HIGHLIGHTS

阿斯塔纳 ASTANA 1 • Shymbulak Ski Resort • Shymbulak Gondola Cable Car Ride • Park of 28 Panflov Guardsmen • Zenkov Cathedral 哈萨克斯坦 • Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments • Chocolate Factory • Canyon 阿拉木图 • Eco Village Gunny 7 ALMATY • Kok Tobe Hill • Central Museum • Central Mosque • Green Bazaar • Lesnaya Skazka Mountain Resort & Spa 曼谷 BANGKOK Flight path Winter Season Programme Traverse by coach (Nov till March) 新加坡 Featured destinations • Sledding on snow tubes SINGAPORE Overnight stays 7 1 Autumn / Spring / Summer Season Programme (April till October) work in basically 2 factories, one located • DAY 1 in Almaty and one in Shymkent city. • Sunkar Falcon Farm SINGAPORE ✈ BANGKOK ✈ ALMATY • Green Bazaar - a great chance to (Dinner) experience an atmosphere of the real ASTANA eastern market, its colours, smells and Assemble at Changi Airport for your flight • National Museum of the Republic crowds. There you can purchase famous to Bangkok. Take a connecting flight from of Kazakhstan Oriental sweets, but don't forget to Bangkok to Almaty on Air Astana. Upon • Bayterek Observation Tower bargain. arriving at Almaty International Airport, • Palace of Peace and Reconciliation • transfer to the hotel before proceeding Central Mosque - A very beautiful building, (Pyramid) with friendly and magical atmosphere • Museum Of First President for dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight stay in Almaty within. • Khan Shatyr Entertainment Mall • Dinner (Kazakh national cuisine) DAY 2 • Overnight stay in Almaty. VALUE PLUS ALMATYSHYMBULAK SKI • Cultural Dance Performance RESORTALMATY (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) DAY 3 • Shymbulak Ski Resort (30 mins to get ALMATY (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) there) - The resort is located in the upper • Central Museum – one of the biggest DELICACIES part of the Medeu Valley in the Zaiilisky museums of Central Asia, where you Alatau mountain range. It is popular for will learn more about the history and its mild climate, large quantity of sunny 100% Full Board Meal development of the country. days and great amount of snow through • Republic Square - is the main square the winter (from November till May). Meals: in Almaty used for public events. The • Shymbulak Gondola Cable Car Ride • Horse & Mutton Cuisine former presidential palace, now used as - enjoy the panoramic scenic view of • Horse Milk municipal ofces, is on its south side. In Medeo Gorge. It is well-known due to • BBQ Cuisine 1986, an infamous uprising known as the highest mountain skating rink in the occurred in this square. world. Gondola Cable Car Ride subject • Big Almaty Lake - A natural alpine to weather conditions. reservoir located in the Trans- Alatau • Park of 28 Panfilov Guards - Built in ACCOMMODATIONS mountains, It lies in a hollow like a memory of the fallen heroes in the Great AS STATED OR SIMILAR - LOCAL 4★ gleaming mirror, surrounded on all sides Patriotic War. by majestic peaks. • Zenkov Cathedral - the only wooden • 7 nights Ramada Almaty (Autumn/Spring/Summer Season: April till cathedral in the world. It is built without • 1 night Grand Park Inn Astana October) using any nails, which makes it unique. • Enjoy Picnic Lunch near the Lake Area. • Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments- • Sunkar Falcon Farm - a so called the museum displays folk musical conservatory for the wild birds native to instruments. The local guide will the region. The Farm breeds the Golden introduce you to Soviet history and Eagle, and is sold to enthusiasts around Kazakh culture. the world. Enjoy the Golden Eagles show • Rakhat chocolate factory - Rakhat which whereby they are trained to hunt at the means pleasure in Kazakh is the oldest farm manufacturer of chocolates dating back • Overnight stay in Almaty. to almost 70 years. Around 3500 workers 10D8N ANCIENT SILK ROAD KAZAKHSTAN

