June 14. Tourists from more than 60 countries will visit “Medeu” and “Shymbulak” in 2017

Questions of modernization and improvement of infrastructure in the sports facilities of the Universiade-2017, such as high-mountain skating rink “Medeu” and the ski resort “Shymbulak” were discussed the day before at a retreat under the chairmanship of the Mayor of Almaty Bauyrzhan Baybek.

In particular, the Mayor familiarized with the plan for the reconstruction of the favorite resting places of the Almaty residents and guests, including “Health Stairs”, cafe “Swallow”, and development of a unique hot spring “Gorelnik” with its year-round water temperature of 27°C. The Mayor was also presented with the drafts of a new parking system and the construction of two comfortable stops with air conditioning, Wi-Fi, and a trilingual tour guide and consultant.

Besides, the Mayor estimated the ecotransport launched by the Kazakh Geographic Society a month ago. As it was reported before, four minibuses of the Kazakhstan production working on ecological fuel run on the route “Medeu – Shymbulak”. The ecobus’s capacity is 18 passengers. Cost of the ticket in one direction is 200 tenge. Only environmentally friendly buses, taxis and electric vehicles are allowed to enter the resort “Shymbulak”. The transport working on internal combustion engines is forbidden.

B. Baybek emphasized on the need of solving problems of ecological potential preservation in the recreational area, recalling a number of specific instructions of the Head of State, during the meeting on the development of Almaty and the adoption of the systemic measures on improvement of the ecology of the city. The Mayor accentuated that comparing Shymbulak with the best resorts in the world the President pointed out completely new heights and standards for the development of the highland resort.

Along with this, the Mayor mentioned the trend of increasing the number of citizens who prefer active forms of recreation, as well as the importance of Medeu and Shymbulak in the development of internal and external tourism. Thus, as of today a record number of countries – 64 – have officially confirmed their participation in the Universiade-2017. Another highest result was registered back in 2011 in Erzurum (Turkey).