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Kazakhstan Cultural Discovery Tour |
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Destination: Kazakhstan
Route: Almaty - Shymkent - Turkestan - Kyzyl-Orda - Baikonur - Turkestan – Chimkent
Duration: 8 days/7 nights
Land Cost: $4799-$5099
Day 01 Almaty - Chimkent
Arrival in Almaty. Breakfast. Sightseeing tour: Panfilov Park, the Cathedral, the museum of national musical instruments. Explore Medeo gorge. Transfer by car to railway-station of Almaty and take overnight train to Shymkent city.
Day 02 Shymkent - Turkestan
Arrival in Shymkent. Breakfast. Sightseeing drive to Shaulder village – Otrar ruins. Discover the Otrar ruins and visit Arstanbab mausoleum (XII c.). Drive to Turkestan city (64 km). Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner at the national home with folklore show.
Day 03 Turkestan - Kzyl-Orda
Breakfast. Visit Akhmed Yassavi complex which includes mausoleums, mosques and Turkish hammams. Drive to Kzyl-Orda city (296 km) through ancient fortress of Turkestan. Photo opportunities in Sairan which was once the capital of White Orda. Accommodation. Dinner at local restaurant.
Day 04 Kzyl-Orda - Baikonur
Breakfast. Visit railway-station tour and explore Kzyl-Orda ancient city located in the heart of Silk Road. From 1925 to 1929 years Kzyl-Orda was the capital of Kazakhstan. Sightseeing drive to Baikonur (267 km). through the ancient settlement Korkyt-Ata, the museum city. This architectural complex is dedicated to philosopher and thinker of Kazakh people, founder of Kazakh stringed and bow music, Korkyt-Ata. Arrival in Baikonur. Accommodation. Dinner at the national house.
Day 05 Baikonur
Discover Baikonur cosmodrome including the complex “Proton”, “Energia” (Energy) rocket and space ship “Buran”. Transfer by car to the test complex of carrier-rocket “Soyuz”. Drive to Gagarin's start, named after the famous cosmonaut. Sightseeing tour: the museum, the memorial house of Gagarin and memorial house of general constructor Sergey Korolev . Dinner.
Day 06 Baikonur
Walking along the alley of cosmonauts, visit to the sports center of cosmonauts. Contunue the sightseeing tour around Baikonur city. Visit the museum of cosmodrome history, monuments to pioneers, Yuriy Gagarin, General Shubnikov (head of Baikonur city construction), General Nedelin. Visit the international space school, City Square and Gagarin's summerhouse near Syr-Darya river
Day 07 Baikonur - Turkestan
Drive back to Turkestan city (563 km). Picnic. Opportunity to photograph the beautiful values of Kazakhstan. Arrival.
Day 8 Departure
This tour program includes:
- Visa support
- Ground Transportation (air-condititioned coach bus)
- English-speaking guide/escort
- Hotel accommodation in double room
- Meals on a full board basis: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Entrance fees to museums and monuments
- Permits to enter Cosmodrome Baykonur
- Necessary registration at local police office
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