Two Days World-famous Turkistan And Ancient Sayram
About this tour
The most popular route among tourists and religious pilgrims through the most famous historical sites of the region. Ancient Sairam is still a place of attraction for tourists from all over the world. Sairam is called the place where countless saints are buried. The city of saints.
The Arystan-Bab Memorial Complex is the number one place for Muslim pilgrims from all over Central Asia and from all over the Turkic world.
The ancient city of Otrar on the Great Silk Road is now ruins in the desert. Ruins of more than 2000 years of history.
And of course the most famous place in Kazakhstan and in all of Central Asia, where the great poet and Sufi Khoja Ahmed Yassawi is buried. The mausoleum of the famous poet is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tour can also be carried out from Turkestan and finished in Shymkent.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Shymkent to Sayram
Day 1 Pick up from your hotel in Shymkent. Departure to Sairam town near Shymkent (20 km). Sayram is one of the ancient cities in Central Asia. A real historical place with its own unique spiritual atmosphere. Visit to the burial place of Saint Ibrahim Ata - the father of the famous poet and Sufi Khoja Ahmed Yassawi. Transfer to the mausoleum of Abdelaziz Bab - 8-10 centuries AD. The history of the penetration of Islam into the region of Central Asia through the large trading cities of the Great Silk Road. Visit to the burial place of Saint Ibrahim Ata - the father of the famous poet and Sufi Khoja Ahmed Yassawi. Transfer to the mausoleum of Abdelaziz Bab - 8-10 centuries AD. The history of the penetration of Islam into the region of Central Asia through the large trading cities of the Great Silk Road. Lunch at a local national cafe. The most magical samsa made in a real clay tandoor according to the Sairam Uzbek recipe. Visit to the local green market in the center of the town, where you can feel the rhythm of this ancient place. Transfer to the old mausoleum of Saint Karashash Ana - the mother of the famous Sufi and poet. Transfer to Shymkent. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel in Shymkent.
Day 2: Shymkent to Turkistan
Day 2 Pick up from the hotel in Shymkent city. Departure to the ruins of the ancient settlement of Otrar in the desert (110 km). Arrival at Otrar settlement. An hour-long excursion through the ruins of the ancient Otrar. Transfer to the medieval memorial complex of St. Arystan Bab (60 km from Turkestan). The Mausoleum of Arystan Bab is the sacred and most visited place for pilgrims from the Central Asian region. A short tour of the memorial complex. Transfer to Turkestan. Lunch in Turkestan at a local national cafe. Nomadic Tandoor is an ancient technology for baking bread. Visit to the world famous mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yassawi and the nearby complex of medieval historical monuments: an underground mosque, a medieval bath and other mausoleums. The Great Mausoleum is a masterpiece of medieval architecture. Two-hour tour of the Great Mausoleum and adjacent objects. The mausoleum in Turkestan is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Take a stroll through the Caravansaray shopping and entertainment complex and visit a water show. End of the tour.
What's included
Price includes English -speaking guide services, transportation and entrance tickets
Price does not include food and accommodation
What to know
You can come at any season.
Route & locations
Shymkent to Sayram