Get your best travel experience with "Almaty Guides". Observe must-visit places of the city, learn history and culture&cuisine of the kazakhs just in 3-hours Walking City Tour. Key spots covered on tour: 1. City Hall 2. Independence Square 3. Abay Square 4. Metro 5. Panfilov Street 6. Zenkov Cathedral 7. Eternal Fire 8. Green Bazaar (Market), except Monday. Lunch/Dinner at cafe/restaurant
Prices change with the date; the lowest is shown.
Prices are per person when two book together; a solo traveller pays $93.
Larger groups pay less per person.
Out at sunset: the 4:00 PM departure is under way when the sun sets, around 5:02 PM in the coming weeks.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
Our guide will take you to Independence Square and familiarize you with the history of Kazakhstan.
You'll take a ride to the deepest metro station in Almaty with a guide
Next stop will be a photostop+famous pedestrian Panfilov street, where you'll have the chance to take some great pictures.
Near Zenkov Cathedral, you can explore the beautiful Panfilov Park, which surrounds the cathedral. You can take a leisurely stroll through the park, and admire the impressive architecture of the cathedral itself. Additionally, you can try some local Kazakh cuisine or browse through souvenir shops for unique mementos of your visit. Some spots we haven't mentioned, so you'll be able to explore them during the tour.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Almaty City Tour lasts about 3 hours. The itinerary has 4 stops.
Prices start at $75 per person for this Almaty experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. That is the per-person price when two book together; a solo traveller pays $93. There are 2 booking options, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, with 8 departures a day between 12:00 AM and 8:00 PM.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is 10 am or 2 pm, at the Entrance of Dostyk Hotel. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in DE, EN, EN, IT, FR, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 15 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 5.0 out of 5 across 11 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Almaty Guides.
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We had an amazing time on our walking tour with Roza. She was fabulous!! It felt like a friend was showing us around. The best decision we made was to do this on day 1. It helped us familiarise ourselves with the Almaty city and we were pros later in the week. Roza is well informed and made it very interesting for our group. Would definitely recommend this tour to anyone visiting Almaty for the first time. Roza is amazing!
Roza was an incredible tour guide. I was the only one who booked on my day so we ended up doing a 3-ish hour private tour. Roza had so much interesting information to share from the history of Almaty, stories about the buildings we saw, and loads of interesting facts about Kazakh life and culture. If you're looking for a solid Almaty tour, don't hesitate to book this one!
Thank you so much for your fantastic review! We’re especially happy that having a private tour made the experience even more enjoyable. Thank you for the recommendation, and we hope to welcome you back to Almaty someday!
In a short space of time, I learnt so much about the city, their culture and the people of Kazakhstan. Roza is extremely knowledgeable and very keen to share what she knows about her country.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful review! We hope to welcome you back to Kazakhstan for another memorable experience!
This tour was a very nice experience. We walked around to the different places and our guide Roza answered all our questions. She was very knowledgeable and fluent in English. The tour lasted approximately four hours and she even helped us to bargain at the marked. We appreciated the tour with Roza. She was easy to talk to and very friendly - even when my husband got too eager with asking questions 😊which he always gets. We can truly recommend Roza and this company.
Thank you for your kind words and recommendation. We hope to welcome you back to Kazakhstan for another adventure in the future!
I had a great time exploring the city. Thank you so much for showing me much of what the city is and even beyond that. Appreciate it greatly!
Thank you so much for your kind review! We’re delighted to hear you had a great time exploring Almaty with us. It means a lot to know you enjoyed discovering not only the city's highlights but also some of its hidden stories and local character. We truly appreciate your feedback and hope to welcome you back for another adventure in Kazakhstan!
Rosa was kind and certainly very well informed about Almaty history and culture. The tour was enlightening and decently paced. Although we did it on day 3, I would recommend doing this on day 1 to be better informed about the city and plan the rest of the stay.
Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We’re delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour and found Roza’s knowledge of Almaty’s history and culture valuable. It’s great to know the pace felt comfortable and that the tour helped you better understand the city. We also appreciate your recommendation to take the tour at the beginning of a visit—it’s excellent advice for future travelers. We hope to welcome you back to Almaty again soon!
A three-hour walking tour of the city's highlights with efficiency. I was able to hear interesting explanations from the guides not only in the main place, but here and there. The guide was amazed by his knowledge of everything from history to current events. Because I am Japanese, he introduced me to episodes related to Japan.
心のこもった詳しいレビューをありがとうございます！ 3時間のウォーキングツアーで、効率よく街の見どころを楽しんでいただけたとのこと、大変嬉しく思います。ツアー中の説明やさまざまなお話が、より興味深い体験につながったのであれば何よりです。温かいお言葉、本当にありがとうございます。 またいつかアルマトイでお会いできることを楽しみにしております！
A great overview of Almaty, hitting the highlights in the short amount of time I had. Rosa gave me some great historical background. We were lucky and heard a special choir from Russia at the Asuncion cathedral. She even made it possible to ride the gondolas in the afternoon after out tour.
Thank you for your thoughtful review! We’re so glad you enjoyed the tour and were able to experience many of Almaty’s highlights in a short time. Hope to see you again for a longer adventure in Kazakhstan!
This is the second time I’ve taken this tour with Roza - she is knowledgeable, friendly and flexible. Definitely recommend!
Thank you so much for your kind review and for choosing to join our tour again! We’re delighted to hear that you had another great experience with us. We really appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you on another tour in the future!
Lovely walking tour! Roza was very helpful and her information was interesting. We had already seen the Green Bazaar so she took us to a different final location, a Greek orthodox church with a discovered secret cave area used during Soviet times.
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