Kazakhstan’s Wonders: A Scenic 7-Night Journey through Almaty and Beyond

Breakfast at hotel
Visit the Shymbulak Ski resort
Level 3 via Gondola In just 1 hour, you can get from Almaty city center to its highest point (3200 meters)
and Drink coffee in the highest bar in the CSI using 3 Tier world-class Gondola.
On Shymbulak, you can have a great time even if you can’t ski or snowboard. An all-day entertainment
for the whole family is provided by cafes and restaurants with excellent cuisine, an observation deck
with powerful binoculars that rotate 360 degrees and a playground. For those who want to enjoy the
mountain silence and admire the snowy slopes,the resort offers high class hotels and various kinds of
adventure activities such as Zip Lining, Paragliding, Horse riding etc.
Enjoy lunch in Shymbulak or a choice of your restaurant in the city. Proceed to your hotel for some
relaxation. Dinner as per your choice of cuisine or restaurant. Hotel Drop-off and goodnight sleep

Breakfast at hotel
Visit Charyn –A 12-million-year-old Canyon! - It is often compared to the American Grand Canyon, to
which Charyn is only slightly inferior in size and not at all in beauty. The total length of the canyon is 154
kilometres, and its age is about 12 million years. The river of the same name Charyn flows at the bottom
Day 2 | SHYMBULAK SKI RESORT
Day 3 | CHARYN CANYON & KOLSAI LAKES
of the canyon, the total length of which exceeds 360 kilometres. The beauty of the canyon brings forth
thoughts about Martian landscapes. If you want to feel like you’re on another planet, make sure to
come to the space Charyn! Thousands of tourists visit this magical place annually, taking unforgettable
impressions, delightful emotions and beautiful photos of the wild, unbridled beauty of Kazakhstan’s
nature with them. The «Valley of Castles» is one of the most beautiful canyon gorges. Its steep, vertical
cliffs truly resemble the walls of royal houses. You can walk through the valley for 1.5 hours, completing
a walk at a crystal-clear mountain river. Also there are other places that are of great interest for tourists,
like the «Witch Gorge», «Dragon Gorge» and many other scenic parts of this natural wonder
Proceed for Kolsai National Park!- The “Pearl of the Tien Shan”, Kolsai Lakes, are located 300 km from
Almaty, in the spurs of the Kungei-Alatau ridge. It is also called Kazakh Switzerland. These are one of the
most beautiful mountain lakes surrounded by steep mountain slopes.

Transfer to the Mountain Resort Oi- Qaragai.- The resort lies in a picturesque mountain gorge and is
only a 40- minute drive from Almaty. Upon arriving at Oi Qaragai Mountain resort, one would feel as
though you are somewhere in Europe. Surrounded by the virgin nature of the Tien Shan foothills,
offering sincere service, Eurasian culture, providing all Guests with the opportunity to get together with
the close people, partners, colleagues in active leisure with comfortable living conditions and healthy
meals. Arrive at the resort & check-in to your rooms. Remainder of the day at your leisure to explore the
property & it’s surroundings.

It is characterized by a mountain-meadow landscape and a rugged relief. Granites and granodiorites are
widespread. In the vicinity of the gorge, there is a spruce forest, a variety of herbs and shrubs
(raspberries, honeysuckle, wild rose, hawthorn). The climate in the gorge is mountainous, there are
many cloudless days. The left tributary of the Bolshaya Almatinka, the Prokhodnaya River, flows
through the gorge. The well-known Alma-Arasan thermal-radon sulfur springs come to the surface in
the gorge. On the slopes of the Prokhodnaya River in 1931, 16 springs were recorded, on the basis of
which the balneological resort Alma-Arasan was founded in the same year. In recent year, most of the
sources have disappeared.s here.

Breakfast in Hotel
Almaty city tour- Explore the city of Almaty by quickly getting acquainted with discovering major areas
of interest – During this introductory tour, you will visit the First President Park, Republic square, State
Opera and Ballet Theatre, museums at the Academy of Sciences, Abay Square, Kazakhstan Hotel,
Palace of the Republic
Panfilov Park &Zenkov Cathedral-The Park is named and dedicated to the Panfilov Heroes who were 28
soldiers of an Almaty Infantry. Their memories are etched at the fearsome war memorial east of the
Zenkov Cathedral which depict soldiers from all 15 soviet republics on the map of USSR. The Park is lush
green area and it’s a good place to sit, rest, relax and see the bustling sights of the City
Zenkov Cathedral’- is one of the most beautiful, magnificent, and architectural monuments of the city of
Almaty with the height of 56 meters and is in the green Panfilov Park of Almaty. A. Zenkov had
supervised the construction of this cathedral in the early 19th century and legend goes that it was built
without a single nail. But unfortunately, it’s not true. Although the design is remarkably unique but it’s
because of the advanced technological expertise of that time.
Visit to KokeTobe- Hill KokTobe is the highest point in the city of Almaty standing on a 1100 m hill at the
south-east edge of the city. It is worth a visit to KokTobe because of its panoramic view of the city from
all directions. To reach the KokTobe hill, one should take a cable car ride which starts near Hotel Novotel
and goes over some of the oldest parts of Almaty and the magnificent fruit growing gardens. Once you
reach the KokTobe hill, you would see the famous 372 m high TV Tower which is visible from far and
offers great views of the mountains and the city plus many attractions at the top including many
restaurants serving cuisines from across the globe

Breakfast at the hotel. Green Bazaar + Rakhat Chocolate Shop If you are among these, who don’t like to
go to a mall and prefer the outdoor market among fresh air and belong to the old-school shopping type,
then without wasting any time, head straight towards the Zelyony Bazaar located close to the Panfilov
Park in Almaty. Also, known as the Green Market, this market is your typical local market where you can
purchase every- thing starting from meat to spices to fruits to even clothes and furniture. The key to
shopping here is that you should have a flair for bargaining, and you can get everything at a very reasonable rate. You will be delighted to see the colourful atmosphere and the variety of goods available.
Right next door is the famous Rakhat Chocolate shop. Rakhat which means pleasure in Kazakh is the
oldest manufactures of chocolates dating back to almost 70 years. Around 3500 workers work in
basically 2 factories, one located in Almaty and one in Shymkent city. They also make chocolates for
people suffering from diabetes and their lowcalorie products like candies, cookies and waffles are a
range among the people and tourists.
Lunch at an Indian restaurant. Shopping Almaty is a paradise for all your shopping, so you can head to
some of the swankiest malls the city has to offer. We recommend Dostyk Plaza, Esentai Mall & Mega
Mall for high-end quality shopping. Dinner as per your choice of cuisine or restaurant. Hotel Drop off

Packed breakfast &check-out from the hotel. It’s time to say good-bye to this beautiful city. Our driver will pick you up from the hotel & Transfer you to the airport for your flight home or to an onward
destination