Tour details
- Period
- Year-round
- Trip length
- 1 days
- Tour specialist
- Asya and Alexey – 19 reviews
- From
- 160$
We are pleased to offer one of our most popular trekking routes in a close distance to Almaty. You can choose between 1 day hike or a 2-day program with an overnight in an Alpine lodge.
1 day
Route: Almaty – Shymbulak ski resort (2400m) – Tuyuk-Su tract (2600m) – Molodezhny glacier (3500m) – Tuyuk-Su glacier (3600m) – Shymbulak – Almaty
- Hours per day: 5-6 hours
- Difference of heights: 2400m – 3600m
- Category of difficulty: ٭ easy, summer ٭٭ medium, winter – walking route is not really difficult, good paths.
From the starting point, the tourists are taken to the place called the Tuyuk-Su Gate in a car along the Maloalmatinsky ravine. This place is six kilometers up the road from the Shymbulak ski resort. Here, in this narrow gorge is the source of the river Malaya Almatyina.
This is the starting point of the walking route which begins along the ground mountain road running past the weather station Manzhylki (3000m) to the moraine of the Tuyuk-Su glacier (1 hour and 15 minutes).
Further on the path ascends along the gentle slope between the moraine banks up to the Molodezhny glacier. Here the highest glaciological center of the Kazak republic is situated. The center is meant to take the data for scientific analysis of this natural phenomenon. From this point one can have a stunning view of the fortress-like mountain peaks: The Pioneer, The Teacher, The Mayakovsky, The Igly Touk-Su (the Needeles of Tuyuk-Su) etc. The ascent is one hour long.
From the glaciological station the track leads to the south along the boundary of the ice covered areas of the peak Molodezhny. The pass to the Tuyuk-Su glacier is not difficult and it takes 30 minutes of walking. The ascent along the glacier up to the height of 3600 meters takes 20 minutes. It is a very goods place for taking pictures of the fascinating views of the surrounding ice-covered pyramids of the Locomotive and Pogrebetsky peaks. From here one can easily see the highest point of this mountain district – the peak of Ordzhonikidze.
The descent is performed down by the same route.
Variant: the descent may be performed across the glacier to the eastern side, past the peak of Mayakovsky, down the moraine to Manzhilky
Price of the TOUR: 160 USD for a group of 1-3 persons
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- transport from Almaty to Tuyuk-Su and back
- mountain guide(s) service
NOT INCLUDED
- snacks/lunch and drinks for a hike
- rent of personal clothes, boots etc.
2 days
Route: Almaty – Shymbulak ski resort – Talgarsky pass – Shymbulak peak (3450m) – Tuyuk-Su gorge – Trekking Club lodge – Tuyuk-Su glacier – Almaty
Day 1.
09.00 – 10.00 Drive from Almaty to Medeo skating rink
10.00 – 10.40 Cable car from Medeo to Talgarsky pass (3164m)
11.00 – 14.30 Hike to the top of Shymbulak peak (3450m) and back to the pass. Shymbulak peak is the best point to have a bird’s eye view of the city as well as huge glaciers and ice covered peaks of the Northern Tien Shan. A good path starts at a pass and follows the ridge up to the summit. There are no technical difficulties on a way (trekking route), it is safe in any season.
14.30 – 15.00 Cable car to Shymbulak ski resort
15.00 – 16.00 Hiking by Tuyuk-Su gorge up to the Alpine lodge located at a height of 2600m ASL
16.00 – 17.00 accommodation at a hut
18.00 – dinner
Overnight at a lodge
Day 2.
09.00 – 10.00 breakfast at a lodge
10.00 – 15.00 hiking to the Tuyuk-Su glacier and back to the hut.
Have started at a lodge, we follow the ground track up to the weather station Manzhylki (3000m) and further in a direction of the moraine of the Tuyuk-Su glacier. The path then traverses the gentle slope between the moraine banks up to the Molodezhny glacier. Here the highest glaciological center of the country is situated. The center is meant to take the data for scientific analysis of this natural phenomenon. From this point, one can have a stunning view of the fortress-like mountain peaks: The Pioneer, The Teacher, The Mayakovsky, The Igly Tuyuk-Su (the Needeles of Tuyuk-Su) etc.
From the glaciological station the track leads to the south along the boundary of the ice-covered areas of the peak Molodezhny. It is a very goods place for taking pictures of the fascinating views of the surrounding ice-covered pyramids of the Locomotive and Pogrebetsky peaks. From here (3600m ASL) one can easily see the highest point of this mountain district – the peak of Ordzhonikidze.
The descent is performed down by the same route (or across the glacier to the eastern side, past the peak of Mayakovsky), down the moraine to Manzhilky.
15.00 – 16.00 lunch at a hut
16.00 – 17.00 hike back to Shymbulak and further down to Medeo with a cable car
17.00 – 18.00 drive back to the city
Prices:
- 190 USD p/p in a group of 4-5 people
- 210 USD p/p in a group of 3
- 270 USD p/p in a group of 2
- 490 USD for an individual tour
If you have any questions, please contact us via booking form.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- transport from Almaty to Medeo and back
- cable car from Medeo to Talgarsky pass and back
- National park entry fees and permissions
- Accommodation at a Trekking Club lodge in Tuyuk-Su, 1 night
- Foodstuff (full board) – 3 meals a day
- Professional guiding: Shymbulak peak trekking, glacier hiking (English-speaking guide)
NOT INCLUDED
- soft and alcohol drinks, snacks
- rent of personal clothes, shoes
- telephone calls, personal expenses
