Almaty

Our guide will meet you at the airport and drive you to the hotel. In the afternoon you can relax from the flight and in the evening we will take you to a welcome dinner in a local restaurant and you will learn more about the details of your trip from the guide.

Almaty is the former capital and largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of 1,185,900. The city is located at the foot of Tianshan Mountains in the southeast of Kazakhstan on the border to Kyrgyzstan at the altitude of 1500-2000 meters above sea level. Almaty is Central Asia's most cosmopolitan city with a colorful mix of nationalities like the Kazaks, Russians, Uygurs, Tatars, Turks, Ukrainians and others. 1998 the capital was moved to Astana. Almaty, however, remains the country's major commercial and cultural center.

The climate in the city is markedly continental, with considerable fluctuations in temperature not only between different seasons but also between day and night. From a height of 500 meters, the streets lead to the north, to the steppe and semi-desert, coming close to the hot Kaskelen Moyunkuins.