Road
Approximate — may differ on site
~12 h
Road openFrom Tashkent · with border
Asphalt ≈ 843 km
- AlmatySouth on the Medeu road
- Medeu road≈ 17 km paved · bus 12 also goes here
- MedeuPaid parking by the ice rink
Medeu ice rink© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap
When to go
You can go until the end of May
Best time: from June.
- NowOctober – MayPossible
- NextJune – SeptemberBest
Next 7 days · at the place itself
Good to know
Entry fee
Not checked yet
Parking
Paid, up to 4,500 tenge per day (2026)
Ice rink
Under renovation since October 2025, planned to reopen in late 2027
Road up
Private cars restricted from Medeu to Shymbulak — take the gondola
About
A mountain gorge on the edge of Almaty, 1,691 m. Home to the famous open-air ice rink; the road and cable car to Shymbulak pass through the gorge.
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