Along with urban sightseeing and tours, knowledge and experience of nomadic life are demanded quite often. Generally, after collectivization, industrialization and consequent urbanization, there are almost no nomads in Kazakhstan anymore, for almost 90 years. Nevertheless, this interest may be satisfied. Ethno-awul (nomadic village) still bears many old-fashion features of nomadic life. Host party is […]

Program of excursion Meeting with the driver and the guide. Visiting the archaeological museum of Saryarka Archaeological Institute at Karaganda State University (1 hour). Way from Karaganda to the Taldy river valley: to the Karazhartas burial ground (124 km, 2 hours). Excursion to the necropolis of the Bronze Age, the central part of which was […]

Program of the tour Arrival to the city. City excursion with visiting the «Chaika» hotel, Akimat (city administration), sights of the Old Town, Nurken Abdirov Sports Palace and the Abdirov Monument, the Miners’ Culture Palace, Circus. Excursion to Karaganda Ecological museum. Excursion to the Mine Museum (optional). Visiting the Mosque, Catholic Cathedral and Orthodox Church (optional). […]

The history of Temirtau as a city which was founded on the bank of the Nura river in the 1930’s is connected to the industry development and the natural resources exploration. According to geologists’, the location of Samarkandskiy settlement (the previous name of this city) could not give a better fit to be the future […]

Korgalzhyn State Nature reserve is the biggest reserve of Kazakhstan, included in the UNESCO World Heritage list. It is situated 130 km to the southwest of Astana city and comprises huge steppes and lakes. On the territory of the Korgalzhyn nature reserve the unique sites of wetlands, providing a home for the biggest and the […]

Korgalzhyn State Nature reserve is the biggest reserve of Kazakhstan, included in the UNESCO World heritage list. It is situated 130 km to the southwest of Astana city and comprises huge steppes and lakes. In the territory of Korgalzhyn nature reserve are protected the unique sites of wetlands, providing the home for the biggest northernmost […]

“Karlag” (i.e. Karaganda Corrective Labor Camp of The People’s Commissariat of Internal Affairs – the NKVD) was one of the hundred camps that bore the collective name of GULAG (i.e. Central Administrative Board of Camps) and were organized by Josef Stalin in the period of mass political repressions. Aside from «Karlag”, there were also other […]