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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The Turgen park stop is nearby planning for entry checks, food, and choosing a short or long waterfall day.
Nearby from Park Ecopost And Trout Farm
Medvezhiy Bear Waterfall — Bear Waterfall is the easiest and most-visited waterfall in the gorge.
- Mode
- Drive
- Approx. time
- 20 min
- Approx. distance
- 6 km
- Kind
- natural feature
The shorter waterfall choice lower in the gorge when time, weather, or road condition rule out Kairak.
Batan Trailhead Kairak Waterfall — Batan is a small settlement at the confluence of the Turgen and Batan rivers, approximately 83 km from Almaty.
- Mode
- Drive
- Approx. time
- 45 min
- Approx. distance
- 18 km
- Kind
- trailhead
The upper start for the longer Kairak day; confirm the road before driving past the lower stop.
Turgen Gorge — The Turgen Gorge runs roughly 30 km from the national park gate up to the Asy Pass.
- Mode
- Drive
- Approx. time
- 30 min
- Approx. distance
- 12 km
- Kind
- natural feature
Use the broader gorge page for road, forest, and upper-valley context before selecting a 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.