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DAY 4 DAY 6 74,000 square metres and consists ALMATYCHARYONCANYON ALMATY of seven blocks with a variable ALMATY (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) number of storeys to the ninth floor. Exhibit space occupies 14 rooms with a (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) • Eco Village "Gunny" is located in the Novokamenniy Gorge beyond Talgar. total area of over 14,000 square metres. • - A canyon on the • Bayterek Observation Tower - A monument, Sharyn River in Kazakhstan, see the Here everyone can join into the nomadic life and experience their culture and at the heart of a large square centred on contrast of colours in its amazing rock the Nurzhol Boulevard, has become formations from white snow to red rocks. traditions. Vacationers have the opportunity to participate in the Kazakh people's a symbol of Astana and indeed of • BBQ dinner at Almaty post-independence Kazakhstan. • Overnight stay at Almaty past, witness their customs. • The main entertainment at the base is a • Palace of Peace and Reconciliation DAY 5 costume show featuring traditional games (Pyramid) - is a symbol of friendship, ALMATYLESNAYA SKAZKA and costumes. The standard programme unity and peace in Kazakhstan. MOUNTAIN RESORT & SPA begins with the ritual of meeting guests • Overnight stay in Astana. ALMATY -"Shashu" followed by with other traditions. DAY 9 (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) • Kok Tobe Hill - where you can view the ASTANAALMATYBANGKOK Lesnaya Skazka Mountain Resort & Spa entire city & the tallest TV tower in the (Breakfast/Lunch) is set in a quiet area of the Ile-Alatau world. • Museum Of First President - the museum National Park, with the wonderful splendour • Overnight stay in Almaty. was initiated on 28 August 2004 by of nature spread all across the 5 hectares of Nursultan Nazarbaev, the president of the exceptional beauty, featuring stone uplands DAY 7 ALMATY Republic of Kazakhstan. You can see as well as flora and fauna that you'll never unique archive documents, scientific see elsewhere. Here, you will be able to (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) • Tamgaly Gorge - En route, enjoy the materials, books written by Nazarbaev, experience: amazing scenery of beautiful natural gift collections, awards and many other • Enjoy the leisure in the lap of nature to landscapes. interesting items revealing the work of the fullest by taking part in hiking or trail the first president of the country and riding; • Tamgaly Rock Carvings - a picturesque • Ride a horse; place that attracts many tourists. The the newest . • You will be able to master a snowboarding same petroglyphs like in Kazakhstan have • Khan Shatyr - this famous eco-building is or skiing technique in the ski trail; also been found in Kyrgyzstan, China, the largest marquee with shopping and • Try skating on an ice rink, ride an inflatable India, Pakistan and Tibet. entertainment facilities. sledge, rent all the necessary equipment • Tamgaly petroglyphs - one of the oldest • On board your flight back to Singapore for proper leisure and simply enjoy; via Almaty and Bangkok • After the active leisure drop into the Family and most striking monuments of rock art Café, a Georgian restaurant or a quick-service of Zhetisu, which is included in the World DAY 10 restaurant. For amateur singers we’ve got the Heritage List of UNESCO. BANGKOK ✈ SINGAPORE special karaoke nomads tent. • Overnight stay in Almaty. • Take a spa in yurts. Arrive back in Singapore in the afternoon with fond memories of Kazakhstan. • Winter Season Program (Nov till March) DAY 8 Sledding on snow tubes - Enjoy sledding Important Remarks: ALMATYASTANA 1. In the event of local religious festivals, unforeseen on snow tubes on a white powdery snow! circumstances and/or bad weather condition, the Fun entertainment for adults and children. (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) sequence of the itinerary may be changed or (subject to weather conditions) • After breakfast, take a domestic flight substituted in by alternative sites without prior no to Astana and continue the next city tour. tice and/or at short notice in order to ensure • Overnight stay in Almaty. smoother journey and tour. • National Museum of the Republic of 2. Excludes tipping for Guide & Driver/Porter at Kazakhstan - The largest unique USD8/ pax/day (Adult & Child). 3. Excludes tipping for Tour Leader at USD3/pax/day museum complex has an area of (Adult & Child).