Almaty to host International Mountain Festival

ALMATY. KAZINFORM - Walking tours to the main attractions of Almaty will be held from 28th to 31st August as part of the IV International Mountain Festival, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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The program of the event comprises skyrunning and downhill mountain biking competitions, day and night trips, national games, amusements, the Silk Road Ethnic Fair, tent camps, a tour of Almaty City, and the ceremony of awarding the trekkers.

Certified guides will accompany tourists on the following walking routes:

28-29 August: Oi-Qaragai - Peak Bukreyev - Butakovskoye Gorge - Kimasarovskoye Gorge;

29-30 August: A night trip to the observation deck in the Kimasarovskoye Gorge;

30 August: Kimasarovskoye - Butakovskoye Gorge - Butakovskiy Waterfall;

30-31 August: Kimasarovskoye Gorge - Peak Furmanov - Medeu.

More than 5,000 guests from Kazakhstan and other countries are expected to gather at the International Mountain Festival.