Kazakhstan from every angle
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay - Almaty ?
The map of your stay "Kazakhstan from every angle"
Detail of the stay : Kazakhstan from every angle
How to get there - Almaty
Visit the ancient capital
Steps: Almaty
Take a stroll through Panfilov Park, and visit the Museum of Fine Arts and the National Museum. Take a late afternoon cable car ride to see it all from the air, and enjoy the city's vibrant nightlife, which you won't find anywhere else in the country.
Places of interest : MUSÉE D'ÉTAT DES ARTS ABILKHAN KASTEYEV MUSÉE CENTRAL D'ÉTAT DU KAZAKHSTAN
The surroundings of the city
Visit of a vestige
Steps: Turkestan
Take the train for Turkestan and a day to make a little tour of the city and complete the visit of the mausoleum, the only example of timurid architecture in the country.
In the footsteps of space exploration
Steps: Baïkonour
A visit to the Baikonur cosmodrome is only possible if you have obtained the necessary authorizations from an authorized agency (which is currently not possible for Westerners due to the conflict in Ukraine).
Places of interest : COSMODROME DE BAÏKONOUR
Heading for Aralsk
Steps: Aralsk
Long train journey to Aralsk. Survey the old port, stroll among the carcasses of ships.
Stroll on the Aralsk dam
Take a look at the waves on the dam which allows you to go up to Kazakh side at sea level.
Arrival in Aktau
One day will be more than enough to go around the city. But make time during this stage to recover from long train journeys and take the opportunity to increase your excursions to the Mangyshlak Peninsula, Fort-Chevchenko or to search for underground mosques in the region. Unless you prefer to stroll along the beaches along the Caspian Sea.
Fabulous natural decor
Steps: Péninsule De Mangystau
Excursions on the Mangyshlak peninsula. Choose between a visit to Fort Chevchenko or an exploration of the region's underground mosques.
Excursion by sea
Visit the beaches on the edge of the Caspian Sea.
Cap on the capital
Visit Astana
Steps: Astana
Even if you're not a fan of Astana's architecture, do yourself a favor and play the game: take a trip to the beach, stroll through the park, stroll through the government district and climb to the top of the Baiterek Tower. Finally, go window-shopping in the city's ultra-modern shopping mall.
Places of interest : BAITEREK
Nuclear test site visits
Steps: Semeï
Take the bus to Semey, one of the country's most interesting stops. Visit the quadrilateral where the 500 nuclear tests were carried out,
Museum day
Steps: Semeï
Do not miss in town the Dostoyevsky Museum, the Abaï Museum, the Fine Arts Museum.
Places of interest : MUSÉE D'ÉTAT DES ARTS ABILKHAN KASTEYEV MUSÉE DOSTOÏEVSKI MUSÉE ABAÏ
Stroll in the city of Semey
Steps: Semeï
Multiply the walks along the river and up to the nuclear memorial.
Places of interest : MÉMORIAL NUCLÉAIRE PLUS FORT QUE LA MORT
Heading east
Morning flight to Ust-Kamenogorsk and stroll through the city.
Departure in the Altai Mountains
Departure, provided you have the necessary authorizations, for a short hike in the Altai Mountains on foot or on horseback.
Lost in nature
Second day of hiking. Enjoy one of the country's most beautiful regions.
Direction Karaganda
Steps: Karaganda
One day will be enough to visit the ecomuseum and take a tour of the surroundings.
Places of interest : ÉCOMUSÉE DE KARAGANDA
Departure on an excursion
Take your exploration a step further with the local Nomadic agency, which is stepping up its commendable efforts to showcase the region's natural resources.
Crossing the steppes
In Karaganda, catch the Talgo connecting Astana to Almaty, for a TGV ride across the Kazakh steppe.
