Itinerary
- Day 1
Almaty
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner at Sandyq restaurant)
Included Activities
- Welcome dinner at Sandyq restaurant
Landmarks Dostyk Hotel 
- Day 2
Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Walking tour of historic centre of Almaty
- Visit to Ascension Cathedral
- Visit to Museum of Folk Instruments
- Exploration of Green Bazaar
- Visit to Kyzyl-Tan Trading House
- Visit to Kolpakovskiy College-Museum
- Viewing of French Consulate building
- Visit to Hotel Otrar
- Experience at Arasan Banya (Soviet bathhouse)
Optional Activities
- Sampling Almaty's Aport apples at Green Bazaar
Landmarks Ascension Cathedral Museum of Folk Instruments Green Bazaar Kyzyl-Tan Trading House Kolpakovskiy College-Museum French Consulate building Hotel Otrar Arasan Banya - Day 3
Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Included Activities
- Visit to Golden Square
- Visit to Old Square
- Visit to Abai Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Walking tour through Stalinki residential quarters
- Visit to Academy of Sciences
- Visit to metro station named after M. Auezov
- Visit to Auezov Theatre
- Visit to Almaty Circus
- Visit to A. Kasteyev Art Museum
- Visit to Central Historical Museum
- Visit to Republic Square and Monument of Independence
- Visit to Coffee Shop Nedelka
Landmarks Golden Square Old Square Abai Opera and Ballet Theatre Stalinki Academy of Sciences M. Auezov Metro Station Auezov Theatre Almaty Circus A. Kasteyev Art Museum Central Historical Museum Republic Square Monument of Independence - Day 4
Almaty to Baikonur
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
Landmarks Baikonur 
- Day 5
Baikonur Cosmodrome
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Guided tour of Baikonur Cosmodrome (approximately 5 hours)
- Visit to Gagarin's Pavilion
- Visit to Assembly and Refuelling Facility with mock-ups of Soviet-era Burya and Buran spacecraft
- Visit to Dynamic Test Stand for Energia heavy-lift launch vehicle
- Visit to Gagarin's Launch Pad
- Access to original underground Command Centre
- Witness scheduled cargo rocket launch (if operational)
Landmarks Baikonur Cosmodrome Gagarin's Launch Pad Gagarin's Pavilion - Day 6
Baikonur to Aral
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Travel to Aral
- Exploration of city's maritime remnants
- Visit to rusting fishing vessels
- Exploration of abandoned harbour infrastructure
- Visit to local museum
Landmarks Aral - Day 7
Aral to the Ustyurt Plateau and Back
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Journey across former Aral Sea seabed (approximately 50km)
- Visit Karasandyk Hills
- Visit rusting remains of abandoned ships at North Aral Sea shoreline
- Stop at natural thermal spring
Optional Activities
- Bathe in natural thermal spring (+62°C)
Landmarks Aral Sea (former seabed) Karasandyk Hills Ustyurt Plateau Aqespe - Day 8
Aral to Turkestan
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Train journey from Aral to Turkestan
- Introductory city walk through Turkestan
Landmarks Turkestan 
- Day 9
Turkestan city tour
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to Khodja Akhmed Yassui mausoleum
- Explore Sauran Settlement ruins
- Visit to Arystan Bab Mausoleum
- Visit to ancient city of Otrar
Landmarks Khodja Akhmed Yassui Mausoleum Sauran Settlement Arystan Bab Mausoleum Otrar - Day 10
Turkestan to Shymkent
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit to private ethnographic museum created by Kendybai
- View collection of traditional musical instruments and clay vessels
- Explore underground hilvet (traditional subterranean mosque)
Landmarks Kendybai's Ethnographic Museum - Day 11
Shymkent to Astana
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Flight to Astana
- Guided tour of Soviet-era neighborhoods
- View Soviet-era mosaics, murals, and sculptures
- Visit to lesser-known historic sites
Landmarks Astana - Day 12
Astana
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Visit to ALZHIR Memorial Museum
- Exploration of former Akmola Camp for Wives of Traitors of the Motherland site
- Farewell dinner at local restaurant
Landmarks ALZHIR Memorial Museum - Day 13
Astana
- Meals
- Breakfast
