Kazakhstan · MEDEU & SHYMBULAK TOURS
The high-altitude skating rink, the dam built to stop a mudflow, and the cable car that keeps climbing to the ski slopes above it. These 13 run the ladder in half a day or a full one, most of them adding Kok-Tobe on the way back down.
See Almaty’s mountain sights, markets, cathedral, Shymbulak cable car, and Kok-Tobe on an 11-hour guided tour for $49.
“traffic jam and thick fog at shymbulak. despite that its a pleasant day trip.”
Review of Almaty’s 10-hour city and mountain tour, with Medeu, Shymbulak cable car, Kok-Tobe, Green Bazaar, and practical tips.
“Did not get off to a good start as I contacted the tour operator the day before to ask for directions on how to get to the meeting point but received no reply. On the day itself, worried that we may be late for the 8.00 am meeting I again contaRead more”
Review of Almaty’s private Medeu and Shymbulak excursion, with cable-car views, hotel pickup, guide tips, pricing, and practical advice.
“Get some solid clothing if it’s winter , try to book skiing lessons if Available. He helped us to book it .”
Review of Almaty’s private Medeu and Shymbulak tour, with cable cars, mountain views, dam stairs, timing, price, and booking advice.
“We are a family of 3 with a 19 month old baby. We booked this tour for Sunday June 16th and no one showed up!! We tried contacting the tour operator the day before and nobody responded, nor did they try to contact us and tell us if there was any problem. Our money is GONE!”
Explore Almaty, ride to 3,200 meters at Shymbulak, visit historic sights, and taste Kazakh treats on this practical nine-hour tour.
“Our tour guide is good and his English is great this tour was great.But our starting time in app was 8 o’clock, they picked up in 9 am”
Review of Almaty’s private Shymbulak, Medeu, Kok Tobe, and Zenkov Cathedral tour, with practical tips on price, timing, transport, and winter gear.
“Highly recommend this tour! Being a private tour makes it easy and comfortable. In this tour you follow your own pace the guide is very good. You will not be rushed even you have a time to have lunch and guide will not rush you.”
Review of Almaty’s six-hour city tour, with Shymbulak, Koktobe, Green Bazaar, Panfilov Park, costs, timing, and practical tips.
“Going high up the mountain Lana was our guide who was very friendly and explained us about Almaty and other city landmarks with details Kok tobe Shymbulak was beautiful thought we missed the view due to rain and fog”
Explore Almaty’s mountain resort, Medeu rink, Green Bazaar, Panfilov Park, and cathedral on a practical six-hour guided tour.
“Good tour with small group. Guide was helpful. Only shymbulak and green Bazar to enjoy. Other places other itinerary are just other road like republic square, not really worth visiting”
Review of Almaty's six-stop day tour, from Medeu and Shymbulak to Koktobe, with practical costs, timing, guides, and booking advice.
“Many thanks to our Tour Guide Aseem for taking such good care of Us. The itinerary was so nicely planned that we got more than ample time at each location even though we covered a lot of locations in a single day.”
See Medeu, ride to Shymbulak at 2,260 meters, explore Almaty landmarks, and finish with city views from Koktobe Hill.
“The guide 'Star' was very much familiar with history of all the locations visited. she is very friendly and guiding us well. being with her felt like a safe and joyful journey throughout the day. I would like to visit Almaty and book this trip again. Would like to recommend to others as well..! Good luck to Star, she is doing very well.”
Review of Almaty’s private VIP tour to Shymbulak, Alma-Arasan, Central Mosque, and Ascension Cathedral, with practical value tips.
“We had a wonderful time visiting these places. We rode the cable car up Shymbulak mountain and the view was breathtaking. Our informative and friendly guide who was also our driver cum photographer took very nice pictures of us. Read more”
See Almaty’s mountain resorts, historic parks, cathedral, bazaar, and Kok Tobe on a private English-guided day tour with hotel pickup.
“I had a great to tour with Adam. Very professional and friendly. He will take care of you like a friend. He is very polite and humble. He has a very good knowledge on local history and places. Also he has very commendable English speaking skill. Will recommend to my contacts to book this tour again.”
Review of Almaty’s 12-hour tour to Medeo, Shymbulak, the zoo and Kok-Tobe, with practical advice on price, cable cars and value.
“Shymbulak & the Guide were great! My bad rating is because of the zoo. In 2025 a zoo shouldn’t be part of any tour - especially not one for adults! Cages in Almaty zoo are far too small and a lot animals showed weird behaviour… people were loud, screamed and howled at the animals and fed them with ice cream!”
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