Breathtaking Almaty - The tour was magnificent. My Guide Yelnar is very Kind. You will think that English is his mother tongue. It was very hot in Almaty at that day, but the weather up was amazing. Yelnar showed me very beautiful places in the mountains. I really enjoyed the views and wish Yelnar all the best for his future

A good morning of hiking - Yelnar and Kazia Tours were great. Really great communication, helpful and extremely accommodating. Yelnar, our guide, was helpful and confident. He took us up to a mountain meadow/valley and to a waterfall where, after a hot morning going up the mountain, we were delighted to dip our feet in the icy cold waters. Yelnar always made sure the pace was right, and made sure we took plenty of photos (he's also great at being the 'instagram husband'). He encouraged us to hydrate and rest when needed, and was discreet when needed, making sure we had some time to explore independently. Yelnar's English was very good. Would 100% recommend and would use again.

Very cool and smooth trip - Beautiful location, easy quick and confident communication with guides. Overall a great excursion. A+

Short trip to Waterfall - Elnar was a delightful guide taking me and another guy up a picturesque valley in the Almaty mountains. A short but beautiful hike. Lots of photos gave some good memories.

Nice quick hike away from the city - Went on a beautiful hike up Alma-Arasan with Yelnar, who guided the way and helped take some really great pictures. The hike itself wasn't too long, but it was a good challenge. The views are fantastic and the weather was great. I didn't try it out, but there are also a few little baths with hot spring water to dip in; so bring a towel and a change of clothes if you're interested. Overall, I'd recommend the hike as a nice way to take a break from the city and get your body moving.

Great Tour - Attentive guide, they accommodated our requests and the tour was fun. Decent English language so communication was not a problem at all.

Hiking in Shymbulak - I had a great hiking trip in Shymbulak. Elnar my guide was amazing and super helpful. He was always ensuring I was comfortable during the trek. Highly recommend this trek with Elnar.

A great light hike - I had a great time on this light hike made tricky due to some rainy weather. All the people I met on the way were very friendly and inviting.

Almaty Mountain Hiking to Kok Jailau - We really enjoyed this mountain trek with our guide, who was very professional and kind. Although The trek was more challenging than we anticipated. We exercise regularly but we don’t live near mountains, so it was quite hard. The views were amazing and the air was very clean. The hike was meant to be two hours but it took us five hours to complete. We really enjoyed our hike with our guide but I would caution that it was quite challenging if you don’t regularly exercise in higher altitude with steep terrain.

Kok zhailu - Intermediate hike, 10km - Definitely not a basic hike. We went for kok zhailuh, which turned out to be a 10km, 2300m elevation hike. It took us 6hours. Our guide Yelnar was really lovely, helpful, but really young - like a mountain goat with a couple of hippos 😅 The views were great, but not worth the pain tbh. Do I recommend it? Yes, if you are an experienced hiker. No, if you are beginner.