Holidays in Astana

Today we will tell you about holidays in the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan - the city of Astana. But first, a little about the city itself, or rather about the modern history of the new capital of Kazakhstan, which has been such since 1997 to this day. Its population in 2014 was 829 people. The city is located in the steppe zone and is separated by two banks of the Ishim River. The climate of the city of Astana itself is sharply continental, since it is located in the steppe and there are strong winds, because of them the government created the green wall project - a strip of trees that will surround the entire city and serve as a kind of shield from the wind. But there is one event that went down in the history of the entire Kazakh people, by decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Obishevich Nazarbayev in 759, on May 1998, the city was renamed from Akmola to Astana. Well, let's finish with history and climate, and let's get to the point, where to relax in Astana?

This question is asked by all visiting tourists, and just for you we have prepared this review of the capital, in which an overview of the best places to stay in Astana will be made. And we’ll probably start with the symbol of this area, this monument "Baiterek", If you are in the city, you must visit it; the monument offers an incredibly beautiful view of the city. Every day there are excursions for many tourists. Baiterek consists of three levels: first located at a depth of 4.5 meters, in this section there is a cafe, various aquariums and a small gallery of Erbolat Tolepbay, the second level you take a panoramic elevator from which you can observe the city, and so you got to the very top (ball), there is a bar, a hall with gorgeous view of the capital. In the ball you can look at all the beauty of the city, and in order for you to orient yourself, there is a model of the city in the hall, thanks to which you can easily recognize the buildings that you see from the panorama. Also, for your comfort and a great holiday in Astana, two coffee bars and a souvenir shop have been created.

• Baiterek works every day from 10 am to 10 pm, lunch 13 pm to 30:18 and dinner from 00:18 to 30:500. Ticket price: adult – 5 tenge, children from 15 to 150 the price is XNUMX tenge.
• Bus Routesby which you can get to Baiterek are: 10, 12, 18, 21, 27, 28, 35;

Khan Shatyr. Next, where we will go is the largest shopping and entertainment center in the city of Astana, which has been operating since July 6, 2010 and ranks first in the ranking of the largest tents in the world. In the tent there are a lot of shopping and entertainment complexes that will satisfy all your material fantasies, there is a supermarket, a family park, a cafe and several good restaurants, cinemas, gyms, a water park, etc. By the way, Khan Shatyr is included in the Top 10 world buildings according to Forbes Style magazine and, by the way, this is the only building in the CIS on this list.

• SKY BEACH CLUB - this is a water park located right in the shopping and entertainment center itself; in this water park there is an artificial beach with specially imported sea sand. The price is 7000 tenge on weekdays and 10 tenge on weekends - this is an adult ticket, and for children 000 thousand.

White Horde. It is located on the left bank of the Ishim, not far from the above-mentioned Baiterek. Ak Orda is built of monolithic concrete, 80 meters high. The outside of the palace is decorated with Italian marble, the thickness of which is from 20 to 40 cm. You can say that it is kind of like the White House in the US capital of Washington or Buckingham Palace in London, excursions are available to absolutely everyone, so you can visit this landmark of the capital of Kazakhstan without any problems! It consists of 4 floors and a large number of halls where highly important negotiations on a global scale were held and conducted. In Ak Orda there is a marble hall - a hall in which the most important agreements with the heads of other states are signed. In addition to the marble hall, there are such halls as the Oval Hall, the Golden Hall, the yurt-shaped hall and many other halls.   

Palace of Peace and Reconciliation. From a distance it is an ordinary pyramid in the steppe. Only now it was created to hold a meeting of the “Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.” As you already understand, the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation is the center of religious studies in the city of Astana. Of course, it was invented by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The palace houses a cultural museum, the University of Civilizations and the Opera House. Going up the elevator from which it opens a magnificent panorama of the entire palace and you will be able to observe the most beautiful hanging green terraces and various lighting effects. The price of the excursion is 500 tenge.

In addition to the architectural structures that are built every year and each architectural structure in its own way does not set foot on the previous one, you can simply stroll along a beautiful alley where there are a number of fountains. This Water-green boulevard, the fountains on this boulevard have a unique structure and technical capabilities for this city. There are 12 sculptures made of bronze on the boulevard. Also available holidays in Kazakhstan in various places и sanatoriums in Kazakhstan for treatment.