Big Almaty Lake: Alpine Beauty and Scenic Views

Explore Big Almaty Lake’s stunning alpine beauty, hike scenic trails, and visit First President Park on a private SUV tour. Book your adventure now.

Duration: 8 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Big Almaty Lake - This is the first stop and a highlight of the journey. The tour will explore the remarkable Big Almaty Lake, situated atop the Alatau mountains at an elevation of 2500 meters above sea level. Visitors will marvel at the extraordinary power of nature. Big Almaty Lake is a natural alpine reservoir.
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What's Included
  • Airport or Hotel pick-up/drop-off
  • Comfortable SUV vehicle
  • English-speaking tour guide
  • All Entrance Fees for all tourist attractions
  • Parking fees
  • Bottled Water
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Customer’s own expense
Additional Information

First, the journey begins with a visit to Big Almaty Lake, located approximately 1.5 hours by car from Almaty City. Along the route, travelers will enjoy the stunning views of majestic mountains, dense pine forests, and scenic landscapes. Upon reaching Big Almaty Lake, visitors will marvel at how this expansive lake was formed atop a mountain centuries…

Location
Big Almaty Lake
Ili-Alatau National Park
Cancellation Policy

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

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Jet39454154478
Dec 14, 2025
Big Almaty lake hike - Great little hike with spectacular views. My guide Erasyl was great, we chatted the whole way and had a good laugh. I recommend taking the pipeline track as it is more challenging and fun than the road, but make sure you have good hiking boots or shoes with good tread and grip, as it was quite icy in some spots
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Joseph
Oct 16, 2025
Amazing view - Our guide was awesome! A very honest and funny tour guide who holds great conversation and is very easy to communicate with. He led us through the mountains for a once in a lifetime view! Highly recommend booking this trip. Bring good hiking shoes!
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Rossml8169wy
Apr 27, 2025
Rewarding hike - hard work buy worth it! - A challenging but rewarding hike. The views of the frozen lake and the mountains were amazing. Tang was a great guide and enthuisiastic to support my experience. A fantastic day out.
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Zobaida_e
Apr 7, 2025
Brilliant tour! HIGHLY recommend. - Really fantastic tour! Our tour guide, Erasyl, was incredibly kind and really made sure we enjoyed our experience. He catered to the whole tour based on our needs and made us feel very comfortable. We are 3 young girls travelling so the whole experience was very safe and enjoyable for us. We would recommend this tour to our friends and anyone visiting Almaty! Brilliant tour!! From the start the communication was very good and he was waiting for us as the pick up point on time! We felt very comfortable and he helped us with our whole Almaty experience.
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From $60
up to 12 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).