Top sights in Kazakhstan

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46 sights found in Kazakhstan

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Uralsk Airport

Uralsk Airport

Airport · Oral

Uralsk Airport is an important communications hub and departure point for many travelers, providing connections with other regions and countries. With its modern infrastructure and quality services, the airport provides…

Jezkazgan Airport

Zhezkazgan Airport

Airport · Ulytau Region

Zhezkazgan Airport is an important air transport hub that serves Zhezkazgan, a city in southern Kazakhstan rich in mineral resources and industry. This airport plays a key role in connecting the region with other cities…

Kokshetau Airport

Kokshetau Airport

Airport · Akmola Region

Kokshetau Airport is not just an air transport hub, it is a gateway to the northern expanses of Kazakhstan, a place where history, modernity and future opportunities are intertwined.From the first steps on its territory…

Kostanay Airport

Kostanay Airport

Airport · Kostanay Region

Kostanay Airport is an important link in the transport infrastructure of the region, representing an important communication hub with other regions and countries. Located in the picturesque Kazakh city of Kostanay, this…

Kyzylorda Airport

Kyzylorda Airport

Airport · Kyzylorda Region

The actual international airport (KZO) is located 12,5 km southeast of Kyzylorda and was open in 1988. The former airport built in 1920 was located where is the actual main bus station.  Today these air companies…

Pavlodar Airport

Pavlodar Airport

Airport · Pavlodar Region

Pavlodar Airport is an oasis of modernity in the heart of the steppes of Kazakhstan, a vivid symbol of development and a modern approach to air transport. Before you opens not only a gateway to the world of travel, but…

Airport in Petropavlovsk

Petropavl Airport

Airport · North Kazakhstan Region

Petropavlovsk Airport is an important air transport hub located in the city of Petropavlovsk, which is a major center of northern Kazakhstan. This airport connects the city with other regions of the country and many…

Sary-Arka Airport

Sary-Arka Airport

Airport · Karaganda

Sary-Arka Airport is the gateway to new horizons and adventures. Here hope and opportunity meet, and every flight becomes a step towards new experiences and discoveries.Passing through the threshold of Sary-Arka Airport…

Semey airport

Semey Airport

Airport · Abai Region

Semey International Airport is the gateway to a world of opportunity and adventure. Located in the heart of eastern Kazakhstan, it is not only a key transport hub for the region, but also a place where different…

Taldykorgan Airport

Taldykorgan Airport

Airport · Jetisu Region

Taldykorgan Airport is the gateway to a world of travel and opportunity, where every arrival and departure is filled with the anticipation of new adventures and meetings. The noise of engines and the hubbub of…

Taraz Airport

Taraz Airport

Airport · Jambyl Region

Aulie-Ata Airport is not only an important transport hub, but also a gateway to a world of adventure and opportunity. Situated in the heart of a picturesque region, it welcomes its guests with open arms and inspires…

Oskemen Airport

Oskemen Airport

Airport · East Kazakhstan Region

Ust-Kamenogorsk Airport is an important link in the air communication network of eastern Kazakhstan. Located in a strategically advantageous location, it connects the city with other regions of the country and the world…

Aktau Airport

Aktau Airport

Airport · Mangystau Region

Aktau International Airport is not only the main air gateway of the Mangistau region, but also an important transport link for the entire western coast of Kazakhstan. Located in a strategic location in Aktau, this…

Aktau International Airport

Aktau International Airport

Airport · Mangystau Region

Aktau International Airport is an important transportation hub that connects the city of Aktau with the rest of the world. Located 20 kilometers northeast of the city, the airport is a key element of the region's…

Aktobe Airport

Aktobe International Airport

Airport · Aktobe Region

Aktobe International Airport is an important air transportation hub in southwest Kazakhstan, serving the city of Aktobe and its surrounding areas. Located on the south-western outskirts of the city, just 3.5 km from the…

Almaty Airport

Almaty International Airport is the largest international airport in Kazakhstan operating flights to more than 55 cities. The first airport of Almaty was built in 1923, near the central stadium. In 1932, a P-3 make a…

Astana Airport

Astana International Airport is an important air transportation hub not only for the capital of Kazakhstan, but also for the entire country. Located in the heart of this dynamically developing metropolis, the airport…

