Almaty tour package 6N7D
- Start/finish: Almaty city
Highlights:
- Altyn Emel National Park tour
- Aqtau & Qatutau mountains
- Singing dunes
- Qapshaghay water reservoir
- Basshi village overnight stay
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Almaty city tour
- Koktobe tour
- Shymbulak tour
- Almarasan gorge tour
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Green bazaar, Mega mall shopping
Itinerary
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DAY 1 |
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16-00 |
Arrival KC 000. Meet and greet. Transfer |
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DAY 2 |
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06-50 |
Meet and greet |
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07-00 |
Drive to Basshi village |
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11-00 |
Arrival in Basshi village |
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11-10 |
Lunch at cafe |
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12-30 |
Aqtau & Qatutau tour |
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19-00 |
Dinner at cafe |
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20-30 |
Drop off |
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DAY 3 |
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07-50 |
Meet and greet |
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08-00 |
Drive to dunes |
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09-00 |
Singing dunes tour |
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12-00 |
Drive to Basshi village |
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13-00 |
Arrival in Basshi village |
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13-10 |
Lunch at cafe |
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14-30 |
Drive to Almaty |
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19-00 |
Drop off |
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DAY 4 |
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10-00 |
Meet and greet |
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10-00 |
Almaty city tour |
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14-00 |
Lunch at restaurant |
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15-00 |
Koktobe tour |
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19-30 |
Drop off |
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DAY 5 |
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10-00 |
Meet and greet |
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10-00 |
Shymbulak tour |
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15-00 |
Lunch at restaurant |
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16-00 |
Free time |
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19-30 |
Drop off |
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DAY 6 |
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10-00 |
Meet and greet |
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10-00 |
Almarasan gorge tour |
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14-00 |
Lunch at restaurant |
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15-00 |
Shopping |
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19-30 |
Drop off |
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DAY 7 |
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04-00 |
Transfer. Departure KC 000 |
Included:
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5 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast in city
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1 night guest house accommodation in province
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vehicle
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guide
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entry tickets
- shuttle from Basshi village to Aqtau/Qatutau and Dunes
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water
Excluded:
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air tickets
- visa
- lunch and dinner
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tips and personal expenses
Notes:
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tour is subject to change
- you can add/remove entire tours and days
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USD KZT exchange rate is volatile
Remarks:
- weather must be taken into consideration
- depending on weather, the tourist track from the parking lot to Almarasan baths can be muddy, dusty, snowy, icy, etc.
- you need to walk among trees and stones and climb a small hill
- if you want to take a bath in Almarasan, carry towels and other stuff
- Basshi village is 250 km away from Almaty
- do not expect 5 star service in the province
- state of infrastructure in the province is not as good as in Almaty
- do not expect mobile Internet, Wi-Fi, hotel service in the province to be as good as in city
- road from Basshi village to Aqtau/Qatutau and back, Basshi village to Dunes and back are 250 km of "hell on earth" (subject to motion sickness)
- after Basshi village there will be a special off-road vehicle (old Soviet-Russian Uazik or Mitsubishi Delica or similar) for trips
- special off-road vehicle has bad AC/heater and is dusty
- in nature there is a risk of an insect bite
- veg food is available but not Indian
Basshi village info:
- lunch is from 5-10 USD per person, dinner is from 10-15 USD per person
What to take with you:
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passport or ID
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rain ponchos if rain is expected
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proper clothes and shoes (if you want to hike)
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paper money and coins to pay for goods and services in the province
Standard tour
Price per person (based on 10 people group size)
from 445 usd
Different group sizes
Price per person depends on the size of the group: for example, different rates are applied for 2, 4, 5, 7, 20 people and so on
from N usd
