Nur-Sultan city tour

10:00

City tour in Nur-Sultan starts from the old part of the Nur-Sultan on the right side of Ishim river where Constitution Square, Museum of the First President, Congress Hall, Russian merchant houses will be starting points of excursion. We will walk along the riverside of Ishim and see the city in dynamics. Then we will move to the left bank of Nur-Sultan and continue tour with the most important architectural buildings and monuments of the modern capital. The modern part of Nur-Sultan was designed in pursuant to the project of renowend Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. During the city tour on the modern part of Nur-Sultan we will visit: • Independence Square “Kazakh Eli” • Central Historical museum where all the main archeological excavations from all over Kazakhstan (Otrar, Taraz, Turkestan, Sairam, Sauran etc are gathered) are gathered • Visit Temple of Peace and Accord – a Giant Glass Pyramid designed by a prominent British architect, Norman Foster. In this temple tourists will ride on elevator that will take them to the top of Pyramid where opens a Great view on Nur-Sultan city • Visit Hazret Sultan mosque, the largest mosque in Central Asia that can accommodate up to 10 thousand people. The mosque was built from a White marble in classical oriental style with Kazakh patterns and was a gift of Saudi Arabia to Kazakhstan government

13:00

Lunch

14:00

After lunch starts the second part of the city tour. We will have a walking tour at Water-Green Boulevard also known as Millenium axis as it was named by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. Just walking along one boulevard we will be able to see outstanding constructions by the wolrd’s most renowned architects. • Nazarbayev Center” or as people also call it “Foster’s eye” (built in 2013). Another Norman Foster’s project in Nur-Sultan, a multifunctional scientific and educational public institute which looks like a giant round eye gazing into the sky. • The concert Hall designed by vanguard italian architect Manfredi Nicoletti in 2013, Khan-Shatyr complex, another project of Norman Foster, is the largest in the world transparent tent of 140 thousand sq.m made from the modern innovative materials. Underneath the tent is located shopping mall, entertainment venue and indoor beach resort; • From Baiterek Monument viewing platform we will be able to see Kazakhstan’s capital from a bird's eye view

20:00

Transfer to hotel