Almaty Backpackers

Almaty


This hostel is one of the best in town. It's certainly the most spacious, with large rooms and a good outdoor area with a sociable atmosphere. All rooms, including the dorms (three to six bunks), have their own bathrooms, there's a good kitchen and the washing machine is free. Helpful staff can arrange tours of the region.


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Nearby Almaty attractions

1. Dawn of Freedom Monument

0.81 MILES

This striking monument honours those killed and injured on Respublika alany on 17 December 1986 during the Zheltoksan (December) protests, the first…

2. Maslikhat

0.81 MILES

Neoclassical-style City Council building.

3. Kazakhstan Museum of Arts

0.9 MILES

This is the best art collection in the country, with Kazakh, Russian and some Western European art and a room of top-class modern Kazakh handicrafts, with…

4. Respublika Alany

0.9 MILES

This broad, Soviet-created ceremonial square provides a panoramic view of the snowcapped mountains on a clear morning and is surrounded by several…

5. Independence Monument

0.92 MILES

This stone column is surmounted with a replica Golden Man standing on a winged snow leopard. Around its base are statues of a Kazakh family; behind is a…

6. Central State Museum

1 MILES

Almaty’s best museum takes you through Kazakhstan’s history from Bronze Age burials and nomadic culture to WWII sacrifices, telecommunications and the…

8. Kök-Töbe Cable Car

1.6 MILES

This smooth, gleaming cable car runs from beside the Palace of the Republic up to Kök-Töbe hill on the southeast edge of Almaty, taking six minutes to…