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Almaty & Nur-Sultan tour

 

Almaty & Nur-Sultan tour
Starts: Almaty
Ends: Almaty
Best time to travel: all year round

Day 1: Almaty
Your guide will travel with you to the Almaty city from airport. The day will be contributed to a city tour. First of all you will walk through the city's parks, squares, museums, for instance, a beautiful wooden church hides in the shade of the Panfilov Park. You will also visit such places as the Medeo gorge where you may enjoy the beautiful scenery, ice-rink, and a ski resort after which you will visit the Kok-Tobe hill where you may enjoy the beautiful panoramic view of the city. There is a cable-way which you will use in order to return from the top of the hill towards the center of the city. Night in the hotel.

Day 2: Almaty - Charyn Canyon - Almaty
The following day, you will travel to the Charyn Canyon. The canyon is very beautiful on its own, however you may not only take pictures from the top, but actually you may go down inside the canyons in order to walk towards the river. You will also have a chance to have a rest and eat in the cafe there before returning back to the city. Night in the hotel.

Day 3: Almaty - Issyk - Nur-Sultan
The next day, you will be travel along the Kulja tract, the road that was taken by the traders of the Great Silk road, towards the lake Issyk. On your way towards the lake, you will stop in the Issyk museum in order to take a look at the artifacts found in that area, belonging to Saka period. The lake itself is situated at the altitude of 1756m above sea level, it is located in the valley that carries the same name. By the lake you will listen to the stories about is creation, as well as the natural disaster that happened back in the 1963. In the end of the day, you will be transferred to the airport in order to take a flight to the capital of Kazakhstan - Nur Sultan. Upon your arrival, you will be taken to the hotel.

Day 4: Nur-Sultan
The whole day will be dedicated to the discovery of the capital of Kazakhstan. Nur-Sultan was not always the capital of the country, during this day you will learn about the history of the country and the stories behind its capitals. You will visit such places as the Khan Shatyr shopping center, the Khazret Sultan mosque, Museum of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana-Baiterek monument, Kazakh Eli square and the National Museum of History of Kazakhstan. In the end of the day, you will be transferred to the hotel.

Day 5: Nur-Sultan - Borovoe - Nur-Sultan
The following day you will travel to the Burabai National park. 85000 hectares of land are covered with mountains, lakes, trees and etc. In general, the whole day you will be spending surrounded by nature. Prepare your camera for many wonderful pictures. Towards the end of the tour, you make take a hike to the top of Bolektau mountain in order to take a look at the Borovoe lake. In the end of the day, you will be taken to the capital in order to spend your night in the hotel.

Day 6: Flight
The following morning, after taking breakfast, you will be transferred to the hotel in order to spend your night there.