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Excursions Around Almaty |
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Here are Several Places of Interest /
Things to do around Almaty
There are many excellent places in
Almaty which you can visit at leisure...Such as: museums, the huge
republic square, the Holy Ascension Church, Central State Museum,
beautiful theatres, trip up the nearby mountains to Chimbulak, Medeo
& etc…
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Tourism
is developing day by day in Kazakhstan. We have been
receiving requests on weekly tours around and outside
Almaty, also requests on hunting in Kazakhstan or tours
on horses in the lake sides. For your specific
questions, information requests that are not mentioned
in the site, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
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We can
organize tours upon your order (tailor made tours)
individually for you. There is also opportunity to join
the weekend local public excursions to sight seeing places
outside Almaty (Tours to Turgen waterfalls, Charyn
Canyon, Temirlik Canyon). These daily tours are in local language
(usually Russian) and the cost is as cheap as 40 US$ per
person. Please contact us to get more information. |
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Tour 1 - “City of apples” |
Almaty may have lost its status as capital of
Kazakhstan, but it remains the country’s first city,
cultural, educational, tourist and business capital and
main transport hub. This beautiful town at the foot of
the emerald Tian-Shan Mountains is rightly called a
garden city.
You will see: Central
Mosque,
first a visit to the Koktobe Panoramic Hill to see all
Almaty city and then to Park Panfilov to see the Glory
Memorial and the Orthodox Cathedral and Museum of Kazakh Folk Musical Instruments
after than stop at the Public Matket named: Zelonniy
Bazar (Green Bazaar) after than
Photo shot at the Abay State Opera and Ballet
Theatre. A visit to the Central Museum with Ethnographic and Archaeological departments
and we will see the
Independence Monument in Republic Square.
Duration of the tour – about 5 hours The cost of the
trip is: 11000 Tenge per person. (app. 75 US$)
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minimum 3 persons |
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Tour 2 -
“Medeo & Chimbulak Tour” |
A visit to Alatau natural
park located 15 km from the city.
World famous Medeo skating rink located 1700 m above sea
level and CHIMBULAK ski resort. En route information
about flora and fauna of the park, Tian-Shan ( Alatau)
mountains, high mountain dam to protect the valley from
mud slide and viewing Medeo valley from the top of it.Then travel to ski resort 2230 m above sea level to have
a ride on chair lifts up to 3160m.
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In winter time skating and skiing can be organized at
the will of the client. Rent offices for equipment are operating.
After the Shymbulak visit, we can go to a visit to the Koktobe
Panoramic Hill to see all Almaty city.
Duration – 3-4 hours, The cost of the trip is:
14000 Tenge per person. (app.
95 US$)
minimum 3 persons |
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Shymbulak Lift Chairs |
Shymbulak Skiing Routes |
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At the Medeo, Kazakh Auly
Restaurant - Our guide Rimma and driver Vladimir, in
front Yurt Model |
Inside the Kazakh Auly
Restaurant, having lunch with the Swedish TV crew. |
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Views
inside Kazakh Auly Restaurant - model Yurt |
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Tour 3 - “Butakovka” |
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When we go to the Medeo
direction up on the Dostyk avenue, there is a road
turning left hand to Butakovka. This is actually very
close to the city centre, so makes you surprised to see
a great nature, a waterfall very close to the city
centre. This must be unique only for Almaty city. This
is a trekking path going along a small stream that ends
by a waterfall. The way to the waterfall is
surrounded by the rose berries, so you can taste them a
lot during the summer season. This trip can be combined
with the city tour as well. Price per person:
9000 Tenge
(app.60 US$) |
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Tour 4 -
“Charyn Canyon” |
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Charyn Canyon is
called “the little brother of the Grand Canyon
in the USA.” It’s nearly 200 km. long and 100 to
300 meters high. The Charyn canyon is located
200 km away to the east from Almaty at 3 hours
ride.
The most popular place is The Valley of Castles,
more than 2 km long.
The red day clay walls of the canyon are carved
with deep fissures, forming caves, grottos and
shady niches of different shapes and sizes. The
create an impression of a huge, ghost city
inhabited by fantastic creatures. The earth
appears as if it has broken here, opening a deep
gorge.
Spreading bay leaf poplars, saksaul, tamarisk,
reeds and kargans help create the atmosphere of
an untouched and deserted place. The river
brings a coolness of the mountain heights.
Here grows the ash tree, a relict tree
which lived through the catastrophic Glaciating
Epoch and survived until the Quaternary Period.
Millions of years passed, mountains and climate
changed, the surface of the Earth changed,
different animals and plants appeared and
disappeared, but the ash tree remained
unchanged. The
unique Ashen Grove of 4855 ha is located in the Charyn
River Valley. |
Price per person:
6000 Tenge (app.40
US$) with the group tour at the
weekends in local language. Lunch is not included, you
are required to bring your lunch box and drinks with
you. As it is a natural park, no restaurants, shopping
places are allowed. Sports shoes and minimum 2 liters of
water with you needed.
