Sports tourism in Kazakhstan! For athletes!

The tourism industry in Kazakhstan began to develop quite recently, but it has a priority direction. More and more tourists from abroad are visiting Kazakhstan, so first-class hotels are being built here that can accommodate foreign guests. Almost all types of tourism are represented in Kazakhstan: entertainment, educational, ethnic, environmental, sports, health and others.

For sports tourism in Kazakhstan there are such wonderful resort areas as “Medeo” and “Shymbulak» which are not inferior to world-famous resorts. The Chimbulak resort area is located in a picturesque place on the Trans-Ili Alatau ridge. Sports lovers can relax here all year round; all conditions. The climate is also conducive to holidays in the mountains in the resort area of ​​Chimbulak, since in the summer there is plus 20, and in winter minus 7. To get to Shymbulak you will need to go up to the cable car, which is located 800 meters from the skating rink "Medeo". Therefore, you will never miss the famous skating rink “Medeo, the pride of Kazakhstan. Here at the skating rink"Medeo» Various international winter sports competitions take place. They say about the Medeo skating rink that it is a “world record factory” and this is no coincidence, because the skating rink has refrigeration units that have no analogues in the world. Today, the Medeo skating rink is a modern sports complex that has no analogues in the world.

Sports tourism in Kazakhstan is gaining popularity among climbers. Guests from abroad also come here to try their hand at the mountains of Kazakhstan, because the mountains of Kazakhstan are an ideal place for the development of mountaineering and tourism. The Central Tien Shan is the center of world mountaineering with The highest point of Kazakhstan is the peak of Khan Tengri, the mountain is considered one of the most beautiful peaks of the Central Tien Shan. The mountain amazes with its unusual beauty during sunset, when its color becomes crimson-red; this color is given to the mountain by the granite with which the mountain is covered, and this presents an unusually beautiful sight. Conquering the peak of Khan Tengri is the dream of any climber.

In different parts of Kazakhstan, there are ski resorts that are happy to welcome tourists for active recreation in the mountains. "Altai Alps» in Eastern Kazakhstan are considered one of the best in Kazakhstan. There are both ski slopes and slopes for snowboarders. The Altai Alps ski resort also offers night skiing. Amateurs and professionals of ski slopes come here every year.

Since interest in Kazakhstan has increased recently, the range of tourism services has increased. Local tour operators are developing new tourism routes including sports ones. So interesting routes for tourists will be Turgen waterfalls, Lake Issyk, Charyn, Aksai Gorge, Big Almaty Lake and many others. Walking to Lake Issyk means walking through the places where the “Golden Man” was found, which became a symbol of Kazakh history.