Women-Friendly Travel in Almaty
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Military History Museum
Address: 22 Zenkov Street, Almaty Phone: +7 (3272) 91 06 19 Tickets: 200 KZTs
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Panfilov Park
Address: between Gogol Street and Qazybek Bi Street, downtown Almaty. Take bus # 63 & 94, tram # 4 & 6, and trolleybus # 1, 11, & 12.
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Kazakh Circus
Address: 50 Abai Avenue, corner of Musrepov Boulevard, Abay Avenue, Almaty Timings: open all year round 10 am to 8 pm
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Nature Museum
Address: Shevchenko Street, Almaty Timings: Mondays to Fridays 10 am to 4 pm
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Dzetysu
Address: Tulebayev Street, Almaty Located along the Tulebayev, an expensive and exclusive residential area for the elite, is the Dzetysu – a beautiful fountain system. Dzetysu means Seven Rivers in Kazakh. The fountain consists of seven springs gushing forth from a black-and-pink colored granite pillar, which symbolizes the seven major rivers of southeastern Kazakhstan. Get your camera out – this is a rare photo opportunity. Look out for traffic though as you compose your frames.
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Russian Drama Theater
Address: 43 Abai Avenue, corner of Mukanov Street, Abylai Khan Avenue, Almaty Timings: Tuesdays to Sundays Tickets: depends on show type and duration
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Republic Square
Address: downtown Almaty Republic Square is the largest open public space in the city, flanked by impressive modern edifices on every side. The square is reminiscent of the tragic events of December 1986, when several Kazakh students were killed while protesting. Since the capital was shifted to Astana, the square has been largely renovated. It has been landscaped to a great degree, and new architecture has sprung up around it. The significance of this square has not diminished even after the capital was shifted, and it still holds some of the country’s largest open-air events, parades and protests.
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Hippodrome
Address: Zhansugirov, Northern Almaty Phone: + 7 (727) 294 8600 Timings: open all year round 10 am to 8 pm
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Abai’s Theater
Address: 110 Kabanbai Batyr Street, corner of Panfilov Street, Almaty Phone: +7(727) 272 7934 +7(727) 2722042 Timings: shows are held several times during the week, depending on the season. Call in advance to find out the show timings, or visit to view the complete schedule on display Tickets: depends on nature and duration of performance. Generally inexpensive
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Almaty City History Museum & Museum of Repression
Address: 108 Nausyrbaj Batyra, Almaty Phone: + 7 (3272) 61 73 01 Website:
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Karasay Batyr Garden
Address: Karasay Batyr Street, 3 blocks up the intersection at Tole Bi, Almaty Small community park, with grassy patches, large shade trees, and a pleasant variety of flowering shrubs. Makes for romantic winter evenings.
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Soccer Stadium
Address: 110 Satpaev Akademik Street, Bostandyk, Almaty Timings: depend on football season Tickets: depend on nature and duration of match – local or international
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Sairan Lake/Big Almaty Lake
Address: 28 km south outside Almaty Situated on the southern suburbs of the city, this large, man-made mountain lake inside the Bolshaya Almatinka river gorge, is a wonder to behold. 2500 meters above sea level, It is surrounded on all sides by towering mountain peaks covered with pine forests, lush green in summer and frozen over in winters. The colors of the lake also change according to the seasons – pure white ice in the winter to emerald green in spring to turquoise in the summer. The lakeside is shaded by the mountains and trees on its southern and western edges, and makes for a perfect family picnic spot in the great outdoors, close to nature.