Valid From 01 November 2019 Until 19 December 2020
7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS Almaty
7 Days 6 Nights Explore Kazakhstan - Almaty & Astana
7天6夜探索哈萨克斯坦 - 阿拉木图&阿斯塔纳 夜宿火車体验(独立成团)
HIGHLIGHT: Valid for daily arrival at Almaty and returning from Astana.  Private Service. 2 To Go Ground Package (minimum 2 adults per booking). 4 To Go Ground Package (minimum 4 adults per booking). 6 To Go Ground Package (minimum 6 adults per booking). Experience 01 nights' stay at Local train with sleeper bunk!
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PACKAGE INCLUSIVE
  • 02 nights' hotel accommodation in Almaty
  • 01 night' stay at Local train with sleeper bunk (from Almaty to Astana)
  • 03 nights' hotel accommodation in Astana
  • 05 breakfast at hotel
  • 06 full days sightseeing with entrance fee
  • Round trip private service airport-hotel transfer
  • English speaking tour guide service
  • Private Service (Except cruise, flight, train or sightseeing public coach if any involved)
  • Two bottles of 500ml drinking water (daily basis)
PACKAGE EXCLUDE
  • International or domestic air ticket
  • Individual expenses
  • Airport & hotel portage
  • Tour guide and driver tipping at USD 5 per person per day (pay direct)
  • Camera/ Photography tickets charge on sightseeing
  • Lunches and Dinners (OPTIONAL ADDON)
PACKAGE COMPULSORY
COMPULSORY ITEMS A C
Agency Collection Fee 30.00 -
PACKAGE OPTIONAL
OPTIONAL ITEMS A C
Additional Half Board Meals (6 dinners per person) 915.80 -
Additional Full Board Meals (6 lunches & 6 dinners per person) 1,687.00 -
Extra Breakfast on Day 04 Morning 72.30 -
Early Check in Hotel on Arrival Day (Kazakhstan Standard Category - Adult Single Room) 291.00 -
Early Check in Hotel on Arrival Day (Kazakhstan Standard Category - Adult Twin Sharing / Adult Triple Sharing) 387.40 -
Early Check in Hotel on Arrival Day (Kazakhstan Superior Category - Adult Single Room) 387.40 -
Early Check in Hotel on Arrival Day (Kazakhstan Superior Category - Adult Twin Sharing / Adult Triple Sharing) 532.00 -
Upgrade to Grand Class (2 persons in a private cabin) subject to surcharge and availability of tickets (Price based on per person) 194.60 -
GENERAL TERMS
  • Rates quoted are subject to change without prior notice and/or upon hotel confirmation. This may be due to any special event and any immediate room surcharges implied by the hotel.
  • No refunds are given for any unused portion of this package or during tour.
  • An infant is not charged; hence no seat / no bed is allocated to infants. Child rate applies if a seat is required for airport transfer. Additional rate applies for hotel baby cot request.
  • The above itinerary is for reference only and visiting sequence may be different, and is subject to any necessary changes in accordance to local requirements.
  • 12fly of Malaysian Harmony shall not be liable for any loses or expenses incurred due to delay, sickness, weather, strikes or any other causes beyond its control, such losses and expenses shall be borne by the clients.
  • Others 12fly terms & conditions applies.
PAYMENT TERMS
  • Reservation Deposit for this package is minimum MYR 100 per person, you may required for more deposit for booking security and terms may vary from destination to destination.
PACKAGE REMARKS
  • General travel period: 01 November 2019 until 19 December 2020 (Travel must be completed by 19 December 2020)
  • Red Alert Period: High season surcharge like holiday week, convention week or peak season subject to change upon booking.
  • Suggestion flight route: Kuala Lumpur- Almaty // Astana - Kuala Lumpur
  • The above rates are valid for Malaysian passport; surcharge might apply for foreigner passport, subject to individual hotel surcharge.
  • Hotel confirmation based on availability at the time of booking.
  • The above rates require a minimum of 02 adults per booking, strictly no apply for single traveler unless surcharge apply.
  • Triple rate is based on triple occupancy using existing bedding (1 bed or 2 beds) with roll away bed or sofa bed (subject to availability). If triple occupancy not available, single supplement will be apply upon booking.
  • For extra or extension night with us or own hotel arrangement, chargeable for airport-hotel or hotel- airport transfer
  • If there any optional tour proposed by tour guide, optional tour fee will be collected before the tour start.
  • Optional tour once booked and paid, non-refundable without a valid reason.
  • Arrival transfer is scheduled for a maximum 2 hours service from the spot time, any delays or rescheduling flight may incur additional charges and is subject to availability.
  • Advance booking required at least 30 working days before departure.
ITINERARY / SCHEDULE
DAY 1 - Almaty (Arrival)

Upon arrival Almaty International Airport, your guide will meet you at the airport and transfer you to Almaty. You will visit the Green Bazaar, where it is impossible to refrain from shopping. Then the tour will continue in one of the oldest Almaty parks - Panfilov Park, where one of the most beautiful wooden building in the world - Zenkov Cathedral is located. After exploration of sport, cultural and business areas of the city, you will get to the Medeo Gorge, well known due to the highest mountain skating rink in the world and Shymbulak resort. Next destination is the Kok-Tobe Hill where the tallest TV tower in the world is located (if to count from the sea level) and where you will get by the picturesque winding mountain road. In Kok-Tobe Park, you can stroll along the winding paths of the park, admire the magnificent panorama of the city from the special observation deck and visit the shop of national souvenirs. The tour ends with the short ride from the top of the hill to the center of the city by the famous Almaty Cableway.

