Weekend Tours
in Kazakhstan

Varied folk customs and life-styles of Kazaks, ingenious handicrafts, delicious local foods and beautiful arts, make a really interesting places for sightseeing.

Tour 1
(CITY TOUR)

Almaty City tour. Central State Museum, Gold Museum, Museum of Kazak Folk Instruments. Lunch. Excursion to Medeo Skating Resort. Dinner at Kazakh Aul Restaurant (traditional kazak food) with folklore concert. Return to Almaty.

This price includes: city tour, visit to museums, entrance fees, folk concert, bus transfers, guide, lunch, and dinner.

Tour 2
(CHARYN CANYON)

Charyn Canyon. Transfer to the Charyn Canyon (200 km). Charyn Canyon is called "the little brother of the American Grand Canyon", its depth is 150 to 300 m. Sightseeing of the Valley of Castles. Lunch. Return to Almaty.

Tour 3
(TAMGALY)

Tamgaly. Transfer to Tamgaly (200 km). Rock Art Gallery Tamgaly is a unique cultural monument, which embraces several historic periods over approximately 20 centuries. (Beginning from the Bronze Age, over a thousand petroglyphs have been discovered here.) Lunch. Return to Almaty.

Tour 4
(TAMGALY TAS)

Tamgaly Tas.. Transfer to Tamgaly Tas - Buddhist petroglyphs of the Epoch of Bronze located near the ancient Saka kings bridge on Ily river. Excursion. Lunch. Return to Almaty.

The price includes: transfer by bus, lunch, guide, interpreter.

Tour 5
(BESSHATYR BURIAL MOUNDS)

Transfer to Altyn Emel National Nature Park (170 km). Lunch in guest house. Trip to the Besshatyr Burial Mounds (45 km) (these are huge burial mounds from the Iron Age up to 104 m in diameter, up to 17 m high). Continue trip to the Singing Sands - two huge sand hills (up to 100 m) which produce a sound similar to that of an organ when the sand is dry and the wind is from the West. Dinner in guest house in Kizelauz. Return to Almaty.

This price includes: transfer, guide, excursions, meals, entrance fees.

Additional charges: horseback riding, camel riding.

Tour 6
(ALTYN EMEL NATIONAL NATURE PARK)

Day 1. Transfer to National park "Altyn Emel" (170 km). Accommodation in guest house in Kizelauz. Lunch. Walking. Horseback riding. Camel riding. Rest. Dinner. Overnight.

Day 2. Trip to the Besshatyr Burial Mounds - historical monument of 7th -8th centuries (these are huge burial mounds from the Iron Age up to 104 meters in diameter and 17 meters high). These burial mounds stretch from north to south up to 2 km and consist of 31 mounds. Continue trip to the Singing Sands - two huge sand hills (up to 100 m) which produce a sound similar to that of an organ when the sand is dry and the wind is from the West. Lunch in Minbulak. Return Kizelauz. Rest. Return to Almaty.

This price includes: transfers, entrance fees, guide, overnight, accommodation in guest house, meals.

Additional charges: horseback riding, camel riding.

Tour 7
(KOLSAY-1 LAKE)

Day 1. Afternoon trip to Kolsai-1 lake (300 km). Accommodation in Jibek Joly guest-house. Dinner. Overnight.

Day 2. Walk. Rest. Go horseback riding.

Day 3. Return to Almaty. On the way visit to Charyn Canyon.

This price includes: bus transfers, overnight accommodation in Jibek Joly guest house, meals, guide.

Additional charge: horseback riding

We also can arrange different tours according to your wishes and possibilities.

Jibek Joly guest houses description