Places

Places beyond the national parks list: directions, month-by-month seasons, photos.

• Assy Plateau A high mountain pasture up to 40 km long east of Almaty, reached through the Turgen gorge. An … Jun–Aug weekend
• Butakovka waterfall and gorge A 15–30 m waterfall (sources disagree) in the Butakovka gorge above Almaty, inside Ile-Alatau … Jun–Oct day trip
• Issyk Lake (Esik) A mountain lake in the Issyk gorge above the town of Esik, about 40 km east of Almaty. On 7 July … Jun–Sep day trip
• Kapshagay Reservoir and the city of Konaev A 1,847 km² reservoir on the Ili River and the city on its shore, renamed from Kapshagay to … Jun–Aug day trip
• Kok-Zhailau A plateau above Almaty between the Small and Big Almaty gorges, about 10 km from the city. It is … Jun–Oct day trip
• Medeu A high-altitude skating rink at 1,691 m on Almaty's south-eastern edge, with a 150 m mudflow dam … Jun–Oct day trip
• Rakhmanov Springs Thermal radon springs by Rakhmanov Lake in Katon-Karagay National Park, East Kazakhstan. Water … Jun–Aug 3+ days
• Sherkala Mountain A lone limestone mountain rising to 332 m above sea level, 18 km from the village of Shetpe. … May, Sep day trip
• Shymbulak A ski resort about 25 km south of central Almaty: the base sits at 2,260 m and the top at Talgar … Jan–Mar, Jul–Aug day trip
• Tamgaly (Tanbaly) petroglyphs Around 5,000 rock carvings from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages in a gorge of the Chu-Ili … Apr–Oct day trip
• Torysh Valley of Balls A tract at the northern end of the Western Karatau hills where stone concretions from 10–15 cm … May, Sep day trip
• Turkestan The late-14th-century Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi became Kazakhstan's first UNESCO World … Apr–May, Oct day trip