Үлкен Алматы көлі

Love many flowers and pine trees Free entry . Need to take taxi and stop in front and only walking a lot. It is raining. prepare rain coat. Very beautiful on the top of the mountain. The bottom of the mountain can drink hot tea and coffee.

went on a weekend and there were alot of people around. the hike all the way to the top took around 2 hours, but we hiked along the pipe and was quite a steep climb, there are stairs for half the way up, and also there's the option to go on the street, but it would take much longer time wise. It got a bit cold once we got up the lake, had a quick lunch snack and came back down, view is amazing and it's really worth the hike. Bring your ID or passport as military personnel might ask you for it near the top.

Turquoise colored lake . Excellent view of Mountains all around lake .

Big Almaty Lake is absolutely beautiful! The turquoise water and mountain backdrop are breathtaking perfect for photos and a peaceful escape from the city. The road up is scenic, and the area is clean and well maintained. You can’t get too close to the water (it’s a protected site), but the views are more than worth it. Highly recommended!

The pristine blue water of the lake and the mountains surrounding it are mesmerising.

Wonderful place! No fees for entrance. About 1 hour by car from Almaty. Not possible to walk around lake. Refreshments around. Parking place is not large. Definitely worth to see. When Security goes for lunch, it is possible to come closer to the lake. It is not possible to drink there the water from lake. We went higher to the hill on the road and there were maybe even more beautiful views to the lake. We had a taxi from Almaty, rented it by hours and had the car with the driver for about 5-6 hours. In total we paid about 25 euros. I think it was better decision after all than renting a car from a rental.

Beautiful lake located very close to Almaty. Best time to visit is from August to end of October when water lever of the lake is the highest. In winter (November to April) lake will be frozen. The road to the lake is closed for private cars for the last 12 kilometers. But I can provide a car with special permission to go all the way to the lake. Hiking is now most common way of getting to the lake. But be ready for very steep wet trail if you go along the pipe which is the shortest way. Way up will take around 3-4 hours. Not an easy hike, think twice.

Beautiful lake close to the city. It is an easy drive from city center right to the lake itself. Unfortunately, the size of the lake has shrunk when we went there. Nature is beautiful and the air is clean and fresh compared to polluted city. From the lake went hiking to Big Almaty Peak where there is snow even in hot summer days.