One-day excursions in Almaty

Almaty Sightseeing Tour

Duration - 4-5 hours
Season - all the year round

Almaty is located in the southeast of Kazakhstan. Its population is 1.5 million. Almaty remains the largest financial, economic and cultural center of Central Asia. It accommodates numerous business centers, theaters, museums, art galleries, exhibition halls and countless modern entertainment complexes (movie theaters, casinos, nightclubs, parks, restaurants, cafes).
Almaty is the former capital of Kazakhstan situated...

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Trip to Tamgaly Petrogliphs

Duration - 10 hours
Season - all the year round

There are more 150 places with petrogliphs in Kazakhstan, but Tamgaly is most well-known.
The natural boundary of Tamgaly is located in 170 km. to northwest of Almaty in the Anrakhai mountains. The majority of Petroglyphs are located in the lower part of the main canyon, and in a side canyon, which is adjacent to it from the west, as well as in seven small canyons that are located to the northwest of the main canyon. The total number of paintings...

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Trip to Besshatyr Burial Mounds

Duration - 12 hours
Season - April - October

The necropolis of Bes-Shatyr (Five Tents) used to be a place of worship for the ancient Scythians dwelling on the territory of the nowadays Kazakhstan in the 1st century BC. Here, on the territory of 2 sq km, 18 imperial mounds of about 9 m in diameter and about 2.5 m in altitude are situated.
Under the mounds one can see crypts made of logs of the Tyan-Shan fur-tree. This unique monument of the early nomads is in Semirechye...

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Trip to Turgen Gourge

Duration - 10 -12 hours
Season - all the year round

In the National preserve Ile-Alatau in 90 km from Almaty a delightful place of the nature – Turgen Gorge - is situated. In the gorge that has a depth of 44 km. you can take pleasure from visiting hot springs, waterfalls and plenty of forests.
Gorge is famous with its waterfalls and relic Chim-Turgen moss fir-woods that spread over the ground and create a dense fir-tree carpet.

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Trip to Medeo and Chimbulak

Duration - 8-9 hours
Season - June - October

Medeo & Chimbulak are Almaty’s playgrounds in the foothills of the Zailiysky Alatau, both easily visited on a day trip from the city.
Medeo is a world known scattering of buildings around the huge Medeo ice ring, 1700 meters high about 15 km southeast of central Almaty. Shymbulak at 2300 meters is one of Central Asia’s top skiing centers. Medeo is always several degrees cooler than Almaty, and Shymbulaq cooler again.

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Trip to Ostrich Farm

Duration - 10 -12 hours
Season - all the year round

The ostrich farm is located in picturesque foothills of the Zailijsky Alatau mountains in 55 km from Almaty. The territory of the farm is 120 hectares. Alfalfa, rye, corn, wheat, vegetables and apples are raised to feed ostriches.
In 2001 for the first time in Central Asia 200 African baby ostriches were delivered from Belgium to Farm Fauna. They were only 2-7 days old!

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Trip to Big Almaty Mountain Lake

Duration - 5-7 hours
Season - all the year round

To reach the lake involves a longer day trip from Almaty into the Zailiysky Alatau foothills. Bolshoe Almatinskoe Lake is a turquoise lake 1.25 km long, 2500 meters high and about 32 km south of central Almaty. The route up to it, along the Bolshaya Almatinka River’s canyon, is scenic, though part of it is slightly disfigured by minor hydroelectric stations.

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Trip to Issyk Lake

Duration - 10 -12 hours
Season - all the year round

One of the most beautiful lakes, created by nature in the Mountains of Alatau is Issyk Lake. In 1963 it was tragically ruined by the mudflow. Currently it is being restored and again delights tourists. The Lake lies in the gorge and is surrounded by the chain of mountains in the form of "Kremlin Wall". This is an excellent place for the recreation and picnics. After the excursion to the lake...

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Trip to Charyn Canyon

Duration - 10 - 12 hours
Season - all the year round

The Charyn River is running through the deep canyon with bizarre rock monuments reminding in shape of castles and towers on top of steep rocky walls. The Torajgir Mountain have got elevations of more than 2000 m and are one of several southeast Kazakh mountain ranges north of the Tian Shan.
The walls of Charyn Canyon in Dolina Zamkov...

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Trip to Canyons of Temerlik River

Duration - 10 -12 hours
Season - all the year round

Temirlik canyon is similar to Charyn canyon. This scenic canyon was formed in Ili valley by a small river Temirlik that inflow the Charyn river. Different birds, including the rare species inhabit the steppes of Temirlik canyon. In the shadows of ash-trees you can enjoy fishing or have a bath in a mountain river. Moon landscapes will give a special pleasure to photo lovers.

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