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Baikonur tour
Day 1 Almaty Kazakhstan On Arrival at Almaty airport you will be met by our guide and transferred to your hotel.Sightseeing of Almaty city,including the Zenkov Cathedral, one of the world’s tallest wood buildings and the Central State Museum.After lunch,ascend the Kok-Tube Mountain by railway.Return to Almaty to visit the unique National Museum of Kazak Musical Instruments. Overnight in Hotel |
Day 2 Almaty – Baikonur After breakfast, we drive to Medeo. Medeo is a picturesque valley located 15 km above Almaty. Besides beautiful nature there are some other attractions to see, one of which is the world’s largest speed skating rink know as Medea. The other one is a dike; a fine piece of engineering created to protect the city from mud floods. The dike’s collector has an impressive capacity of 6.000.000 m of water. Our last stop is at the end of the gorge where there is a ski resort Chimbulak, situated at an altitude of 2.200 m above sea level. It is one of Central Asia’s top skiing spots. The ski season lasts from November to April. Return to Almaty for lunch. After lunch transfer to Almaty Railway Station. Around 14:30 PM Take on board to Tyuratam Station, Baikoinur. Night in a train. |
Day 3 Baikonur Arrival in Tyuratam raiway station by 1806 PM. Transfer to checkpoint of Baikonur town. After formalities drive to hotel. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight. |
Day 4 Baikonur – Aralsk After breakfast visit Baikonur Cosmodrome including Buran, the memorial houses and museum. Afternoon drive to Aralsk town 250 km. Arrive in Aralsk. Dinner and overnight. |
Day 5 Aral sea After breakfast we explore the northern part of the Aral Sea where the shoreline has been pushed back some 60km. Picnic lunch. Later drive back to Aralsk town. Dinner and overnight. At midnight transfer to railway station to board on Aralsk-Turkestan town. |
Day 6 Aralsk – Turkestan Arrival in Turkestan by 15:25. Transfer to hotel. Rest. Dinner at local restaurant. |
Day 7 Turkestan Turkestan is a spiritual capital for the peoples of Kazakhstan and Central Asia that occupies an important place in the culture of the Ancient East. This amazing temple was built in honour of a famous Turkic poet and Sufi mystic, Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. The word “Yassawi” originates from “Yassy” and means “from Yassy”. That was the ancient name of Turkestan. The whole city is a historical and cultural reservation of Khazret Sultan. Except the Mausoleum of Khoja Akhmet Yassawy, there are medieval bathhouses and khilvet, where the great Saint used to live, a mausoleum of his great – granddaughter of Emir Timur – Rabiya Sultan Begim and other monuments. |
Day 8 Turkistan – Shymkent – Astana |
Day 9 Astana city tour |
Day 10 Astana – home |