Overview
The Ile-Alatau National Park ecopost is located roughly 10 km into the gorge from the main road junction. Pay the per-person entrance fee and continue a further 3 km to reach the Turgen trout farm, a long-running commercial hatchery on the riverbank. Visitors can rent a rod, catch rainbow trout priced by the kilogram, and have it grilled on site for lunch. The trout farm is popular with families, and its shaded riverside tables make a good rest stop. A golden statue of a Scythian warrior stands nearby at the Kiely-Bulak spring, 700 m inside the park — a roadside curiosity worth a brief stop.
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Park Ecopost and Trout Farm
Step 2 · 75 km from previous · 100 min drive
The Ile-Alatau National Park ecopost is located roughly 10 km into the gorge from the main road junction. Pay the per-person entrance fee and continue a further 3 km to reach the Turgen trout farm, a long-running commercial hatchery on the riverbank. Visitors can rent a rod, catch rainbow trout priced by the kilogram, and have it grilled on site for lunch. The trout farm is popular with families, and its shaded riverside tables make a good rest stop. A golden statue of a Scythian warrior stands nearby at the Kiely-Bulak spring, 700 m inside the park — a roadside curiosity worth a brief stop.