Fly directly to Almaty, Kazakhstan, visa-free and unlock a winter skiing adventure!

🏂Almaty in winter transforms from the lush and green "world's greenest city" in summer to an attractive ski resort. As a Chinese citizen, you can now enter the country visa-free and go on a skiing trip at any time. 🏔Qiongbulak Alpine Ski Resort, a heart-warming name! Not only is it the largest ski resort in Central Asia, it is also certified by the International Ski Federation FIS. From the Medeo Ice Rink at an altitude of more than 1,000 meters, take the cable car 🚡 all the way up to the glacier at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters. The scenery is simply beautiful! The ski slope is more than 20 kilometers long, with an average snow thickness of 1.5 meters. From November to April of the following year is the golden period for skiing. 🏘️After skiing, of course you have to find a comfortable place to rest! Shymbulak Resort Hotel is located in the snow-capped mountains. You can ski in and out directly and connect seamlessly to the ski slopes. It is really good news for ski enthusiasts! Looking out of the hotel window, you can see the beautiful scenery of the whole Almaty, which is refreshing. 🎡There are many places worth visiting in the city of Almaty! 1⃣ The candy-colored 🍬 "Ascension Cathedral" 2⃣ The Central Asian-style "Green Bazaar" 3⃣ There is also a rare live-fire shooting experience, etc. Every place will leave a deep impression. 🛫If you want to go to Almaty, the first choice is Kazakhstan's national airline, which is also the largest airline in Central Asia - Air Astana (flight code KC). There are direct flights from Beijing and Urumqi to Almaty, with 5 flights from Beijing to Almaty per week and 4 flights from Urumqi to Almaty per week. Before April 15, 2025, passengers departing from China on Air Astana can check in an additional piece of snow equipment weighing less than 23 kg for free. 💓The Beijing to Almaty/Astana route is operated by Airbus A321LR, and passengers can experience Astana Airlines' fully lie-flat business class and economy class sleeper products. The A321LR has 16 business class seats. The economy class sleeper product offers three seats that can lie flat, access to the business class lounge, and the travel kit is also configured in the same way as the business class. ✈️There are special offers for round-trip flights from Beijing to Tashkent, Almaty, Bishkek, Dushanbe and Tbilisi for bookings between December 10 and 20, 2024. The travel dates are from December 20, 2024 to February 28, 2025. ⛷️How can you miss such a skiing experience?