Kok-zhailau

The altitude of the Kok-Zhailau is approximately 1450-1740 meters above sea level.
Kok-Zhailau (from the Kazakh Kok-Zhailau - "Green pasture" or "Heaven pasture" ) is a plateau on the territory of the Ile-Alatau State National Nature Park. The unique plateau is located between the Small and Big Almaty gorges.

TIME: Standard time for a hike up (one way) is 3 hours, sporty - 1-1.5 hours.
RELIEF: From Prosveshchenets the trail is quite wide, even on steep sections there is a staircase, wide steps made of leveled soil . The first climb from the spring to the top of the ridge is perhaps the steepest, but at the same time short. The second part of the trail is much easier than the first.
An alternative climb from Kamenskoye Plateau goes along a good path, also steep in places, but through magical forests and with fewer people on the trail.
PARTICIPANTS: The hike is suitable for beginners, of course the first hike will not seem easy to you, but at the end of the day you will remember the whole route with good words)

First of all, refer to the information block with a list of essentials for this hike.
If you have any questions, write to us on WhatsApp. If you have any diseases that require regular medication, you shall take the medications with you, and also warn the guide in advance about any medical contraindications (especially heart disease, pressure drops).
It is forbidden to take alcohol and drugs on the hike.
Before hiking in the mountains, have a enough sleep, have a good breakfast in the morning and take at least 1 liter of water.
The sun is more intense in the mountains, so take a Panama hat, sunscreen and glasses.
Always take a raincoat or waterproof wind jacket - the weather in the mountains is unpredictable!
Remember that you are solely responsible for your health - be careful!

From the Monte team: " We don't know who is right and who is not in this story. Does this project have the right to exist or does it contradict the wishes of the city residents. We are just glad that we can take you to this amazing place along the most popular mountain trail in Almaty. "

2002 - Bonita Group presented the Zailiyskiy Alatau resort project to Nursultan Nazarbayev, but the project had to be frozen due to the lack of an investor.
2007 - Construction of a road began in the Kok-Zhailyau tract, which was opposed by the public. Due to the minimal information about the construction of the road, the environmental society Green Salvation went to court. It turned out that the construction was carried out with violations, since it did not have approvals and examinations. The Akimat was forced to stop further construction of the road.
2008 - The President amended the Law on Specially Protected Natural Areas, according to which the government received the right to transfer the lands of specially protected natural areas to lands of other categories, so legal restrictions were eliminated for the Kok-Zhailau project.
2011 - At an expanded meeting of the government, N. Nazarbayev ordered the construction of ski resorts in the country. The Akimat of Almaty identified the Kok-Zhailau as a priority location. Since the same year, many members of the public began their activities against construction on Kok-Zhailau.
2014 - Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov transferred 1,002 hectares of land in the Ile-Alatau National Park to land for the construction of a resort.
2015 - Construction was suspended due to lack of funds.
2016 - The Urban Planning Council, together with Akim Bauyrzhan Baibek, adopted a ban on all types of construction in the foothill and mountainous zones.
2017 - The Akimat resumed work in the tract. Almaty Mayor Bauyrzhan Baibek said that in two years the Akimat had optimized the project and instead of a ski resort an all-season "mountain park" would be built, while significantly reducing the scale of the project.
2018 - The initiative group "Save Kok-Zhailau" created a petition "We demand to save Kok-Zhailau", which was signed by 28,960 people.
October 29, 2019 - President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev cancelled the construction of a resort on the territory of the Kok-Zhailau. The statement was made at a meeting on the socio-economic development of Almaty.