Atyrau Airport Terminal

Atyrau Airport

Airport · Atyrau Region

Atyrau Airport is an important transport facility, which is the gateway to one of the key regions of Kazakhstan. Located in a strategic location in the city of Atyrau, this airport provides connections not only between…

Shymkent Airport

Shymkent Airport

Airport · Shymkent

Shymkent International Airport is a key transport hub in Southern Kazakhstan, providing connections to numerous national and international destinations. Located in a strategically important region, this airport is not…

Aksu-Zhabagly State Nature Reserve

Aksu-Jabagly nature reserve

Nature Site · Southeast Kazakhstan

Aksu-Zhabagly is a place where you can truly experience the wild nature of the Tien Shan. The reserve is located in southern Kazakhstan, near the border with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and is considered the first of its…

Part of the National park of Altyn Emel

Aktau Mountains

Park · Altyn Emel

The Aktau Chalk Mountains are the main attraction of Altyn Emel National Park after the Singing Barkhan.The Aktau Mountains (translated from the Kazakh language as "white mountains") are a unique geological formation,…

Part of the National park of Altyn Emel

Altyn Emel

Nature Site · Jetisu Region

Altyn Emel National Park is the largest and most famous nature conservation area in Kazakhstan, where the famous Singing Barkhan, the majestic Sak kurgans and the picturesque mountains of Aktau and Katutau are located…

Assy Plateau

Sight · Almaty Region

Assy Plateau is a beautiful corner of nature, located 100 km east of Almaty. Assy Plateau, known since ancient times as a summer pasture, originates from the Kishi-Turgen River. The plateau is located at an altitude of…

Baikonur Mural

Baikonur

City · Kyzylorda Region

Here, we are going to talk about the cosmodrome (space center) and not about the mining town of Baikonur. Created in 1956, it is today the most active space center in the world with nearly 15 launches per year. The area…

Bartogay water reservoir

Lake · Almaty Region

The Bartogai reservoir was artificially created in the 1980s in the floodplain of the Chilik River, for the needs of agriculture and irrigation of fields. The height of the rock-fill dam is 60 meters, the length of 330…

Mountain lake on the south of Almaty city

Big Almaty lake

Lake · Almaty Region

The Big Almaty Lake is a high-mountain reservoir in the Zailiyskiy Alatau at an altitude of 2510 meters above sea level, 15 kilometers south of the city of Alma-Ata.The basin of the lake is of tectonic origin, complex…

Водопад Бурхан-Булак, Cascade de Burhan Bulak, Cascada de Burhan Bulak

Burkhan-Bulak waterfall

Nature Site · Jetisu Region

Burkhan-Bulak is the highest waterfall in Kazakhstan. It is located in the Yeskeldinskiy district of Almaty region, in the Dzungarian Alatau mountains, in the Kora river gorge, above the town of Tekeli of regional…

Sharyn canyon

Charyn canyon (Sharyn)

Sight · Almaty Region

Charyn Canyon is a picturesque deep gorge in Kazakhstan, stretching for 154 km along the Charyn river valley, not far from the border with China and Kyrgyzstan. The dried up bed of the ancient river, a unique natural…

Historical House of Zhambyl Zhabaeev

Zhambyl Zhabayev Historical House

Historical Site · Taraz

Zhambyl Zhabaev (1846-1945) was an outstanding Kazakh akyn (folk improvisational poet) who lived for almost 100 years and became a symbol of Kazakh oral poetry. He was a continuer of the tradition of zhyrau (steppe…

Ascension Cathedral of Almaty

In the picturesque park of 28 guards - Panfilov of the city of Almaty, there is a unique architectural monument - the Zenkov Cathedral (Ascension Cathedral). This historical monument is considered one of the main…

The Dzungarian Alatau is a mountain range located on the border of the Almaty region of Kazakhstan.

