Almaty in one day: bazaar, cathedral, mountain
Eat at the Green Bazaar, see a wooden cathedral, then ride up to the first mountain view.
- Starts and ends
- Almaty
- Distance
- 60 km by road
- Length
- 8 hours
- Start time
- 09:00
- Season
- All year
- Language
- English, Russian
- Level
- Easy
- Options
- Group or private
Group: join others on a fixed date. Private: your own guide and car on your date.
Almaty city day
A slow first day. Almaty is the best place to land, sleep off the flight and learn five words of Kazakh before the road trips begin. Your guide grew up here and picks the stalls she eats at herself.
Itinerary
The day
- Hotel pick-up in central Almaty
- Green Bazaar: dried fruit, kurt (salted yoghurt balls), horse meat sausage, honey
- Panfilov Park and Zenkov Cathedral, a wooden church built in 1907
- Lunch with a plate of manty (steamed dumplings)
- Kok-Tobe hill by cable car, city view toward the Alatau
- Medeu, the high-mountain skating rink at 1,691 m
- Drop-off at your hotel
Times are a guide and can shift with season and road conditions. If weather or a road closure blocks a stop, your guide offers another one. Refunds do not apply to a stop skipped for safety.
Included
- Local guide
- Cable car ticket
- Bottled water
- Tasting at the bazaar
Not included
- Lunch (about $10)
- Tips
Group or private
Prices are in US dollars. The deposit and balance rules are below.
Group
$49per person, adults and youths 13 and over.
Children 5 to 12: $39.
Under 5: not on this trip.
Small group, up to 12 guests. Meeting point: Hotel pick-up in central Almaty.
Book a group seatPrivate
One group of travellers, no one else. Total price for the whole party.
| Guests | Total | Each, about | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | $190 | $95 | 4x4 or minivan |
| 3 | $195 | $65 | 4x4 or minivan |
| 4 | $200 | $50 | 4x4 or minivan |
| 5 | $205 | $41 | Minivan |
| 6 to 7 | $265 | $38 | Van |
| 8 to 12 | $360 | $30 | Minibus |
More than 12? Send us a message for a custom price.
Book privatePick a date
Know this
- Wear shoes for stone and wet pavement.
- The bazaar is busiest before noon.
Not for everyone
- Not suited to guests who cannot walk 5 km over the day.
Deposit and changes
- Group: 30% deposit. Free change up to 24 hours before.
- Private: $100 per booking. Free change up to 72 hours before.
- We cancel a group 48 hours ahead if fewer than 4 guests book or if weather or roads block it. You choose a new date or a refund.
- Balance goes to your guide on day one.