shymbulak and Medeu. - The views were amazing. The guide, Mr Miras was excellent - we couldn’t have asked for a better guide. Very interesting, relaxing and informative trip with Skyway travel company, KZ.
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992lyk
Feb 1, 2025
Almaty 3 Days Trip with Skyway - Skyway tour service is the best 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Mr. Miras is the best guide and driver, I hope other also enjoy trip in Kazakhstan like me!
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Wanderer51019068316
Jan 24, 2025
Trip to Kazakhstan - We had a 5N/6D trip to Kazakhstan.The experience was breath taking.Our driver Medkhat was very friendly and explained about the places very well.Took us to the places safely and recommend us their must try dishes which was amazing.The overall trip was really very good and the best part was the snow which was an unforgettable experience.
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510pramodk
Jan 7, 2025
With Guide Adil we had very nice site seeing in Al Maty , with Guide Adil we had fantastic site seeing - It was awesome guide Adil and we had very good experience through out the tour and Guide Adil was good in speaking English and very knowledgeable on the tour places to explain
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980aravindb
Dec 22, 2024
Memorable trip in Kazakhstan - We had an amazing trip in Kazakhstan. It was very organized & planned for our small group on a three day trip. The guide of our trip was amazing and very amicable. We were told about the rich cultural history of Kazakhstan which was astonishing. We had our time in different places like Shymbulak, City tour of almaty.. I highlight recommend Skyway for planning your trips & they will live upto the expectation
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From $215
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).