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Full Day Almaty City Tour: Experience Mountains, Historical Sites, National Museum & Local Market
5.0
48 Ratings
Almaty
Join our team and discover Almaty city in a single day by exploring all essential spots: breathtaking mountains, sites of historical importance, the national museum, and a vibrant local market offering regional cuisine. We promise an adventure brimming with happiness, high spirits, and memorable moments that will remain etched in your heart!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Shymbulak - We are suggesting you to visit Medeu skating rink on the way to Shymbulak Mountain ski resort from cable car, it is an outdoor speed skating and bandy rink. It’s located in a mountain valley. Medeo sits 1691 meters above sea level. It’s considered to be the world’s largest high mountain skating rink. We will go by cable car to Shymbulak skiing resort - the largest resort in Central Asia. - Kok-Tobe Hill - On Kok-Tobe you can enjoy beautiful view of Almaty from 1130 m above the sea level. On the territory of the park, there are play grounds with slides, swings, fountain of desires where you can make a wish, mini zoo, the Beatles statue. After Kok Tobe we will go to Kazakh national restaurant to try traditional cuisine. - Park Named After Panfilov’s 28 Guardsmen - This park is dedicated and named after Panfilov’s heroes who died while defending Moscow from the German invasion during the second world War. There are Memorial Glory, dedicated to the soldiers and Monument of Soldiers from 15 Soviet Union countries. - Ascension Cathedral - It’s one of the historical and cultural Monument of Almaty city. This church is the unique architectural structure. Was built in 1903 and completed in 1907, made by wood without using of nails. - Zeleny Bazar - This is the local market, where you can buy souvenirs, clothes, try and buy local food anddelicacies. Monday is a day off for all markets. - Rakhat Candy Factory - We will visit brand shop of Rakhat candy factory, in this place you can purchase local chocolate, biscuits, etc for you and your family and friends.
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What's Included
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- All entrance fees included
- Comfortable transportation
- Expert guide throughout the tour
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic Beverages
Location
Shymbulak
Kerey and Zhanibek Khans Street
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(48 Ratings)
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Davidfe2792fh
Jul 18, 2024
Get to Know Almaty - Great day! I saw many interesting places in Almaty. Alina is a great guide. Her English is excellent. She provided a lot of interesting information about the various places. This is a very good full day tour. Ii higgly recommend this tour
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643gurminderm
Jun 24, 2024
AMAZING TEAM - Amazing .. very very good .
Recommended to all ... It was great time with Alina. She made sure we had a great time as she covered all places very well.
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Mingkong_c
Jun 13, 2024
Wonderful day trip in Almaty - Great to see glacier in Shymbulak. Kok Tobe is a very nice place to visit. Lunch in Navat is good. Our guide, Alina, is also wonderful and helpful.
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David
Jun 1, 2024
Excellent introduction to Almaty and the Kazak Culture - This is an excellent tour that shows the highlights of this beautiful city, friendly people, delicious food and incredible history. Alina, is a wonderful guide and she truly inspired us. Thank you 🙏
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Frequentflier258684
Jun 1, 2024
Almaty in one day - We had such a wonderful experience on this full day private tour. Alina our guide and a driver picked us up from our hotel in the morning. We spent the next 9 hours exploring Almaty, learning the history and visiting special sites such as museums, the wooden church, republic square, the world's highest outdoor ice rink and so much more. Alina took us to a traditional Kazakhstan restaurant for a wonderful lunch. Throughout the day we learned about culture and traditions and shared family stories.
I highly recommend using Alina from Almaty Inspiration Tour!
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904aditic
Jun 1, 2024
Excellent Guided Private City Tour and Issyk Lake Tour - We had a memorable experience with Alina from Almaty Inspiration Tour. We booked a City Tour with her and the Issyk Lake tour. She was very flexible with the timings as we had a small toddler and she adjusted timings accordingly, which made us so comfortable. One the first day she welcomed us to Almaty with chocolates and very thoughtfully got cake and apple for our daughter. She explained us Kazakh history and culture during the entire city tour making it a memorable one. Alina also took us for lunch in an Indian restaurant Maharaja during the city tour and enjoyed a leisurely lunch with us. She even took care of our toddler while taking the cable car rides and even bought her craft stuff in the Green Market souvenir shop. Her personal touch made us feel welcome and didn’t make us realise that we were with a tour guide, it felt like we were exploring the city with a close friend.
