Top Instagram spots in Almaty

If you didn’t post any travel photos, it is the same as if you didn’t have any trips. For those who think the same and love to take beautiful pictures, we present a selection of the most alluring places for photo shoots in Almaty.

Natural locations

Shymbulak Ski Resort and “Medeu,” a high mountain sports complex, are the absolute standard places of choice for any Almaty photo shoots. Nothing says “I was in Almaty,” like a photo against the backdrop of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains. And it’s even better if the Kok-Tobe TV tower is in the background. To do this, you should climb a mountain first. In the summer, in the Kok-Zhailau Plato, you can take a picture of beautiful spruce trees on the mountain slopes. And in June, lotuses bloom on the Pervomaisky ponds near Almaty; beautiful photos with them in the background are guaranteed.

In autumn, Ak-Kayin birch grove is one of the most attractive locations. Thanks to the contrast of white tree trunks and golden foliage on the ground, you can take unusual photos.

You can also take atmospheric pictures in the winter if you climb the Butakovsky waterfall; the water streams freeze beautifully. Or go to the Bogdanovich glacier, but it is better to go with a guide for more beautiful shots.

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Parks

The leader of the best photoshoot places in Almaty among parks is surely the Botanical Garden. Trees from Kazakhstan, as well as from Europe, North America, and East Asia, are growing here. Depending on your preference, you can take a lovely photo near a pond in the background of a forest, which looks like a Leviathan’s artwork, or take a shot in a Japanese garden or around flowering bushes and trees.

First President's Park can be proud of having the largest fountain in Central Asia, vast spaces with lawns and forests, garden houses with oriental-style roofs, and a large observation platform.

At Central Park, you will find a picturesque lake with fountains, a Ferris wheel, a children's railway, and fancy rotundas with graceful bridges.

Terrenkur has lots of bridges where you can take photos. At the end of this pathway, you will see a pond with alcoves and terraces. For the same purpose, you can choose an embankment of the Esentai River; monumental skyscrapers will also be in the shot.

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Urban photographs

And finally, Almaty has many places where you can take unusual urban photos in the background of historical buildings. The Kazakh-British Technical University is a “classic location,” people come here to get deep and thoughtful portrait shots against the background of a monumental building.

Ascension Cathedral allows you to take vivid and lovely photos that can be “revived” if you catch the moment when birds fly by. The metro can also become an original place for photo shoots; each station is uniquely and beautifully decorated. Finally, you can take photos in Republic Square; the Independence Monument, fountains, and murals are located there.

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