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10 hours
Specific Tour
50 people
Chinese, English, Russian
Burabay is located 230 km from the city of Nur-Sultan. Burabay is a place of legends and beautiful tales, this is the place where historical events took place, which played a huge role in the centuries-old history of the Kazakh land.
Fresh air, pine forest are a source of energy and spiritual harmony. This bus and walking tour will open the wonderful world of Burabay nature. Upon arrival, we will go to one of the main attractions of Burabay - the glade of Abylay Khan. There are many legends about it among the people. In the glade of Abylay Khan, you will be charmed by the rocks "Ush-Kyz", "Okzhetpes" and the mountain "Kokshetau", each of which has amazing legends that reflect the history and identity of the Kazakh people.
In 1991, in honor of the 280th anniversary of the khan, a stele was installed here. Above the stele is the natural granite throne of Abylay Khan, referred to as "Khan tagy", which has been preserved to this day. In the continuation of the tour, we will visit the Khan pass, where from the observation platform you will see a beautiful view of the mountains Burabay and Zheke-Batyr, as well as visit the cave of Kenesary - the grandson of Abylai Khan and the last khan of the Kazakh khanate.
Passing the "Blue Bay" of lake Burabay, we will observe the metamorphosis of the transformation of the rock Zhumbaktas - the calling card of the resort Burabay. Some say that it is a mysterious Sphinx with frozen impassive features, while others say that it is a captive Kalmyk that fell from the top of Okzhetpes.
After lunch at the Ethno-village “Zhailau”, we will go to Bolektau mountain. It offers a beautiful view of the entire resort area. Climbing Bolektau has become more available and easily after the appearance of the stairs leading to the top of the mountain.
At the end of the tour, we will go to the open-air ethnographic Museum "Botay-Burabay". This is a unique Park that is an architectural and cultural ensemble consisting of seven dwellings of the Botay era. All the dwellings are connected by an underground passage. Each of them displays household items found during archaeological excavations, many of which are more than six thousand years old. After the tour, return to the city with a guide.
Then you will drive to the left bank of the city, where the main streets and sights of the city are located: the Astana Opera and Ballet Theater, the Astana-Baiterek monument is the main attraction of the city, symbolizing the Kazakhs' idea of the universe, the height of the monument is 97 meters, means the year of renaming the capital to Astana, the Alley of Restaurants, Khan Shatyr and so on.
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