Muslim pilgrim tour

09:00

Breakfast. Transfer to the village Ungurtas. Meet Bifatima dervish. After having tea, necessary to make a water ceremony to clean yourself up from sins and rise to the sacred mountain Ungurtas. Unique «a place of force», where people from different countries of the world come to receive a charge of energy from the Earth and Space. Lunch.

15:00

Drive back to Almaty Dinner and overnight at hotel

09:00

Breakfast. Transfer to Aulie Agash (near Koktal village) — a 700-year-old sacred tree. The legend is that — branches have got into soil so deeply that from them have sprouted young trees, which have inclined the crones to «father», having formed thereby original «yurt». Pilgrims ask spirits of ancestors to give them healing from illnesses, others — to send them children, good luck and well-being, and someone comes simply to sit in silence and to think about life. Lunch at local cafe.

15:00

Drive back to Almaty. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

08:00

Breakfast. Transfer to airport for flight to Shymkent.

10:30

Arrive to Shymkent. Transfer to Turkestan. On the way to Turkestan you will see: - The Museum in village Shaulder - ruins of Otrar, - the Mausoleum of Arystan-bab, - mausoleum of Khodja Ahmed Yassawi. This amazing construction was built in honor of a famous Turkic poet and Sufi mystic, Khodja Ahmed Yassawi. The word “Yassawi” originates from “Yassy”. That was the ancient name of Turkestan. The whole city is a historical and cultural reservation of Khazret Sultan. In the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi, there are medieval bath houses and khilvet, where the great Saint was living. Lunch at local cafe.

15:00

Drive back to Shymkent. Dinner and overnight

08:00

Breakfast

09:00

Excursion to the underground mosque, east bath, history museum, walk on fragment of the citadels battlement. Visit handicraft makers. Transfer to ancient city of Sairam – the part of a Great Silk Road – visit Mausoleums of parents of Khodja Ahmed Yassawi — Ibragim аtа and Karashash apa. Lunch at local cafe.

15:00

Drive back to Shymkent

08:00

Breakfast

09:00

Transfer to Kazygurt Mountain. Every year, pilgrims come there. From the south, at the foot of the main peak there is a holy place Akbura (White camel).

17:00

Transfer to airport for flight to Aktau.

20:00

Arrive to Aktau. Transfer to hotel.

08:00

Breakfast.

09:00

Depart to Shakpak ata. The Necropolis of Shakpak-Ata (10th-13th cc.) and its underground mosque are located on the Tupkargan peninsula. The Shakpak-Ata mosque takes the shape of a Latin cross.

15:00

Transfer to airport. Arrive to Almaty.