City: Almaty
Top Things to do in Almaty
What to do and see in Almaty, Kazakhstan: The Best Archaeology Tours
Almaty /ˈælməti/ (Kazakh: Алматы, Almaty [ɑlmɑˈtə]; Russian: Алматы), formerly known as Alma-Ata /ˌælmə.əˈtɑː/ (Russian: Алма-Ата) and Verny (Russian: Верный Vernyy), is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,797,431 people, about 8% of the country's total population. It served as capital of the Kazakh state in its various forms from 1929 to 1997, under the influence of the then Soviet Union and its appointees. Alma-Ata was the host city for a 1978 international conference on Primary Health Care where the Alma Ata Declaration was adopted, marking a paradigm shift in global public health. In 1997, the government relocated the capital to Astana in the north of the country, which is about 12 hours away by train.
Restaurants in Almaty
1. Issyk Lake Private Day Tour, Inclusive of Issyk Museum, Lunch & Hotel Pickup
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 1 reviews
Welcome to the Issyk Gorge - one of the most interesting places of Trans-Ili Alatau! During this 7-hour tour you will know about archaeological monuments of the Saka culture and meet the fantastic beauty of the Issyk Lake.
Inclusions: Bottled water, Lunch, All Fees and Taxes, Professional guide, Private transportation, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities (optional)
Reviewed By Ranjit C
This company is a fraudulent company and they are cheating the customers. I was promised a full refund after cancelling my bookings due to covid. They did not even make a single booking for me, just cancelled after discussing. I have been promised a refund after a few months and now they are blatantly refusing to honour their promise. Trip advisor should provide a reprive and file a criminal complaint against this company.
2. Tamgaly Petroglyphs Private Day Tour, Inclusive of Lunch and Hotel Pickup
Do you want to feel yourself as an explorer of an ancient sanctuary with plenty of rock paintings? This tour route provides you an incomparable opportunity to visit the unique monuments of the past – Tamgaly petroglyphs – which is one of 5 cultural and natural monuments of Kazakhstan protected by UNESCO. For centuries the rocks of this canyon and narrow valley of Tamgaly retained value of the sanctuary - the place where ritual ceremonies were hold, magic rituals were performed, worship of the gods and the spirits of ancestors took place.
Inclusions: Bottled water, Packed lunch , All Fees and Taxes, Professional guide, Private transportation, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Gratuities (optional)
Reviewed By Ranjit C
This company is a fraudulent company and they are cheating the customers. I was promised a full refund after cancelling my bookings due to covid. They did not even make a single booking for me, just cancelled after discussing. I have been promised a refund after a few months and now they are blatantly refusing to honour their promise. Trip advisor should provide a reprive and file a criminal complaint against this company.
3. Tamgaly Petroglyphs Private Tour from Almaty, Day tour
One-day trip to Tamgaly Petroglyphs gives a great opportunity not only to get acquainted with the most beautiful natural landscapes of Almaty region, but also to dip into the distant past of the Semirechye rock art monument, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2004.
Inclusions: National Park fees, 1.5L of bottled water, Lunch, Professional guide/driver, Transport by air-conditioned private SUV or minivan, Hotel pickup and drop-off (centrally located accommodations)
Exclusions: Alcoholic Beverages, Food and drinks, unless specified
Reviewed By Lau_Astana
I truly recommend SUV tour. Everything was well organized. The guide Chingiz was professional, friendly and flexible to our needs. Ww were not properly equipped for the long trekking and the guide proposed us an alternative itinerary which was amazing as well. We will come back to Almaty region to visit other beautiful places and we will use SUV tour again
4. The State Archaeological Reserve-Museum of Tamgaly
Tamgaly petroglyphs - one of the oldest and most striking monuments of rock art of Zhetisu, which is included to the World Heritage List of UNESCO. There are about 2,000 drawings in the main gorge!
