Enjoy the dramatic holiday vacation to have a distinctive landmarks, museums, great mountains and unique ski resorts with traditional dinning. It is considered as the largest city in Kazakhstan, which attracts several thousand visitors throughout the year. Almaty is situated in the mountainous area of southern Kazakhstan with an estimated population of 2,015,727 inhabitants. The currency prevailing in this city is Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
Find out the rich history of Almaty and its breathtaking sightseeing places listed as Charyn Canyon, Hazret Sultan Mosque, The Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, Museum of Baikonur Cosmodrome History, Bayanaul National Park, Vvedenskiy Cathedral, Manjali Mosque, Aisha Bibi Mausoleum,Monument to Pushkin and Abai, Mashkhur-Jusup Mosque, Lake Balkhash, Kokshetau (Sinyukha) Mountain and Art Museum Nevzorovyh. Find out the most prominent tourist attractions from the Respublika alany in the south to Green Market in the north.
Almaty offers a wide array of shopping options from traditional to modern styles. It is a popular destination for shopping malls, local bazaars, modern boutiques, old markets and outlets, which will import unsold clothes from Japan and Europe. It will be a great experience to find variety of shops and malls with good selections. You can find many fashion designers cloths, cosmetics, perfumes, souvenirs, jewellery, porcelain and many more. Kazakh cuisine is most popularly served in all across the city including mutton and horse meat. You shouldn't miss to taste the traditional and delicious dishes like Quwyrdaq, Besbarmak,kuyrdak and kebab.
Almaty is well developed with major transportation systems like buses, taxis and trains to get around the city and neighbouring cities. You can book taxi service to get around Almaty at a reasonable cost.
Boxing, cycling, football, hockey and soccer are major sports followed by local people in Almaty, where you can also find other sports like gymnastics, rugby and cycling.
Almaty has a humid continental climate with an average temperature of 30.5 °C (54.9°F) in summers. Winter experiences an average temperature of -0.3°C (31.4°F).
Tourists can inform the police over criminal offence at a toll free number- 102
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Almaty International Airport is a major airport serving Almaty, located approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of Almaty. The airport serves several million passengers from domestic and international destinations throughout the year. It is considered as the largest international airport in Kazakhstan. Almaty International Airport is main hub for Air Astana, SCAT and Bek Air.
Almaty International Airport serves both domestic and international flights with major airlines including
| Aeroflot airlines | Air Arabia | Air Astana | Ryan Air |
| British Airways | Ellinair airlines | Etihad Airways | flydubai airlines |
| lufthansa Airlines | mahan Air | penAir | pegasus Airlines |
Almaty International Airport is equipped with 1 terminal named as Passenger Terminal. Passenger Terminal: this terminal is used for domestic and international scheduled flights to all across European cities. The terminal also features baggage room, baggage trolleys, exchange office, mother-and-child room, first aid post, prayer room, information desk, car parking, luggage wrapping, Wi-Fi, ATM's and bank.
Almaty offers numerous options like buses, airport shuttle, and taxis to reach the centre of the city from the Almaty International airport. It will take more than 40 minutes to travel via Ryskulov Ave, which is about 23.3 km. It is quick and easy to get to and from the airport is by taxi, which may cost 2,000 KZT.
Almaty International Airport is equipped with several world class facilities such as meeting point, communication, duty free shops, cafes, booking offices, baggage room, baggage trolleys, exchange office, mother-and-child room, first aid post, prayer room, information desk, car parking, luggage wrapping, WIFI, ATM's and bank.
Almaty holds excellent accommodation for visitors to stay in some of best hotels such as Aksunkar Hotel, Grand Erbil Hotel, Royal Park Hotel, Mini Hotel Shugla, Renion Hotel, Saraichik Hotel, Little Shangri-La, Salamat, Relax Hotel, Astra Hotel, City Centre Apartment, Otrar, Golden Dragon Hotel, Kontinental Hotel, Lessor Appartments, Lessor Centre Apartments, Voyage Hotel, Grand Sapphire Hotel and Randevu Hotel.
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st 2 Beimbet Mailin, Almaty 050039, |
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Kazakhstan Ph:+7 727 270 3333. |
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