It is good to start a walk from Terrencourt along the river and climb the Kok-Tobe. Nice view of the city. Upstairs is mostly commerce, a mini zoo. They recently made a new path for walking there, so it will be very crowded in the summer. Smelly minibuses go to the top, which is a minus. Why haven't the electric ones been installed yet? In the evening, the mountain is in the thick of the urban smog.