Road
Approximate — may differ on site
~14 h
Road difficultFrom Tashkent · with border
Asphalt ≈ 927 kmGravel 16 km
- AlmatyEast on the Kuldzha highway, paved
- Esik → Turgen turn-off≈ km 57, turn right by Royal Petrol
- Turgen Gorge → BatanEco post, ≈ 30 km paved
- Batan → Assy PassGravel≈ 16 km dirt · 4x4 needed
- Assy-Turgen ObservatoryWestern edge of the plateau, ~2,750 m
Assy-Turgen Observatory© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap
When to go
You can go until the end of October
Road closed from November. Best time: June – September.
Closes in ~5 days · until November 1
- NowOctoberPossible
- NextNovember – AprilRoad closed
- MayPossible
- June – SeptemberBest
Next 7 days · at the place itself
Good to know
Ile-Alatau National Park
649 tenge per person, 1,297 tenge per car (2026)
Spring avalanches
In spring, avalanches can close the road for up to a week
About
A high pasture reached via Turgen Gorge: yurts, open skies and an astronomical observatory.
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