The tour offers a unique opportunity to visit the landmarks of the Silk Road in Kazakhstan through a single package which will take 4 days. The tourists who will experience this tour will make an adventurous journey throughout the history by visiting caravanserais, palaces as well as other historical and cultural monuments located along this traditional and deep-rooted road.

Tour Program

KAZAKHSTAN

Day 1:

After arrival at Almaty International Airport in the morning, you will transfer to Ramada Hotel or Kazzhol Hotel. The check in to the hotel starts from 2 pm onwards. You will have free time until the evening. We recommend you to visit 28 Panfilov’s Park, Memorial of Glory dedicated to the Second World War, Ascension Cathedral or to go to Medeo Skating Rink and Shymbulak Skiing Resort during your free time. You will be picked from the hotel at 07:30 pm from the hotel to be transferred to Alasha Oriental cuisine national restaurant for dinner. After dinner we drive to our hotel.

Day 2:

After breakfast at the hotel in Almaty we drive to the Almarasan Ridge to watch a spectacular performance of the Hunting Birds Show and learn about birds of prey such as falcons and eagles. We will then visit the Central Museum in Almaty before driving to Kok Tobe Mountain just outside the city centre. After lunch on the mountain at Restaurant Abai we will visit the National Museum of Musical instruments and the Kok Bazaar in Almaty. We will have dinner at a local restaurant before departing by overnight train to Turkistan.

Day 3:

On arrival in Turkistan we depart for our hotel to have breakfast. Afterwards we will visit the Museum of History, Mausoleum of Khoja Akhmet Yassawi, Mausoleum of Rabiga Sultan Begim, ethno-museum Kyluet and medieval baths, with time to shop for souvenirs. After lunch, we will drive to the historic city of Otrar, before moving on to the “ethno village” Alasha, where we will be able to watch traditional demonstrations and take part workshops. After dinner in a “yurt” (a traditional tent used by Turkic peoples) we will transfer to Shymkent by bus and check in to our hotel.

Day 4:

After breakfast at the hotel in Shymkent we depart for Taraz, en route visiting the Mausoleums of Aisha Bibi and Babaji Khatun from the 11th and 12th centuries. In Taraz we will visit the historical complex Kone Taraz and the Tortkul caravanserai. After a bus tour of the city we will have lunch at a local restaurant and then drive 340 kilometres to the Kordai customs and immigration checkpoint on the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border before crossing into Kyrgyzstan.

After completing passport control at the Kyrgyz-Kazakh Ak-Zhol border crossing we will meet our guide and transfer to Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, by bus. We will have dinner at a local restaurant. We will then check in to a hotel in Bishkek where we can rest for a few hours before our departure to Bishkek's Manas International Airport for the return flight in the early morning of next day.

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Included - Kazakhstan

  • 4 star hotels
  • Almaty-Turkestan train ticket
  • Transfers on buses
  • Transfer from hotel to Alasha Restaurant
  • Professional local guides
  • Meals and one soft drink
  • Traditional music and dance performances

Not Included - Kazakhstan

  • Visa fees
  • Travel insurance fee
  • Hotel extras
  • International airfares
  • Transfer from airport to hotel in Almaty
  • Extra activities and services
  • All items not specifically stated in the itinerary