Tour from Baikonur to Tashkent
We invite you on a tour to the city of Baikonur (Kazakhstan) and then transfer to the city of Tashkent (Uzbekistan) from Russia. This tour is special, designed for travelers who move exactly along this route and in this direction. The tour is also interesting because we will visit the city of Baikonur and watch the launch of the rocket, if there is no rocket launch, we will make an excursion to the city of Baikonur and visit the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The city of Baikonur is famous for the fact that on its territory there is a cosmodrome from where flights into space to the ISS (International Space Station) are regularly made. Also, this tour can be combined, that is, add and remove days for the convenience of the traveler. This tour also includes visits to the Aral Sea region, the city of Turkestan, which is located in the Turkestan region. If desired, the tour can be continued further through the territory of Uzbekistan.
- Distance of the route:
2 169 km
- Season time:
May – September all season
- Best time:
July - September
- Group size:
not more 12 person
- Days & nights:
8 days - 7 nights
Tour itinerary:
Transfer: Samara Sun City – Pogodaevo/Mashtakovo Check Point – Pogodaevo village – Uralsk city (260 km).
Border formalities at the Pogodaevo check point Kazakhstan Russia border, meeting at the border, insurance procedure, transfer to Uralsk city 60 km. Lunch on the way. Arriving in Uralsk, hotel accommodation, free time, rest. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
City sightseeing in Uralsk, visiting Pugachev house, Manshuk Mametova sniper museum house, church which was built in 1891 in honor of Ural Kazak Army, museum of history, Chapaev memorial, Second World War memorial. Lunch at the local restaurant. Free time, rest.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer: Uralsk city – Algabas village – Jimpiti village – Kobda village – Aktobe city (474 km).
All day in route, lunch on the way, arrival in Aktobe city, hotel accommodation, free time rest.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel
City sightseeing in Aktobe city, geologist museum, central square, Nur Gasir central mosque, Nurdaulet mosque, Christian church, city park of Nursultan Nazarbaev, Heroes Alley, Eternal Flame memorial, Aliya Muldagulova sniper memorial, Abay Alley. Lunch at the local restaurant.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Transfer: Aktobe desert city – Hromtau city – Karbutak village – Irgiz area – Aralsk sea city (620 km).
All day in route, Lunch on the way, arrival in Aralsk, hotel accommodation, free time, rest.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Short excursion in Aralsk city, city museum, ship museum under sky and fisherman museum.
Transfer: Aralsk – Aralkum village – Aiteki Bi (Kazalinsk) – Baykonur – Korkit Ata memorial – Josali village – Jalagash – Terenozek – Kyzylorda steppe city (450 km).
All day in route, arrival in Kyzylorda city, hotel accommodation, free time, rest.
Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Short excursion in Kyzylorda city, museum of history, Korkit Ata memorial, city square, Aibai mosque, Christian church.
Transfer: Kyzylorda city – Shieli village – Janakorgan – Sauran settlement – Turkestan city (280 km).
Before 45 km to Turkestan visiting Sauran settlement, archeological excavations with oldest mosque in the center and restored fortifications, after 45 km., arriving in Turkestan city, hotel accommodation, free time, rest. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
Excursions in Turkestan city, Turkestan city one of the oldest ci ty in Kazakhstan was built in
500 year our era. Visit historical complex of Khodza Akhmed Yassawi mausoleum – The mausoleum was built by order of great Timur, second Mekka in the world., museum of Azaret Sultan, Cultural center, Darvaza gate (XVIII-XIX cen.), Esimhan Mausaleum (XVI cen.), Rabii Sultan Begim Mausoleum (XV cen.) Juma mosque (1878).
Transfer: Turkestan city – Shymkent city – Jibek Joli check point (285 km).
Kazakh Uzbek border formalities, meeting at the Uzbekistan side – continue the program.
For entering car in Kazakhstan no need special documents, all documents will be obtaining on the border. Driver must have driver license, car documents.
Driver must fill the forms: custom declaration, return obligation (doc for not selling car itc.), migration card.
After border procedure and crossing at the Kazakhstan side need to make insurance for car 25 – 50$
The total distance from the checkpoint "Pogodaevo" (Russian-Kazakhstani checkpoint between the city of Samara (Russia) and the city of Aktobe (Kazakhstan) and the checkpoint "Yallama" (Uzbek-Kazakhstani checkpoint between the city of Shymkent (Kazakhstan) and the city of Tashkent (Uzbekistan) - 2220 km ( this distance is indicated only for the territory of Kazakhstan).
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