Almaty city & Big Almaty Lake tour with local cuisine and wine tasting

Starting/ending point: Almaty city

Driving distance: City and natural sightseeing

Tour duration: 9 hours

Start time: 09:00 am Almaty time

Availability season: April - November

Tour language: English | Russian

Tour activities: Sightseeing | Walking | National cuisine tasting

Tour options: PRIVATE

Description

TOURIST PLACES you'll visit:

The key feature of Almaty is that the city is located near high mountains. On this tour you will visit one of the most scenic natural site of Almaty region - the Big Almaty Lake. The turquoise surface of the Big Almaty Lake shines among the majestic Trans-Ili Alatau mountains at an altitude of 2500 m above the sea level. As a result of the earthquake, the mountains formed a gorgeous lake, the beauty of which will forever remain in your heart and which has long been one of the symbols of Almaty. You will enjoy nature and the scenic panorama of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains with gorgeous lake, take stunning memorable pictures and be filled with positive emotions.

Also, as part of the city tour, you will have the opportunity:

to taste Kazakh national dishes and local wines;
to buy mountain honey and taste a horse milk at the Green Bazaar;
to walk along the pedestrian street and feel the vibe of the city;
to get a lot of interesting information from the guide to know the city better.

Welcome to Almaty and have an exciting tour!

ITINERARY

09:00 - 09:30 Pick-up and departure from Almaty

09:30 - 11:00 Ride to the Lake

11:00 - 12:00 Big Almaty Lake, enjoying the scenery, photo

12:00 Way back to Almaty

13:30 – 14:30 Lunch and tasting of Kazakh national cuisine (min. 2 dishes)

14:30 - 18:00

Drive through the old city center
Tasting of local wines
Walking along the Arbat pedestrian street
Visiting of the Almaty Subway
28 Panfilov’s Guardsmen park: excursion to the Ascension Cathedral
Green Bazaar: tasting and buying various products
Almaty Chocolate factory brand shop

18:00 - 18:30 Hotel drop-off

⚠️ [Visits to any of the tour sites may be canceled and their order changed in case of adverse weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control]

PHOTOS OF OUR TOURISTS

OPTIONS & PRICES

PRIVATE tour	✅ Hotel pick-up/drop-off ✅ Comfortable vehicle with driver ✅ English-speaking tour guide ✅ Tasting of local dishes in a restaurant of Kazakh national cuisine ✅ Bottled water ✅ National park admission ✅ Direct transfer to the Lake by car ❌ Wine tasting is not included and paid on the spot (~$10/person) ❌ Special meals/drinks (on request) in the restaurant are paid separately
Number of people	2	3	4	5 - 8
PRICE per person	$160	$110	$87	$80
TOTAL	$320	$330	$350	$400 - $640

⚠️ [If you are more people, contact us and we will make an individual calculation for you]

IMPORTANT INFO

REQUIRED FITNESS LEVEL: Low

WE RECOMMEND TO TAKE WITH YOU: cap, rain jacket, sunblock, sport shoes, headscarf for women to visit the Cathedral.

PRECAUTION

• Not recommended for pregnant women;
• Not recommended for travelers with high/low blood pressure.

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 (30% of the tour cost for the Private tours, 20% for the Group tours) 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.