Country Info
- Astana
- Capital
- Tenge (KZT)
- Currency
- 16,731,303
- Population
- KZ
- Country Code
Kazakhstan Slideshow
Top Hotels in Kazakhstan
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Intercontinental Almaty
67 reviews -
Hyatt Regency Almaty
39 reviews -
Intercontinental Almaty
67 reviews
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Renaissance Atyrau Hotel
21 reviews -
Okan Intercontinental Astana
30 reviews
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Radisson Sas Hotel, Astana
31 reviews
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Renaissance Aktau
14 reviews
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Marriott Executive Apts Atyrau
3 reviews
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Rixos President Hotel Astana
32 reviews
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Tengri Hotel Astana
4 reviews -
Holiday Inn Almaty
59 reviews
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Best Eastern Hotel Otrar Almaty
8 reviews
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Hotel Eurasia Almaty
7 reviews
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Best Eastern Astana Intl Hotel Almaty
13 reviews
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Duman Astana
17 reviews
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Hotel Kazzhol Almaty
30 reviews
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Best Eastern Dostyk Hotel Almaty
14 reviews
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Park Inn Almaty Airport
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Hotel Kazakhstan Almaty
26 reviews
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Grand Hotel Victory-Aktau
9 reviews
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Almaty-Sapar Regency
5 reviews
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Hotel Mukammal Astana
1 review
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Grand Park Esil Astana
11 reviews
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Imperia G Hotel Astana
10 reviews
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Premier Alatau Hotel Almaty
6 reviews
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Diplomat Astana
11 reviews
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Grand Aiser Hotel Almaty
5 reviews
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Ambassador Almaty Hotel
15 reviews
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Best Eastern Comfort Hotel Astana
12 reviews
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Cosmonaut Karaganda
4 reviews
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Golden Tulip River Palace Atyrau
2 reviews
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Best Eastern Hotel Soonkar Astana
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The Dostyk Residence Almaty
10 reviews
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Best Eastern Almaty Hotel
1 review
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Hotel Uyut Almaty
9 reviews
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Tay House Hotel Almaty
3 reviews
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Hotel Tien-Shan Almaty
6 reviews
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Hotel Zhetysu Almaty
4 reviews
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Best Eastern Albion Aktobe
2 reviews
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Hotel Atyrau
3 reviews
Kazakhstan
Travel Blogs from Kazakhstan
Rencontres D'automne, The Feeling of Fall
This is a top pick! Entering Kazakstan, my light blue visa was stamped on the 15th of November, as hordes of shoppers left China for their home, bringing boxes of inexpensive appliances and goods with them. Just before the border, as I was carefully changing money on ...
Vuoria nakyvissa
Aletaan saataa lupia ja viisumeita Tadzhikistaniin... Almaty on kaunis kaupunki ja on todella virkistavaa nahdapuita ja kukkia seka lumihuippuisia vuoria aavikkoseikkailuiden jalkeen. Blogspot skulaa taas! eli paivityksia saattaa ilmestya myos: ...
One steppe closer
... they are not wrong. It is essentially someone's apartment, that someone being So Young, a Korean who is working here in Kazakhstan. Incredibly hospitable, and helpful, who just wants you to feel at home. That is all from me for now, as otherwise any ...
Miliiseista
Ihan aluksi mainittakoon, etta kaikki tassa kappaleessa ilmenevat kohtaukset ovat vain ja ainoastaan omaa tyhmyyttamme, laiskuuttamme ja sinisilmaisyyttamme. Seka Venajalle, etta entisen Neuvostoliiton alueelle matkustettaessa tarvitaan muutamaa ...
Look out, look out. There's a copper about!
... hit the border at about 10 o'clock after nogotiating a funky floating toll bridge and yet more phantom signboards. The queue at the Russia/Kazakhstan border was huge and, joining the que a the back, we were just about resolved to start a fire. kill a ...
In the Apartment
Still having trouble finding easy Internet access. Our move into the apartment yesterday went well and we are in the process of buying the extra things to keep us comfortable for the next three months. There is a shopping mall just up the road and the ...
Vilvoittavien vesien aarella
Kuulimme Almatyssa huhuja pohjoisempana sijaitsevasta sinisesta ja terapeuttisesta Alakol-jarvesta. Iloisen Sancain vuoristossa ja Almatyn loputtomilla kaduilla kuluneet jalat kaipasivatkin jo lepoa ja viilennysta, joten lisasimme valjaan ...
Aasian uusi superkaupunki
... puistoissa rikkaruohot rehottavat, katukivetykset lohkeilevat ja aivan ydinkeskustan ulkopuolella kaikki on viela enemman tai vahemman rempallaan. Ja ennen kaikkea, koko muu Kazakhstan tuntuu laahustavan valovuosia saihkyvan paakaupungin perassa. ...
Tapaus nimelta Aktogay
Aktogay on rakennettu kahden radan risteykseen. Mitaan muuta funktiota on talle Jumalan hylkaamalle paikalle vaikea keksia. Kazakhstanissa on lukuisia vastaavanlaisia aavikolle jahmettyneita asutuskeskuksia. Kesalla on tukahduttavan kuuva, talvella ...
