Price includes:
- Double accommodation;
- Meals: full- board;
- Transportation throughout the whole trip (driver??™s services, his meals and accommodation).
- English speaking guide to accompany the group (his meals and accommodation);
- Entrance fees to sights, museums. Camera/video fees are not included and paid separately;
Price does NOT include:
- Hotel charges for additional services;
- Single supplement;
- Consular fees paid upon collection of the entrance visa to Kyrgyzstan;
- Visa support; Visa
- International airfares;
- Personal insurance and items not mentioned above.
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Kazakhstan silk road 8 days Book Now
This is a tour to Kazakhstan during which you can visit most popular silk road related sites in this country.
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- Day 1 Almaty
- Arrival in Almaty. Overnight at a hotel.
Almaty was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1998. Despite losing its status as the capital, it remains one of the county??™s main cities and is considered ???the southern capital??? of the republic. It is a tourist's, social, cultural, economical and educational center.- Day 2 Almaty
- City tour of Almaty. Visit the Zenkov Cathedral, Museum of national musical instruments and Medeo gorge. Overnight at a hotel.
Zenkov Cathedral is one of the world??™s tallest wooden buildings. Medeo is a large high mountain winter sport complex. Medeo rink was built in 1972 and many champion Soviet sportsmen have trained here.- Day 3 Big Almaty lake
- A trip to Big Almaty lake. Walking at environs of the lake. Back to Almaty. Overnight at a hotel.
Big Almaty Lake is 1,6 km long, at an altitude of 2500 m. It is well known as a good site for bird-watching.- Day 4 Taraz
- Drive to Taraz. Overnight at a hotel.
Taraz is one of Kazakhstan??™s oldest towns, and it flourished as a stop along the Silk Road until it was destroyed by Mongol armies in the 13th century. A new town was established on the site by the emirs of Kokand.- Day 5 Chimkent
- Morning city sightseeing of Taraz. After drive to Chimkent. Visit Aisha-Bibi and Babadzh-Khatun Mausoleums on the way. Overnight at a hotel.
Chimkent has existed since the 12th century. The area around Chimkent is well known for its mineral springs as well as for a unique national park which has been declared a biosphere reserve. The Aisha-Bibi and Babadzh-Khatun mausileums date from the Karakhanid dynasty of the 11th and 12th centuries. They are listed as world architectural rarities by UNESCO.- Day 6 Turkestan
- Visit Sairam settlement. Drive to Turkestan. Excursion to Akhmed Yassawi Complex. Overnight at a hotel.
Turkestan was an ancient center of the caravan trade. It was known as Shavgar and later as Yasi. It became a religious center because of Ahmed Yesevi, whose 14th-century mausoleum is the city's chief monument, which is notable example of Timurid architecture. The mausoleum was included into World Heritage List by UNESCO.- Day 7 Tashkent
- Drive to Chimkent. On the way visit to Otrar ruins and Arstan Baba Mausoleum. Transfer to Cherniaevka (Kazak-Uzbek border) and after that to Tashkent. Overnight at a hotel
Otrar is a Central Asian ???ghost??? town located along the Silk Road. The city was an important town in the history of Central Asia, situated on the borders of settled and agricultural civilizations.- Day 8 Departure
- Departure from Tashkent.