Almaty Shymkent Turkestan 6N 7D (4*)

About this tour

Discover lesser travelled destinations, Explore their beauty and Learn about the culture of Kazakhstan. Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis, set in the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains. It served as the country’s capital until 1997 and remains Kazakhstan’s trading and cultural hub. Landmarks include the Central State Museum, displaying thousands of historic Kazakh artefacts. In the centre is Panfilov Park, home to the bright-yellow towers of Zenkov Cathedral, a tsarist-era Russian Orthodox Church. Almaty remains the largest, most developed, and most ethnically and culturally diverse city in Kazakhstan. Due to development by the Soviet Union and relocation of workers and industries from European areas of the Soviet Union during World War II, the city has a high proportion of ethnic Russians and Ukrainians. The city is in the foothills of Trans-Ili Alatau (or Zailiysky Alatau) in the extreme south-east.

Shymkent is located in the south of the country in the Sairam oasis and is one of the centers of this region. Shymkent traces its history back to the XII century, but archaeologists say that there was a settlement back in antiquity. Throughout history, the city has been a victim of campaigns and conquests. In the XIII century it was captured by Genghis Khan, and a century later by Timur. Two centuries later Shymkent became part of the Kazakh Khanate, and in subsequent years it became the object of the claims of the Dzungarian rulers.

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