Almaty historical city tour
Starting/ending point: Almaty city
Driving distance: Historical city sightseeing
Start time: 10:00 am Almaty time
Availability season: all year round
Tour language: English | Russian
Tour activities: Sightseeing | Walking | National cuisine tasting
Description
TOURIST PLACES you'll visit:
- Museum of Almaty history
- Monument of Independence
- Monument to Abay
- Republic Palace
- Kazakhstan Hotel
- Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan
- State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
- Panfilov pedestrian street
- Almaty Subway
- Former Government House of the Kazakh SSR
- 28 Panfilov’s Guardsmen park
- House of Officers
- Ascension Cathedral
- Memorial of Glory
- Green Bazaar
- Almaty Chocolate factory brand shop
- Restaurant of Kazakh national cuisine
Almaty is rich for different city attractions like historical and cultural monuments, museums and squares. When starting your travel to Almaty, it is very important to learn the history of the city and visit remarkable places that are the hallmark of the city. In this regard, we specially developed for you the historical tour of Almaty city, in which we show to our tourists the city sights that are most significant for Almaty and its people. The tour involves sightseeing of the objects of Soviet architecture, excursion to the historical monuments, walking along the old city center, tasting of Kazakh national cuisine
Also, as part of the tour, you have the opportunity to taste Kazakh national dishes and dishes of Central Asian cuisine.
Welcome to Almaty and have an exciting tour!
ITINERARY
10:00 Hotel pick-up
10:10 – 11:00 Excursion to the Museum of Almaty history
11:15 – 11:45 Excursion to the Monument of Independence
12:00 – 12:30 Excursion to the Monument to Abay and Republic Palace
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and tasting of Kazakh national and Central Asian cuisine (min. 2 dishes)
13:30 - 17:30 Tour of the old city center:
- Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan
- Sightseeing of the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
- Walking along the Panfilov pedestrian street
- Visiting of the Almaty Subway
- Sightseeing of the Old Square and Former Government House of the Kazakh SSR
- 28 Panfilov’s Guardsmen park: excursion to the Ascension Cathedral and Memorial of Glory
- Green Bazaar: tasting and buying various products
- Almaty Chocolate factory brand shop
18:00 Hotel drop-off
⚠️ [Visits to any of the tour sites may be canceled and their order changed due to the change of seasons, weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control]
OPTIONS & PRICES
PRIVATE tour
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✅ Hotel pick-up/drop-off
✅ Comfortable vehicle with driver
✅ English-speaking certified guide (guide is not a driver)
✅ Lunch in the restaurant of Kazakh national cuisine
✅ Water
✅ Entry tickets
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Number of people
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1
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2
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3
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4
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PRICE
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$215
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$235
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$255
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$280
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per person
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$215
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$117
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$85
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$70
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⚠️ [If you are more people, contact us and we will make an individual calculation for you]
IMPORTANT INFO
WE RECOMMEND TO TAKE WITH YOU: headscarf for women to visit the Cathedral.
GROUP TOUR SCHEDULE 2023
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Small groups of 5-15 tourists
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Perfect for couples and solo travelers
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Enjoying the trip, having fun and meeting new people
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Budget savings and more travel
GROUP TOUR JOINING
[Here you can book your place on a group tour by yourself specifying the number of people and selecting an available tour date]
⚠️ [To accept online payment from your bank card, we use PayPal as a payment gateway, so you can securely pay with any international debit/credit card. No need to have or create a PayPal account]
PRIVATE TOUR BOOKING
[Here you can submit a request to book a private tour. We will try to respond to you within 24 hours]
BOOKING TERMS
Prepayment (10% - 30% deposit for the Private tours, 30% - 50% deposit for the Group tours) of the tour cost is required to confirm your booking. The remaining amount must be paid at the start of the tour.
To accept online payments from bank cards, we use PayPal as a payment gateway, so you can securely pay with any international debit/credit card. No need to have or create a PayPal account.
CANCELLATION POLICY
PRIVATE TOURS
- Customer can change the details or cancel the booking no later than 72 hours before the start of the tour with the possibility of a 70-90% refund of the tour cost. After this time, no refunds will be made.
FIXED-DATE GROUP TOURS
- Customer can change the details or cancel the booking no later than (24 hours - for day tours; 72 hours - for multi-day tours) before the start of the tour with a full refund of the tour cost. After this time, no refunds will be made.
- A minimum number of tourists and suitable weather are required. If these criteria are not met, the tour will be canceled no later than 48 hours before the start and you will be offered a different date/tour or a full refund.
Any tour/booking can be canceled in case of force majeure with a full refund.
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