Must visit place Almaty || Everything about KAZAKHSTAN: BIG ALMATY LAKE TREK only in 144 INR
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Big Almaty Lake is one of the best-known options from Almaty for dayhikes in Kazakhstan, popular among local and foreign tourists alike. It’s a large and stunningly beautiful lake in impressive surroundings, but ease of access from the city also can bring considerable crowds.
Though Big Almaty Lake itself is free, to enter the region you may need to buy a ticket to the Trans Ili-Alatau National Park for about 400 tenge per person, and a further 500 tenge per vehicle.
Due to proximity to the Kyrgyz border, local border guards will sometimes check visitors’ documents - bring your passport along just in case.
Camping near the lake is no longer permitted, so you’ll almost certainly visit as a daytrip from Almaty. Plan on packing all your food and water for the day, and some basic safety equipment like raingear and flashlights, but no specialized equipment is necessary to visit the lake.
Road till Big Almaty Lake is closed until 2023. Before the closure, it was typically possible to taxi for around 3000 tenge from Almaty to the trailhead in around 45 minutes, right now taxi will reach till base . Lake is 14 km from this point.
If you’d prefer to keep down costs and avoid the taxi, bus 28 runs from near Presidents’ Park in Almaty to Kokshoky village and the GES-2 bus stop, from where you can either walk up on the (fairly boring) road an extra 2-3 hours or try to negotiate a ride the last distance to the trailhead or lake. There are two routes from here 1. look for the dodgy staircase that runs alongside the large water pipes that come down the hill - it can save considerable time compared to the winding road route. However, I took the easy route which is road over staircase.
What to carry in trek…
1. Passport n visa if stay more than 14 days
2. Reusable water bottles
3. Snacks. Only one restaurant at the end of 11 km trek.
4 . Comfortable shoes and clothes
5. Wear warm clothes and jackets. It’s cold without show as well.
6. Cash (tenge)
Trek route : road and staircase along side water pipes
Difficulty level : Moderate
Distance : 14 km from the trek base
Cost : 90 INR forest fee + taxi cost 500 to reach Almaty lake + return by bus 36 INR
Total spend = 626
Lowest cost : bus till first presidents park 200 tenge + bus no 28 till GES - 2 bus stop 200 tenge || Hike till lake and return with same bus route spend
Total spend 800 tenge = 144 INR
Happy Journey
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Пікірлер: 42
Such a beautiful place😍
@frugaladventures
7 ай бұрын
It really is!😇
Wow ❤
@frugaladventures
8 ай бұрын
🥰
❤❤🎉
@frugaladventures
8 ай бұрын
🥰
Amazing ....❤❤
@frugaladventures
8 ай бұрын
Thanks 😊
Very nice ❤
@frugaladventures
8 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Very nice
@frugaladventures
6 ай бұрын
Thanks
This looks amazing! Which month did you visit in?
@frugaladventures
5 ай бұрын
It’s definitely amazing. I been there on late October. Avoid going on dec to Feb . There will be heavy snow fall. Roads are open only for army in this time.
How did you go back again walk 12km then car ? What mode of transportation available.
@frugaladventures
3 ай бұрын
Yes, I walked 14 km back to post. From there I took taxi for 6000 tenge till bus stop from there bus till hostel. That’s the best arrangement I could make that time.
Really it looks heaven.. How did you go back from there.. you said sunset. I am planning to visit pls guide me
@frugaladventures
7 ай бұрын
It is heaven. I walked down. I took the same route as I went up. The other one was steps beside pipe which they call short route. U can take that as well. Besides I did not want to hurt my knees as I had to travel Azerbaijan 🇦🇿 after a day. Please like share and subscribe. Consider booking your trip with us. Write to our email id traourindia@gmail.com
Beautiful is it the same in Dec Jan
@frugaladventures
7 ай бұрын
Yes . It’s more beautiful now. But very cold you can do ice skating and ski also
@annesha8719
7 ай бұрын
@@frugaladventures wow 🤩
@frugaladventures
7 ай бұрын
@@annesha8719happy traveling. Do share my vlog and follow Insta. Dm if you need help😊
@annesha8719
7 ай бұрын
❤
Hello. Is there mobile internet at Big almaty lake?
@frugaladventures
6 ай бұрын
Yes, there is an Internet connection. I have been there in the month of October. If u want to see snow go in move end till march beginning
Aap kb gye the Dec me weather kaisa hoga
@frugaladventures
8 ай бұрын
Mai October mid me gaye the. Dec me bohot thada hoga paar indoors me heater hota hai. Ski bhi kar sakte ho. Bohot acha hoga.
is it possible to take the road without Japanese Trail? is it even further or closer? thank you
@frugaladventures
Ай бұрын
What do you mean by Japanese trail?
@juannhawk2844
Ай бұрын
@@frugaladventures well I see from some other sources that you can take "old japanese trail" walking beside pipe but it seems pretty steep.
@frugaladventures
Ай бұрын
@@juannhawk2844 yeah u can do that its actually walking on the pipe. Those are drinking water supply pipes to the city. Very few people I see have opted it and its shorter distance when compared to the road. I didn’t want to do it cos walking on drinking water pipe is something I wld never do. Knowingly somebody will drink that water. Being a Hindu drinking water shd not be crossed. But that just me ☺️. U can do whatever you think is good for you .
@juannhawk2844
Ай бұрын
@@frugaladventures nice info btw. And very informative video 😁 thanks
@frugaladventures
Ай бұрын
@@juannhawk2844 Thankyou. Please share and subscribe my channel.
In which month did you go?
@frugaladventures
4 ай бұрын
October
Muje 3 hours Lage the😂😂
@frugaladventures
7 ай бұрын
I don’t run on mountains ☺️
@jamalbettiah
7 ай бұрын
@@frugaladventures mai to pura gaya tack kiya return me muje lift mil gaya
Only utube go
@frugaladventures
7 ай бұрын
Everyone can go ☺️
Entry fee is scam
@frugaladventures
7 ай бұрын
lol . If you go by bus no entry fee coz bus doesn’t enter the forest . By car, Yes they do charge