Kazakh ethno-village tour

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Kazakh ethno-village tour

Starting/ending point: Almaty city

Driving distance: 100 km from Almaty and back

Tour duration: 7 hours

Start time: 10:00 am Almaty time

Availability season: all year round

Tour language: English

Tour activities: Sightseeing | Horseback-riding | National cuisine tasting

Tour options: PRIVATE

Description

You will enjoy an authentic theatrical show program, which is an acquaintance with the customs and traditions of the Kazakh people in a specially created ethnographic village, located in a picturesque place at the foot of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains.
The guests will be acquainted with the life of nomads, with a national dwelling of Kazakhs - yurt, will enjoy master class on cooking Baursaks - a traditional flour product, cleaning and whipping wool, show with horses and horseback-riding.
Then you will have a delicious lunch of the national Kazakh dishes.
At the end of the program, you will be given an archery master class - the skill possessed by the nomadic Kazakhs.

ITINERARY

09:30 - 10:00 Hotels pick-up and departure from Almaty (Exact pick-up time will be informed the day before the tour)
11:00 Arrival at the ethno-village, meeting guests with warriors in battle armor and the Shashu meeting ritual
11:10 Baursaks cooking master-class
11:30 Acquaintance with the life of nomads, with a yurt
12:00 Show with horses and horseback-riding
13:00 Buffet lunch (meat is cooked and served separately)
14:00 Archery master class
14:30 Free time
15:30 Departure to the city
16:30 - 17:00 Hotels drop-off

⚠️ [Visits to any of the tour sites may be canceled and their order changed due to the change of seasons, weather conditions and other circumstances beyond our control]

REVIEWS

OPTIONS & PRICES

PRIVATE tour

✅ Hotel pick-up/drop-off

✅ Private transfer

✅ Theatrical show in national costumes with horses

✅ English-speaking show host

✅ Buffet lunch (meat is cooked and served separately)

✅ Water and tea

✅ Ethno-village admission tickets

❌ Special meals/drinks

Number of people

6 - 8

TOTAL PRICE

$260

$320

$385

$510

$570 - $700

⚠️ [If you are more people, contact us and we will make an individual calculation for you]

PRIVATE TOUR BOOKING

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BOOKING TERMS

PAYMENT TERMS

A 50-$100 deposit is required to confirm a private tour booking.
A 15-50% deposit is required to confirm a group tour booking.
The exact deposit amount depends on the selected tour/option and the number of travelers in the booking.
The remaining balance is paid at the start of the tour.

CANCELLATION POLICY

PRIVATE TOURS

Customers may change or cancel their booking up to 72 hours before the tour start time. After this time, no changes or cancellations are possible.
Change or cancellation of a Comfort Option booking may incur additional fees.
The deposit is non-refundable as it covers booking administration, reservation costs, and the time reserved exclusively for your tour.

GROUP TOURS

Customers may change or cancel their booking up to 24 hours before the tour start time and receive a deposit refund. After this time, no changes, cancellations, or refunds are possible.
Late arrival or no-show by the customer may result in cancellation of the booking without a refund.
Group tours require a minimum number of participants and suitable weather conditions. If these requirements are not met, the tour may be canceled no later than 48 hours before the start, and customers will be offered an alternative date/tour or a deposit refund.

FORCE MAJEURE

Any tour or booking may be canceled due to force majeure circumstances (extreme weather, road closures, natural disasters, government restrictions, flight cancellations, etc.). In such cases, customers will receive a deposit refund or the option to reschedule the tour.