Inclusions: All fees & tickets , Food - picnic, Tour-guide, Transportation, Water
Exclusions: Alcoholic drinks, Snacks , Tip or gratuity
Reviewed By JaneEbinger
If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city this is an excellent day trip from Almaty to the Charyn Canyon and neighboring sites. From a scenic hike down the canyon to the river, to the beautiful reflections of the mountains on lake bartogay, you won’t be disappointed. Local wildlife including eagles, gerbils, horses, along the route. Dima, the guide, was very informative about the trip and life in Kazakhstan. Tasty picnic and Park fees, etc included. Highly recommend the trip.
5. 1 day tour to "Castle of nomads & Buddha petroglyphs"
This place was built as a decoration for the film “Nomad”, which was released in 2005. But you will be surprised by how organically it fits into the surrounding landscape and the main second area Buddha petroglyphs. Unique tour package for every guest who is interesred in nature and culture of Kazakhstan
Inclusions: Lunch, Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, English speaking guide
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Reviewed By Kathy60
This tour was great! Chingiz and Askhat arranged for to take our whole family (6 adults and 2 kids) up to big Almaty Lake and to the falcon show. We also stopped for lunch on the trip up to the Lake. The location they selected was fantastic! Great food and wonderful conversation. Both our tour guides were very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the trip. The falcon show was wonderful and Chingiz made sure we all sat in the best spot in the bleachers, The grandkids loved the falcon show. Chingiz also took us on a tour of the falcon show facilities so we were able to see the birds and Kazakh dogs up close. We highly recommend Explore Kazakhstan!
6. 1 Day tour to Tamgaly petroglyphs
If you want to feel historical atmosphere to should visit Tamgaly petroglyph which is ancient sanctuary with different rock paintings and treasure of global significance and under the protection of UNESCO. Tamgaly is a petroglyph site in the Zhetysu of Kazakhstan. Tamgaly became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. The majority of the 5000 petroglyphs are in the main canyon, but there are a number in the many side canyons. The petrogylphs are mostly Bronze Age, but in some cases have been overlaid with Medieval or later etchings. There are some petrogylphs from the Iron Age
Inclusions: Lunch, Bottled water, Air-conditioned vehicle, English speaking guide
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Reviewed By Kathy60
This tour was great! Chingiz and Askhat arranged for to take our whole family (6 adults and 2 kids) up to big Almaty Lake and to the falcon show. We also stopped for lunch on the trip up to the Lake. The location they selected was fantastic! Great food and wonderful conversation. Both our tour guides were very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the trip. The falcon show was wonderful and Chingiz made sure we all sat in the best spot in the bleachers, The grandkids loved the falcon show. Chingiz also took us on a tour of the falcon show facilities so we were able to see the birds and Kazakh dogs up close. We highly recommend Explore Kazakhstan!
7. 1 DAY TOUR Castle of Nomad's and Bes shatyr burial mounds
Unique Historical tour to feel real nomadic and medieval atmosphere of ancient Kazakh people. Bes Shatyr is located 195km to the north from Almaty. Translated as “five hills” from Kazak, it looks like ancient necropolis and remains the main ethnographic and archaeological site of Altyn Emel National Park. A huge valley on the north bank of Ili river is used for the thousands of years by different generations of nomads: being a sacred place for ancient people (here they put their dolmens), Bes Shatyr had been also chosen as a burial site by Saki (Scythe) tribes.
Inclusions: Breakfast, Lunch, Air-conditioned vehicle, English speaking guide
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Reviewed By Kathy60
This tour was great! Chingiz and Askhat arranged for to take our whole family (6 adults and 2 kids) up to big Almaty Lake and to the falcon show. We also stopped for lunch on the trip up to the Lake. The location they selected was fantastic! Great food and wonderful conversation. Both our tour guides were very knowledgeable and helpful throughout the trip. The falcon show was wonderful and Chingiz made sure we all sat in the best spot in the bleachers, The grandkids loved the falcon show. Chingiz also took us on a tour of the falcon show facilities so we were able to see the birds and Kazakh dogs up close. We highly recommend Explore Kazakhstan!
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