For Lake Issyk tour she packed a wonderful picnic for us, and we could spend a good one hour by the lake and enjoy the wonderful view. She didn’t let us walk even for a minute and managed to take the car directly to the lake. The picnic at Issyk Lake was one the most memorable parts of our trip, something that we will remember forever. Alina took care of us like family and it made our trip a truly amazing one.
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Srknawabsahab
May 30, 2024
The finest personalised tour ever! - The city tour was absolutely fantastic. Though the weather played spoilsport, our amazing and talented guide made the best of it.
Pros:
1. Punctuality! It is so important to be on time and we truly appreciated that the pick up was exactly at 9am sharp.
2. Personalised and warm welcome by our guide, Assel. It was truly a warm embrace from the start.
3. The vehicle was extremely comfortable for the three of us, with ample space and perfect heating conditions.
4. The welcome package, including the water and the chocolate was an added bonus. It felt like we were welcomed into the country! Thank you for that. Btw, the chocolate is extremely tasty! Additionally, the fact that she prepared for jackets, umbrellas and continuously offered it to us so that we would be comfortable was an extremely sweet gesture.
5. The trip was extremely well designed factoring in the challenging weather. The drive were perfect, the destinations were well timed. Being with senior citizens, she made sure we were not rushed. We were given ample time throughout the day to see and enjoy the experience. The on time conclusion of the trip, ensuring that all the places were covered and that we returned to the hotel comfortably without any physical exertion or paucity of time.
6. The lunch. She gave us options and we opted to eat Indian food. She took us to Maharaja. The food was sublime and she also joined us with the Indian thali and of course, the chai.
7. The history and explanation of the region, the past and present of Almaty and the future of Almaty and Kazakhstan in general were discussed in detail. That provided us the chance to learn more about the country.
8. Assel made an excellent photographer as well, helping me take all the possible solo pictures.
9. The bonding with Kazakh culture, with her own life experiences and family discussions. That added a layer of warmth which is rare in such tours.
10. The follow up after the trip ended and continued bonding to keep in touch.
Cons:
None.
I highly recommend that anyone coming to Almaty should DEFINITELY opt for this tour with Almaty Inspiration Tour. It is one of the absolute best!
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Vglutton
May 12, 2024
A splendid day in Almaty - Assel picked me u along with Azat who drive us for the day.
Well the day started with Assel giving me some delecious Kazakhstan chocolate. The car was very comfortable and clean. First, we made our way to the giant Medue skating Rink. I also learnt about its history and that it is still being used today. Second stop was at the Ski resort and we went to the highest stop ( third) that the gondola took us to. It was a fantastic ride up and down the ski slopes.
We also stopped by to get some panaroma views at the old TV tower, this place also had a small zoo and was very lively as it also had a small amusement park.
After this we went to the museum where Assel gave me an insight to the Kazak culture and its history that was fascination indeed.
Lunch was where we went next, It was a beautiful restaurant with absolutely yummy food and a lot of choices to choose from Including vegetarian options. Assel also guided me and I had some horse meat that was really done well, in traditional Kazak style.
We next went to the Cathedral that had such beautiful decorations and the also to the monument for the soldiers who were killed during the second world war, this monument also had the eternal flame to honour the soldiers who fought in the great patriotic war.
The final stop for me was the market that was very lively and something that gave a local flavour to the whole tour.
A big thanks to Assel and Azar to have made my day greater than what I could ask for
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Anita_t
May 10, 2024
Wonderful day trip with Alina - Alina was great. She communicated clearly of what to expect and gave us a lot of information of the sites. full of history and detail of each places we visited. Lunch was excellent at Navat. We visited all the places listed and maximized our time.
Alina was pleasant and always smiling. She is a licensed tour guide. The driver was good. The car was clean and spacious.
Highly recommended this tour, it is worth the price.
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753rajivs
May 5, 2024
Almaty inspiration tours .. 5 star experience - My plan was pretty last minute to be honest . I landed in Almaty and my hotel Novotel living recommended Almaty inspiration tours
Assel got in a private tour for me and was my guide for a full day including a sumptuous meal at a posh local restaurant
She understood my wish list and planned everything to perfection
As an avid traveler I have worked with many Tripadvisor operators and they are easily one of the best
Kudos and keep up the good work!
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