South-West Kazakhstan
... Faute de temps, nous restons aux abords du parc pour une petite nuit dans un joli paysage terriblement venteux. Le Kazakhstan kazakh et religieux Nous zappons la grande ville de Shymkent et rencontrons Jonathan, autre Peace Corps expatrie a ...
Aavikkoseikkailu kuorrutettuna pyhiinvaelluksella
Vaikka silmissa oli aamukuudelta viela unihiekkaa, vatsanpohjassa kutkutteli mukavasti. Se oli juuri se jannittava kutkutus, joka puuttuu valmismatkojen all inclusive -paketeista. Syy siihen, miksi ei halua menna helpointa reittia, vaan seikkailla. ...
Austrian helpfulness and German Hospitality
Yesterday it was still snowy and cold. After playing in the snow some more the kids decided to stay home and Daniel went out and got some children video games. However, we had a bit of a disaster. Lily's 2nd horse riding game worked well, even with ...
Rainy day
What do I do on a rainy day in Astana? Well, the first thing is to see if there has been any progress with the bike. I text Sasha. No response. Unusual. I text Assel and get an immediate response. They want the diagnostic programme! How am I supposed to ...
Someone else has other plans
... in that it didn't seem to be the problem. A text to Dmitri in the Ukraine starts the process of a rescue. Denis, aftersales manager BMW Kazakhstan, contacts me and says he can get someone to bring the bike to them for $1050. Denis, I can fly the bike to ...
More Hats
We went back to the place where Daniel found his hat, intending to get a hat for Tory. Well, Tory got her hat, similair to Daniel's, but with a black/white speckled fur. Heath and Lily spotted the kids hats in the story and so they got one each. Then ...
New Beginnings
The early start I hope for does not materialise. I have tea at Nikolai's. I say goodbye to him. I say goodbye to Nikolai II. I go to Astana Motors and say goodbye to Sasha and Assel and I am finally on my way at midday. I feel a strange reluctance to ...
Back on the road (with a vengeance)
I am away early this morning. The day is a series of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 mile straights. I've lost the wheat fields and it is now dry grassland. There are hills on the horizon for a while and the we return to grassland at Lake Balkhash, where dried fish is ...
Who will rescue the rescuers?
It takes me an hour to pack up and then to the cafe for breakfast. I say good morning and order with authority and my nyet lady compliments me on my improving Russian!!! The rescue truck is expected at 14.00 and bang on time pulls up outside. I had in ...
Astana
We had a quick bite to eat and shower in Evgeny's and headed to the station where we had to pass a few hours to wait for our train to Petropavlovsk . This wouldn't be a problem as we bought a lovely bottle of Armenian Areni wine. Memories come flooding ...
Baby Jesus Meets Zen Water Feature
We had an excellent lunch at the Zhety Kazana, on Marketaeva St. just behind the Jibek Joly Mall, on Saturday afternoon with Jessie. Jessie is a Canadian who has lived here for four years teaching and adds to the long list of Canadians who I have meet ...
Museum of Kazakh Instruments
We finally made it to the Museum of Kazkah Musical Instruments on Tuesday. The museum is housed in a beautiful old wooden building at the eastern end of Ascension Park. We had to pay 200 Tenge ($2) each to get in and walked through three rooms of ...
Out and About
... KISA (KIMEP International Students Association), a Kazakh who is interested in meeting international students, about language in Kazakhstan. KISA members volunteer their time and knowledge of the nation to help internationasl students acclamate to ...
Wardrobe Troubles
We have had a quiet few days after the zoo trip and are getting ready for our first organised excursion tomorrow. We have booked a day trip, including the Mosque and State Museum followed by a Hawk farm and the Medeau (Ice Skating Rink). Hopefully some ...
DHL can stick it where the sun don't shine
Today's been a bit of a faff, we woke up a little later than intended and I headed into town get some passport photos. An hour and a bit later I returned and we set off to find internet, change money, find a map and send a parcel. My god it took a while ...
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Well today we were woken by a small shout from a young lad who contiues to wake up early every morning. The cries of Mama, Dad its snowing were met with derision from bth parents but especially me as I turned over to return to the land of sleep. ...
Country 115 after LP China got confiscated
Hallo zusammen, ich bin in Kazachstan angekommen, Land 115 ist damit abgehakt:-) Die Zugfahrt war recht unspektakulaer, wir sind am morgen an der Grenze angekommen (btw, die Sonne ging um 21:30 unter, Mitternachtssonne gibt es wohl nur im Juni, mein ...
House bound for a few days
Well, either the lack of sanitation, years past used-by date food in the shopping centre, foreign bacteria or all of the above have caught up with us. We were planning an expedition to a turkish shopping centre with an in-door ice-skating rink and ...
A few things to remember
Tomorrow is a public holiday in Kazakhstan, possibly Independance Day I think. Should be some parades and fireworks. We have had a little set-back, in that the arrangements we made for forwarding our mail seem to have failed. Many thanks to our ...
Greetings from glorious nation Kazakhstan
... with a double bed and full bathroom, but there really is something quite surreal about having a shower while rattling across the Kazakhstan steppe! "Rattling" being the right word - we don't go very fast and the train stops frequently as some vast ...