Lunch & dinner will be suggest by local guide at your preference and expense.

Return to hotel at the end of the tour.

*Remarks for Hotel Accommodation in Almaty: All hotels standard check in time is 1400-1500pm afternoon.
Standard Category: Kazakhstan Hotel or similar category
Superior Category: Hotel Kazzhol Almaty or similar category

Transfer Travel by Coach or Van (depend of group size)
Meals Self Expenses
Hotel in Almaty
DAY 2 - Almaty - Charyn Canyon - Almaty (220 km road trip, about 3 hours per way)

Breakfast serve at hotel, Today you will have a day trip to Charyn Canyons. It is one of the unique natural monuments of Kazakhstan. The canyon is about 12 million years old and surprises with its vertical cliffs, reminding the ancient castles, created by wind, sun and rain. It will take about 3 hours to reach the canyon. Meanwhile, you will hear a lot of interesting about the history and nature of the region, about Kazakh people, their life and traditions as well as have a lunch in a local cafe. In addition, as soon as you see Charyn Canyon you will forget about this long way at once - so much you will be impressed with the beauty and splendor of the canyon. You can admire the grand panorama and then have a walk through the maze of the Castles Valley with its inaccessible walls overhanging you.

Lunch & dinner will be suggest by local guide at your preference and expense.

Return to hotel at the end of the tour.

*Remarks for Hotel Accommodation in Almaty: All hotels standard check in time is 1400-1500pm afternoon.
Standard Category: Kazakhstan Hotel or similar category
Superior Category: Hotel Kazzhol Almaty or similar category

Transfer Travel by Coach or Van (depend of group size)
Meals Breakfast in hotel, Lunch & Dinner at self expenses
Hotel in Almaty
DAY 3 - Almaty - Issyk Lake - Almaty (90 km road trip, about 2 hours per way) - Overnight on Local Train to Astana

Breakfast serve at hotel. The tour route to one of the most beautiful gorges of Trans-Ili Alatau - Issyk Gorge lies along the Kuldja tract, where hundreds of years ago the trade caravans travelled. On the way, you will visit the State Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve “ISSYK”, where you will see the expositions dedicated to the history and culture of the Saka period, including a copy of Golden Man and golden items, ancient ceramics, weapon, elements of horse equipment, as well as the model of Saka burial mound. Then the tour route will take you to an altitude of 1756 meters above sea level, to the beautiful mountain Lake Issyk, located in the valley with the same name. On the lake you will enjoy the majestic beauty of its turquoise water surface and the Issyk Gorge, as well as listen to the details of the natural disaster of 1963. Also at the lake you will have a picnic and free time for recreation at nature.

Lunch & dinner will be suggest by local guide at your preference and expense.

In the evening transfer to the railway station. Departure to Astana. Overnight is in the train.  

  • Normal train, trip taking about 13-18 hours, depend of train schedule.
  • 4 persons share in one compartment, including bed sheets, a pillow and a blanket and share toilet (public toilet). We can request tickets for sharing in same compartment, depends on availability of tickets.
  • Luggage storage is under the bottom bunk.
  • Upgrade to Grand Class (2 persons in a private cabin) subject to surcharge and availability of tickets. (Price at OPTIONAL ADDON)
  • Restuarant is available on the train.
Transfer Travel by Coach or Van (depend of group size)
Meals Breakfast in hotel, Lunch & Dinner at self expenses
Hotel Overnight on Local Train
DAY 4 - Astana

Arrive at Astana in the early morning. Meeting with the guide and transfer to the city (early check-in and breakfast are not included). Today you will see the Constitution Square, and the Presidential Centre of Culture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the museum, you will see the Golden man, well known not only in the Kazakh steppe but also in all Central Asia. In order to better understand todays’ life of the city; you will enter the largest and unique shopping center Khan Shatyr. Then you take the elevator to the top of the “Astana-Baiterek” Monument, where you can admire the magnificent panorama of the Kazakhstan capital from the special observation deck. Then, you will cross Ishym River and get to the Kazakh Eli Square. There you will visit another unique project - the Palace of Peace and Accord, and see the extraordinary beauty of Khazret Sultan mosque. Final point of the excursion will be the Palace of Independence, where you can look at the far-reaching plans of the development of Astana in the hall "Layout Astana until 2030".

