What to do and see in Astana - a capital city of Kazakhstan? Here we offer sightseeing tours in Astana and tours to attractions not far from the city, organised by various travel companies. Please note that most tours are organised individually and their price depends on several factors, such as a number of people in the group, etc.
Feel like a pioneer of the capital of Kazakhstan, the very center of Eurasian continent. Despite their short history the beauty of Astana, its attractions are already well known around the world.
The most picturesque and the busiest street of our city is a Republic Street. At night effectively highlighted housefronts combined with the variety of bright signs of restaurants, cafes, bars, boutiques and all the rest strikes our imagination. Here you can find everything you want. Not long time ago large-scale repair works on reconstruction of housefronts were conducted here. At present at the beginning of this avenue works are being conducted on construction of automobile interchange, which also will involve the bridge, one of oldest bridges over Ishim River. It will be reconstructed as well.
Presidential cultural center • Museum of Modern Art • Church of Constantin and Yelena • «Samuryk» cinema • Monument to Abay • Monument and fountains «Friendship of nations (Druzhba narodov)» • «Zhastar» Palace • Monument to S.Seifullin • Museum of S.
Formerly Ishim was just an ordinary river. All attention was paid to water conservation in this river. After the capital city was transfered thoughts of city fathers were directed to the river as urban element. After the reconstruction embankment acquired the architectural expression and became a favorite place for conducting different actions and walking. Water surface favorably affects the microclimate of the city, takes away dust, bears coolness.
People call this stream as Solyonaya balka (Salty Gully). In the history of Astana City there was such moment when this stream was the boundary of the city. Today our city spreads far away from the shores of Ak-Bulak. Now it flows almost in the center of the capital city and holds an honourable place in the list of favourite places for rest. This stream became the training base for oarsmen of the capital city. At night the illumination of this stream is the object of admiration of citizens and guests of the city.
People who love travelling by train usually gain some insight about the city by the railway station and landside area. For example, if their stop lasts more than a couple of hours, they can go for sightseeing to the nearby districts of the city. At this point, our city is very hospitable. Every single visitor gerts worthy reception and worthy benediction for their way back. At the landside area with a proud name of the 310th division, you may walk in a public garden, admire the fountain «Bata» and Steam locomotive-monument, you may also visit the Theatre of opera and ballet located nearby, and finally, go to the cinema.