Astana: The 15 Best Tours and Lake Trips

1.Astana City Tour: Private Full Day with Lunch and Comfort Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $149Our pick

Review of Astana’s private full-day tour, with landmark visits, museum time, local lunch, private transport, and optional Kazakh wine tasting.

“We had the pleasure of having Bauyrzhan as our tour guide in Astana, and he was absolutely fantastic. Within the time frame we had, Bauyrzhan managed to give us a wonderful insight into the city — taking us to all the key attractions and Read more”

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2.Astana City Tour: Explore Night City with a Certified Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 90 reviews · 4 hours · from $49

See Astana’s illuminated landmarks with a private guide, hotel pickup, comfortable transport, and four hours of history after dark.

“We highly recommend this individual trip with kind and proffesional guidetour! :) the trip was on time and very interesting, we had only one day in Astana so it was perfect choice to see most important monuments in the capital in comfortable car!”

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3.Burabay Oasis Private Tour+ Lunch+ Pickup+ Bonus Activity

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 75 reviews · from $249

Escape Astana for Burabay National Park with a private guide, BolekTau views, Kazakh lunch, forest walks, and a boat or horse ride.

“As a nature lover, I thoroughly enjoyed this tour! Kadyrbek, my guide, was knowledgeable, polite, and courteous, making me feel safe throughout the journey. His fluent English made everything effortless. Highly recommended!”

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4.Burabay National Park Tour with Lunch and Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · 1 day · from $165

Review of Burabay National Park from Astana, with Bolektau views, Kazakh lunch, lake boat ride or horseback riding, and private pickup.

“Burabay is well worth visiting with great scenery. We were lucky, we chose a perfect day with warm temperature and clear skies. The boat trips and lunch were great. Our guide Omar was knowledge and friendly and filled us in about a lot of information.”

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5.Private Half-Day City Tour of Astana in Comfort

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 46 reviews · from $80

See Astana’s grand mosques, Bayterek Tower, Khan Shatyr, and key monuments on a private half-day tour with hotel pickup.

“Abzal was a fantastic guide, efficiently showing us the attractions of Astana. We really enjoyed the tour complimented by his enthusiasm and knowledge and would certainly recommend to anyone who visits Astana.”

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9.Half-Day Tour ( 4 hours)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $95

See Nur-Sultan’s boldest sights on a private half-day tour with Bayterek views, mosque access, local history, and easy city transport.

“When I booked this tour I didn't realise it was a private tour, so I was pleasantly surprised to have my guide Zhanel as my personal guide and chauffeur for the day. Zhanel, was very pleasant, attentive, knowledgeable and informative about the Read more”

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10.Full Day (6 hours) City Tour in Astana

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 22 reviews · from $149

Explore Astana’s mosques, museums, markets, towers, and modern landmarks on a private six-hour city tour with pickup.

“I have good memories of interesting places but heavy traffic in the city. I am a bit disappointed to miss the entry Bayterek Tower, National Museum of Kazakhstan and Zeleny Bazar. The guide picked us up at airport 20 mins late. I believe he is no experienced to us because both are profound deaf. I told him to entry the tower but he told me closed. I checked website that it is still open.”

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11.KarLag and Karaganda – Private USSR history tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $199

Explore Karaganda’s Soviet landmarks and the moving KarLag Museum on a private 10 to 11-hour history tour from Astana.

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12.Astana City Tour: Authentic Private Full Day with Lunch + Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 19 reviews · from $149

See Astana’s grand landmarks, National Museum, Central Asian Grand Mosque, and modern architecture on a private day tour with lunch.

“Very good and thorough tour of the capital city. Would definitely recommend the full day as there is so much to see. Our guide Damir was very lovely and knowledgeable about history and places we saw. Children also enjoyed it as it was moving at the right pace for them.”

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13.Private Yurt Tour with Horses: Immerse into Kazakh Culture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $199

Ride horses, hear Kazakh music, share snacks in a yurt, and enjoy a traditional lunch on this private half-day trip from Astana.

“Such a great Guide! We had an amazing day. He speaks perfect english and has a lot of knowledge about his country and its history. He can make indivdual tours to cater your wishes. We did the National Tour with Horseriding. We had snaRead more”

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