Trip to Kazakhstan: Tour 6
Day 1: Almaty - Issyk Lake - Almaty
We are happy to see you in Kazakhstan. You will be met at the airport and transfer to Almaty where you will have a city tour. We will visit the Green Bazaar, Panfilov Park, where one of the most beautiful wooden building in the world - Zenkov Cathedral. We will visit the Memorial of Glory and Eternal Flame. Afterwards we will drive to the south-western part of the city, passing by the Park of the First President of Kazakhstan. Then you will continue your journey to the Big Almaty Gorge. Then you tour will continue to Issyk gorge. The route is located along the Kuldja tract. On the way you will visit the State Historical and Cultural Museum Reserve "ISSYK", where you will see the clarifications dedicated to the record and culture of the Saka period. Then the tour route will take you to an altitude of 1756 meters above sea level where you can see attractive mountain lake Issyk. Transfer to a hotel for rest.
Day 2: Almaty - Shymkent
Guests will have transfer to the Almaty International airport and departure to Shymkent by local flight. Upon arrival to Shymkent is sightseeing tour. We will see a Walk of Fame (park named after Sh. Kaldayakov), "Zher Ana" monument, Ordabasy square, Park "20 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan", Museum of Victims of Political Repression, Obelisk of Glory, Eternal Flame to the fallen in the great Patriotic War, Arboretum, Regional Museum. Rest is in a hotel.
Day 3: Shymkent - Turkestan - Shymkent
In the morning is departure from Shymkent to Otrar region, Shaulder Settlement. We will have sightseeing at Local History Museum "Otyrar", Arystan Bab Mausoleum, archaeological site of the prehistoric settlement of Otrar of the IV century BC. Then we will travel to Turkestan. This city appeared in the 500 AD at the crossroads of caravan routes from Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva to northern Kazakhstan. The city was recognized as the unworldly and party-political center of the Turkic-speaking people in the XVI-XVIII centuries, and was the capital of the Kazakh Khanate. In Turkestan you will visit "Azret Sultan" antique and architectural complex, Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Turkestan ancient settlement, Necropolis, a fragment of the fortress wall, Citadel with gates, Hammam, Hilvet subversive mosque. Night is in a hotel.
Day 4: Chernyaevka
Transfer to Chernyaevka to cross the border.
Transport:
02 pax - Sedan economy
04 pax - Minivan
06-10 pax - Minibus
Price per person:
02 pax - 730 $
04 pax - 530 $
06 pax - 395 $
08 pax - 335 $
10 pax - 305 $
Single - 55 $
Early check-in - 30 $
Single early check-in - 50 $
Half board - 75 $
Full board - 135 $
English speaking guide - 570 $ per group
Service includes:
- Transport
- Accommodation:
Almaty - "Kazakhstan" Hotel 3*
Shymkent - "Shymkent" Hotel 3*
- Entrances to all museums
- Mineral water during the tour
Service does not include:
- Full board
- Single rooms
- Early check-in
- Travel insurance
- Visa and visa support
- Domestic flight Almaty-Shymkent - from 80 $