Dzungarian Alatau

Peak · Jetisu Region

The Dzungarian Alatau, also known as the Dzungarian Range, is a mountain range located in Central Asia. It extends through the territories of Kazakhstan, China, and Mongolia. The name "Dzungar" comes from the name of…

Issyk lake

Lake · Almaty Region

Lake Issyk is located at an altitude of 1756 m above sea level about 70 km east of Almaty.10,000 years ago, a huge collapse occurred in the mountains as a result of an earthquake that blocked the gorge and formed a huge…

Tuzkol lake

Lake · Almaty Region

Lake Tuzkol is one of the many alpine lakes in Kazakhstan, located in the Almaty region. Lake Tuzkol (Salt Lake), so salty that mineralization is behind only to the Dead Sea in Israel and the Great Salt Lake in the…

The Turgen Gorge is a scenic gorge located in the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. It offers stunning natural beauty, including deep valleys, rushing rivers, lush forests, and the impressive Turgen Waterfall. Visitors can enjoy activities like hiking, trekking, and horseback riding, and it's easily accessible from Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan.

Turgen gorge and waterfalls

Sight · Almaty Region

One of the amazing and beautiful places in Kazakhstan is the Turgen Gorge, located 90 km from Almaty. The Turgen Gorge is rich in thermal springs, waterfalls, coniferous and mixed forests, alpine and subalpine meadows,…

Issyk Burial Mound

Historical Site · Almaty Region

The Issyk Kurgan is one of the brightest monuments of history and material culture of the Saka tribes that lived in Central Asia from the 8th to the 1st centuries BC. Most of the barrows were looted and deformed in…

Kaindy lake

Kaindy lake

Lake · Saty

Kaindy Lake is located on the northern slope of the Kungei Ala-Too mountain range at an altitude of 1867 meters above sea level among a dense coniferous forest, which culminates at 2900 m. alt.. The top of the valley…

Starry night in Karkara base camp

Karkara base camp

Border Crossing · Almaty Region

Camp Karkara is a popular tourist camp in Kazakhstan, located in a picturesque area known for its mountain scenery and natural beauty.Location: Camp "Karkara" is often located in the mountains of the Almaty region, near…

Khan Shatyr

Khan Shatyr

Sight · Astana

"Khan Shatyr" (as some mistakenly believe, translated from Kazakh into Russian "Khan's tent", but in fact this is a phrase from the series "Tsar Bell", "Tsar Cannon", that is, Khan Shatyr - "Khan among tents ") Is a…

Kok-Tobe

Sight · Almaty

Kok-Tobe is a place where the grandeur of nature and a unique atmosphere meet. Located on the top of a picturesque ridge in Almaty, this amazing corner of nature attracts tourists from all over the world with its beauty…

Kol Say lake

Kolsay lakes

Lake · Saty

There are 3 mountain's lakes which are strung along the Kolsay river. The source of the river Kolsay start from the South at the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, in the Kungey Alatoo range :The lower lake is…

Jarkent wooden mosque

Zharkent mosque

Sacred Place · Jetisu Region

The Zharkent mosque is a grandiose building of the 19th century; its architecture combines the motives of Central Asian and Chinese architecture. The main building material for the construction of the temple was wood -…

Ust-Kamenogorsk Levoberezhny ethno park

Levoberezhny park

Sight · Oskemen

It is an ethnic park presenting the ethnic groups linked to the eastern region of Kazakhstan. The houses were built during the construction of the park, but the interiors are from the days of the Soviet Union.

Mausoleum of Khodja Ahmat Yasaui

Yasaui mausoleum

Sacred Place · Turkestan

Yasawi Mausoleum is a sacred place that attracts admirers of art and spirituality with its majestic architecture and deep spiritual meaning. Located in the city of Turkestan, in modern-day Kazakhstan, this mausoleum is…

Tuashelek Museum of Local History

Taushelek Museum of Local History

Museum · Jambyl Region

On the territory of Satу rural house of culture there is a local history museum "Taushelek".The local history museum "Taushelek" was opened on January 7, 2022. It is a center of spiritual and ideological education,…

Falconer at Shimbulak

Shimbulak

Ski Resort · Almaty

The largest ski resort in Kazakhstan, also the oldest. It was built for the training of the Kazakh ski team during the soviet times. There are 7 lifts, included one gondola starting from Médéo, 5 km lower. Ski lovers…

Man on horse

Tanbaly (Tamgaly)

Historical Site · Almaty Region

On the territory of Kazakhstan there is a famous archaeological complex Tanbaly. In 2003, an open-air museum was created at this place. The tract with petroglyphs is located 170 km north-west of the city of Almaty, in…

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