Itinerary

1. Sightseeing tour of Astana

   • 10.00- Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby. 
     • The starting point of the excursion is the monument to Kenesary Khan - Kenesary was the last Kazakh Khan, and the leader of national liberation movement that resisted the capture of Kazakh lands and segregation policies by the Russian Empire. He was the grandson of Ablai Khan and is largely regarded as the last ruler of the Kazakh Khanate.
     • Next, you will walk along of the Ishim River, which divides the city into two parts: the right and left banks. You will also walk along the new Atyrau pedestrian bridge. It resembles a huge miracle fish, whose scales shimmer in the sun.
     • After the walk you will visit the former main square in front of the akimat. Previously, the administration of the regional center of Tselinograd was located in the akimat building. You will see the square, where 186 historical photographs of the First President of Kazakhstan in the open air will open to your eyes. Some of them are unique because they have never been exhibited anywhere before.
   • 14.00-lunch at a national restaurant
   • "The first President and the people of Kazakhstan", "Courage", "Creation" and "Future" are represented on four bronze bas-reliefs at the basis. Very symbolically the fact that height of a monument is 91 meter that means a year of declaration of independence of the country. The white marble colonnade and a stele, modern palaces and the museum show all power and freedom of modern Kazakhstan. New central square with fantastic architectural constructions in Astana - is the place obligatory for visit.
   • There are the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the unique Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (Pyramid), the cathedral mosque Hazret-Sultan, National university of arts "Shabyt" in the neighbourhood. A monument "The Kazakh Eli" is a stele with a mythical bird Samruk at top which symbolizes freedom, prosperity, force and development.
   • Temple of Peace and Accord – a Giant Glass Pyramid designed by a prominent British architect, Norman Foster. In this temple tourists will ride on elevator that will take them to the top of Pyramid where the largest mosque in Central Asia that can accommodate up to 10 thousand people. Astana where you will see:the Water-Green Boulevard also known as Millenium axis.
   • On that millenium axis all the main Astana sighseeings are located:
     • Ak-Orda presidential palace;Baiterek The Library of the First President monument; designed by Norman Foster in 2013; The concert Hall designed by Nicoletti in 2013; Khan-Shatyr complex, the largest in the world transparent tent of 140 thousand sq.m made from the modern innovative materials; Astana opera – the third largest in the world Opera house;
     • Visit the Astana-Baiterek Monument, where you can see the capital of Kazakhstan from a bird's eye view from a special viewing platform. The Astana Grand Mosque is a mosque in Astana, Kazakhstan. It is the largest mosque in Central Asia and one of the largest in the world. Nazarbayev, who ruled Kazakhstan for three decades since the country gained independence in 1991, laid the foundation stone for the mosque the day before his resignation in March 2019.
     • Nur-Sultan Mosque has already been ranked one of the world’s ten largest mosques, with the total capacity of 235,000 worshippers. The walls of the mosque and the inside of the dome are decorated with colorful patterns, verses from the Koran and prayers. The Arabic calligraphy was illustrated by Kazakh master AsylbekBaizakuly. The wall on the side facing the qibla is inscribed with the 99 names of Allah, illuminated with golden light from within. The mosaic wall is 100 meters long and 22.4 meters high and consists of 25 million glasses of different colors.
   • 19.00- dinner and transfer to the hotel.