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*You
have to go to the tour depart point yourself by
taxi, for groups of 4 pick up from the hotel is
possible. Detailed information can be obtained
from our office. To make bookings, payment
must be done first. |
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Tour 5
- Rock Art Gallery Tamgaly |
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Rock Art Gallery
Tamgaly is a unique cultural monument, which represent
several historical periods, over approximately 20
centuries. Tamgaly Gorge lies 170 km northwest of
Almaty, in the Anrakhai mountains.
These are low ancient mountains formed of solid rocks
and carved with gorges. At their foot stretch chains of
burial mounds, which belong to many different ages and
prove that the gorge was inhabited for many centuries.
4 thousand petroglyphs were discovered in Tamgaly in
1957.The most ancient petroglyphs, which are believed to
date from the Bronze Age, are especially numerous and
diverse. The complete reflection of the cult of the Sun
in the engravings is connected with the sanctuary
existing at that time in Tamgaly. There were over 20
anthropomorphic pictures of sun-headed creatures –
ancient portrayals of God, and six pictures of chariots
found.The dancing
figures dates from the Bronze Age and were connected
with the Cutoff Fecundity. Several scenes were
discovered that showed a connection to this cult: erotic
scenes; pictures of ritual and huntdances; and pictures
of wild animals such as boar, oxen, mountain sheep,
deep, horses, ante lopes-saigacs, wolves, snow leopards,
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The next group of petroglyphs dates from the Age of
Early Nomads. This age is represented by the peculiar
Saka (Skifian) styled compositions of animals and
people. Animal fight scenes, figures of mountain sheep,
deep, horses, and snow leopards were conveyed in the
typical skifian-siberian animalistic style.
One of the main themes of the rock art during the Turk
period became the image of the horseman / warrior.
Medieval Turk horsemen / warriors can easily be dated.
To this period belong the portraits of footarchers,
Duration – 8-10 hours, 3 hours ride one way.
Price per person: 30000 Tenge
(app.200 US$)
Lunch is not included, you are
required to bring your lunch box and drinks with you. As
it is a natural park, no restaurants, shopping places
are allowed.
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Tour 6
- “Big Almaty Lake” |
2,8 km to the south from
Almaty, 1,20 minutes ride one way.
Very interesting for tourists of Almaty City is seemed
to be various tours along the mountain lakes of North
Tyan-Shan. You will be impressed by the unique beauty of
Big Almaty lake. Big Almaty Lake is the pearl of
Zailiyskiy Alatau Mountains. It is about 2510 meters
above the sea level and is the part of Alatau – Iliyskiy
National Park . Because of the location of the lake the
temperature of water doesn’t raise higher than +8
degrees centigrade in summer.
On the way to the lake it is also possible to visit
Nursery of birds of pray the Kazakh people tamed for
hunting.
Duration – 5,6 hours. Meals are possible in restaurant
Alpine rose or lunch box. |
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The path
that you will walk up, along the water pipe. |
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This is the beginning point of our trekking up the
mountain. |
There are lots of them there. We believe, it brings good
luck. |
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Tour 7 - “Turgen Gorge” |
Located 70 km to the east from Almaty and it is 1,20
minutes drive. Fish farm offers to taste trout fish and
visitors are also offered to enjoy horse riding.
In Ili-Alatau National Park, there is a beautiful nook
of nature, Turgen Gorge. In the Gorge there are thermal
springs, trout farm, waterfalls and plenty of forests.
Turgen Gorge abounds in coniferous and mixed forests,
alpine and sub-alpine meadows, lakes and springs,
medicinal plants and berries. In ancient times, caravans
from Europe to China and India passed through “Tsar’s
Gates”.
Turgen Gorge is famous for its waterfalls amounting to
about seven. Bear’s Waterfall in the picturesque place
among pendent rocks and green in the first hand attracts
with its 30 m height. In addition, Bozgul Waterfall is
well known for its powerful water flow, which breached a
whole tunnel in a rock.
The most popular place in the gorge is “Botan Hunting
Station”. Here, at the junction of the three rivers
Turgen Gorge reaches its maximal depth of 920 m. Along
the Assy River there are ancient burial mounds and
paintings.
Duration is 5-6 hours. We also give a break at an
"Ostrich Farm", pictures are below.
Price per person: 6000
Tenge (app.40 US$)
with the group tour at the weekends in local language.
Lunch is not included, you can either bring your lunch
box and drinks with you or have your lunch at the trout
fish farm.
*You have to go to the tour depart
point yourself by taxi, for groups of 4 pick up from the
hotel is possible. Detailed information can be obtained
from our office. To make bookings, payment must be
done first. |
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OVERNIGHT IN
DIFFERENT CITIES, VILLAGES, WE CAN PREPARE THE TOUR ON YOUR REQUEST.
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EXCURSIONS CAN BE
BY JEEP, ON HORSES OR CAMELS. |
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* The excursion programs or prices can
be changed without any prior notice |
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