Almaty Original City Tour
Description
1. This tour specifically designed to cover most important Historical, Cultural, & Traditional parts of Almaty. 2. Professional English speaking guide 3. Flexible routes upon the request 4. Full Destinations Management Service can me provided in needed.
Tour Options
Itinerary
This park is one of the oldest in Almaty, where the Holy Ascension Cathedral is located (Almaty's oldest standing cathedral ), which is the most iconic building in the city. In the park you will also see the WW II memorial and Afghanistan War memorial, dedicated to the memory of fighters who died for the freedom and independence of the country
Next stop will be Zelenyi Bazar (Green Bazar). Historically speaking this bazar attracted town folks for grocery shopping, trade, and town gossip. Today, Green Bazar is a must place to visit in Almaty. Fresh produce, authentic Kazakh dishes, dried fruit, and of course meat are only few reasons to experience this authentic place
Arbat Street is Almaty’s main shopping street which is best explored by foot. While walking down, you can spot a diversity of shopping areas & restaurants. To make it more beautiful, Arbat street is lined up with fountains sculpture expositions. Local artists and craftsmen sell their masterpieces.
Panfilov street is another gorgeous pedestrian street that will help you dive into a true Almaty sprite. While passing through, you will be introduced to a Soviet Era architecture masterpieces. On top of it all, it is a favorite place for street artist to perform, so live music & street performance will be accommodating your journey.
Opera and Ballet Theater will be the ending point of your trip. Abai Theater is located on Kabanbai Batyr st. which is also called the Broadway Street of Almaty due to its central location, cultural significance, cozy restaurants.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(22)
Although it was hot, the tour was really enjoyable, interesting and informative. The tour guide certainly knew his stuff and provided a wealth of historical and cultural information about Almaty and Kazakhstan in general. Also, there was interesting info provided on the sites and streets that we saw. I am glad we attended this tour.
Beautiful city. It was the capital. Picturesque and nostalgic .Beautiful parks and walks. Orthodox churches. Nice typical restaurants. There's the chocolate factory where you can shop and the instrument museum
Guide was able to really provide solid informed information about the history across all aspects. It was a good introduction to the country and helped pull the threads together from my visit to the museum. He made this a personalised tour and we covered quite a lot of highlights! This is good if you don’t have a lot of time or want to take a deeper dive into history and key differences in culture and some regions of Kazakhstan!
Great introduction to Almaty! Chingis was an excellent guide - he introduced us to the history, architecture and culture of the city. Although an Almaty local, his English was flawless. We would highly recommend this tour!
Chingis was my tour guide & was in a small group. Chingis was very good at explaining the history & was very knowledgeable. The Cathedral was very interesting & getting to see amazing architecture. We got to see Kazakhstan army practicing their drill. The statues were amazing. There is so much history I learnt. I would highly recommend this tour !
Short (2h) but very informative and interesting city walk. Enjoyed it a lot and the guide was great and knowledgable. Recommended!
Wonderful and informative tour with our guide - was a great way to get some historical and cultural context for our visit to Almaty!
I quick and interesting tour of the city. The guide was fluent in English and very informative and with a good personality
Great way to have a quick intro to the city and have a feel of what you'd want to enjoy and spend more time on subsequently. Energetic guide with clear diction and pronunciation.
The trip was perfectly organized and tour guide arrived on time . I enjoyed my 2 hours tour and amount of knowledge related to history of Kazakhstan & Almaty in specific I gained.. totally recommended.
