Cable car ride to Shymbulak -
Photo tour to Talgar Pass from Medeu tract -
Cable car Medeu - Shymbulak was launched in November 2010. The cabin can accommodate from 6 to 8 people, from the cabin there is a 360-degree view of the surrounding mountains. The length of the cable car from Medeu to Shymbulak is 4.5 kilometers, travel time is 15 minutes. The cable car starts from the Medeu sports complex (1691) in the Medeu tract and goes to the high-mountain station Shymbulak (2500), then you need to transfer to the next stage of the road and climb to the Big Talgar Pass (3163). At the beginning of the cable car there is a large station with parking for cars, rest areas, cafes and toilets. The cable car passes over the Medeu mudflow protection dam and the Small Almaty River.
How to get there, visit -
The Medeu - Chimbulak cable car is located 15 kilometers from Almaty in the Medeu tract, Zailiyskiy Alatau Mountains, Medeu district, Almaty region, Republic of Kazakhstan. Opposite, the Kazakhstan hotels on Nazarbayev Avenue there is a bus stop, from which bus # 12 goes to Medeu.
GPS coordinates: 43°09'46"N 77°03'05"E
Information -
The entire ascent on the cable car from Medeu to the Big Talgar Pass takes 15-30 minutes, depending on how quickly you transfer to the next line. There are 114 cabins in total, each cabin can accommodate from 1 to 8 people, each cabin offers a 360-degree view of the mountains, and there are windows that can be opened to let in fresh air. The cabins are completely safe. Medeu has a ticket office where you can buy a ticket for the cable car, and tickets can also be purchased online through a special application. The length of the gondola car is 4,572 meters, ranking 3rd in the world in length. The cable car is equipped with all the latest safety systems, an additional diesel generator in case of power outage, communication in the cabin, lighting, etc.
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