Lunch & dinner will be suggest by local guide at your preference and expense.

Return to hotel at the end of the tour.

*Remarks for Hotel Accommodation in Astana: All hotels standard check in time is 1400-1500pm afternoon.
Standard Category: Ibis Hotel or similar category
Superior Category: Kazzhol Hotel Astana or similar category

Transfer Travel by Coach or Van (depend of group size)
Meals Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner at self expenses
Hotel in Astana
DAY 5 - Astana - Borovoe - Astana (260 km road trip, about 3 hours per way)

Breakfast serve at hotel. Full day guided tour to Burabai National Park (Borovoe), which occupies 85000 hectares of northeastern part of Kokshetau elevation. There are 14 lakes in the park, each having surface area of more than 1 sq.km, and a large number of small lakes. On a way to the resort area, which is in 270 km from Astana, the professional guide will introduce history of this region. On arrival, you will visit the Khan’s Pass and see "Burabay" Mountain. On Abylaykhan Valley, you will feast your eyes upon “Ush-kyz”, “Ok-Zhetpes”, “Zhumbaktas” rocks and “Kokshetau” Mountain, each having the surprising legends reflecting history and identity of the Kazakh people. During the tour, you will have lunch in a local cafe (at own expenses) and 30-minute free time to walk in the wood. Further you will have an easy hiking on “Bolektau” Mountain, on the top of which the tremendous view of the “Borovoe” Lake and its surroundings opens.

Lunch & dinner will be suggest by local guide at your preference and expense.

Return to hotel at the end of the tour.

*Remarks for Hotel Accommodation in Astana: All hotels standard check in time is 1400-1500pm afternoon.
Standard Category: Ibis Hotel or similar category
Superior Category: Kazzhol Hotel Astana or similar category

Transfer Travel by Coach or Van (depend of group size)
Meals Breakfast in hotel, Lunch & Dinner at self expenses
Hotel in Astana
DAY 6 - Astana - Alzhir - Astana (40 km road trip, about 45 minutes per way)

Breakfast serve at hotel, visit to Alzhir, it is an Akmola Camp for the wives of traitors of Motherland - one of the largest camps of Soviet Union and one of the three "islands" of the "Gulag Archipelago". The exposition of the Museum is located on hall perimeter that involves the visitor in a vicious circle and immerses in the historical past of Kazakhstan. At the end of excursion, you will watch 20-minute documentary film. Afternoon, you will see the hunting with birds of prey is traditional for all Central Asian Nomads. A rider with a golden eagle sitting on the wrist has always been a symbol of the Asian steppes. Falconry is practiced in many countries, but hunting with eagles on hares and foxes is an exceptional attraction of Kazakhstan. In Kazakhstan, hunters with eagles are called "Berkutchi". After demonstration of hunting, you will get a complete picture of the traditional hunting with eagles, which has far-historical roots.

Lunch & dinner will be suggest by local guide at your preference and expense.

Return to hotel at the end of the tour.

*Remarks for Hotel Accommodation in Astana: All hotels standard check in time is 1400-1500pm afternoon.
Standard Category: Ibis Hotel or similar category
Superior Category: Kazzhol Hotel Astana or similar category

Transfer Travel by Coach or Van (depend of group size)
Meals Breakfast in hotel, Lunch & Dinner at self expenses
Hotel in Astana
DAY 7 - Astana (Departure)

Breakfast serve at hotel, free at own leisure until the meeting time for transfer to airport for flight departure. 

Transfer Travel by Coach or Van (depend of group size)
Meals Breakfast in hotel, Lunch & Dinner at self expenses
HOTEL ROOM
2 TO GO GROUND PACKAGE
4 TO GO GROUND PACKAGE
6 TO GO GROUND PACKAGE
Adult Single Room Adult Twin Sharing Adult Triple Sharing Adult Single Room Adult Twin Sharing Adult Triple Sharing Adult Single Room Adult Twin Sharing Adult Triple Sharing
Kazakhstan Standard Category
ROH 8091.50 7344.40 7344.40 5994.80 5247.70 5247.70 4910.30 4163.20 4163.20
Extension
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Kazakhstan Superior Category
ROH 8959.10 7898.70 7898.70 6862.40 5802.00 5802.00 5850.20 4789.80 4789.80
Extension
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Above rates advertised are based on ground arrangement with minimum number of travelers to fulfill in a reservation. Prices are subject to availability and subject to change without prior notice. Ground Package define as services cover the land portion of a trip, such as lodging, visits to museums, sightseeing tours, and transfers between airport and hotel. The package rates always excluded of international/domestic air ticket, airport taxes, tipping, service charges, peak season surcharge or miscellaneous cost if any. Please refer http://www.12fly.com.my/ground/ for the latest update of package price & itinerary.