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The 15 Best City Tours in Almaty and Astana

35 tours  ·  from $20 a head

Two cities, two entirely different arguments: Almaty low and leafy under the mountains, Astana drawn on a grid in open steppe. These 15 cover both, priced, timed and clear about how much of each is spent in a vehicle.

Almaty: City tour and Medeu, Shymbulak and Kok-Tobe - Medeu and the 842-step Health Staircase
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Almaty: City tour and Medeu, Shymbulak and Kok-Tobe

Almaty City: Big Almaty Lake Roundtrip Transfer and Tour - Who should book this experience?
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Almaty City: Big Almaty Lake Roundtrip Transfer and Tour

Astana City Tour: Private Full Day with Lunch and Comfort Pickup - Bayterek Tower and Astana’s symbolic center
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Astana City Tour: Private Full Day with Lunch and Comfort Pickup

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $149Top rated

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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Astana City Tour: Explore Night City with a Certified Guide - Hotel pickup and the first look at the capital
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Astana City Tour: Explore Night City with a Certified Guide

4.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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Almaty city tour and Medeu-Shymbulak-Koktobe-Green Bazar - Riding up to Shymbulak
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Almaty city tour and Medeu-Shymbulak-Koktobe-Green Bazar

Private Full Day Almaty City Tour - Kok Tobe for wide city views
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Private Full Day Almaty City Tour

6.Private Full Day Almaty City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 54 reviews · from $200

See Almaty’s mountain resorts, city landmarks, local market, museum area, and candy shops on a private full-day tour with lunch included.

“Had a lovely day in Almaty with Assel! Saw the beautiful sites of the city and Assel knew all of the best spots for photos and souvenirs. Would highly recommend.”

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Private Half-Day City Tour of Astana in Comfort - Bayterek Tower and the best city view
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Private Half-Day City Tour of Astana in Comfort

7.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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Astana City Tour: Certified Private Guide+Lunch+Wine Tasting

8.Astana City Tour: Certified Private Guide+Lunch+Wine Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · 8 hours · from $129

Review of Astana’s private 8-hour city tour with a certified guide, major landmarks, museum, traditional lunch, bazaar, and wine tasting.

“We were fortunate to have two tour guides as Kadyrbek was training up a new member of the team. We were picked up on time and in a lovely car, that was really comfortable. Each stop was full of information and both guides were accommodating with our needs. Kadyrbek is like an encyclopedia of knowledge about Kazakhstan and Astana, has native level English and is always engaging. We felt very comfortable and at ease with our guides as they gave us ample time to explore, ask questions and takes photos. We covered a lot of Astana that I would not have thought to visit and we had a lovely lunch.…”

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Almaty: City Highlights Walking Tour with Chocolate Shop - Park of 28 Panfilov Guardsmen and Zenkov Cathedral
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Almaty: City Highlights Walking Tour with Chocolate Shop

9.Almaty: City Highlights Walking Tour with Chocolate Shop

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 34 reviews · from $20Best value

Explore Almaty’s cathedral, war memorials, local market, Kazakh flavors, and Rakhat Lotte chocolates on a flexible 2 to 3 hour walk.

“Excellent introduction to Almaty and Kazakhstan! Our guide Aika was very friendly and knowledgeable and answered our many questions about local culture and history. We also enjoyed trying fudge made from camel milk! Definitely recommended.”

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Astana: Private Night City Tour with Certified Guide

11.Astana: Private Night City Tour with Certified Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 3 hours · from $47

See Astana’s grand mosques, bridges, towers, and palaces glowing after dark on a private three-hour tour with a local guide.

“We had a really nice tour of the city and our guide Kadyrbek was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. We recommend this to all who want to get a quick tour of the city at night.”

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Almaty city & Shymbulak tour - Arbat and Almaty’s public spaces
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Almaty city & Shymbulak tour

12.Almaty city & Shymbulak tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 25 reviews · from $40

Review of Almaty’s Shymbulak cable car and city tour, with mountain views, local food, landmarks, cost, timing, and practical tips.

“Our tour guide is good and his English is great this tour was great.But our starting time in app was 8 o’clock, they picked up in 9 am”

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Almaty Original City Tour - Green Bazaar, where the city shops
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Almaty Original City Tour

14.Almaty Original City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $137

See Almaty’s cathedral, Green Bazaar, pedestrian streets, and Abai Opera House on a focused two-hour walking tour with an English guide.

“Guide was able to really provide solid informed information about the history across all aspects. It was a good introduction to the country and helped pull the threads together from my visit to the museum. He made this a personalised tour and we covered quite a lot Read more”

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Full Day (6 hours) City Tour in Astana - Bayterek Tower and Astana from above
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Full Day (6 hours) City Tour in Astana

15.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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