After weeks of waiting, we started our yearly travel now; in Almaty, Kazakhstan! We arrived late evening at Almaty International Airport, bought a single sim card with high internet speed to be used for the entire three-day journey, and drove straight to the Golden Palace Hotel that night.
The planned activities started on the second day, we began to walk around the city and experience the busy streets, local foods, transportation, and attractions nearby.
Then we went to the Dinosaur Park to see what was inside, bought some unique street foods along the way, and an hour’s hike around the garden. We decided to visit a local shop to buy some interesting tokens to bring back home too!
We went to the Mall to buy Gavin’s hot-wheels collection and jumped right away to Koktobe 1,100 meters above sea level with lots of activities on it like cable car rides, bumper cars, and some recreational things to explore.
Then after, for early dinner, we went to Navat Restaurant 3 blocks from our hotel; from Koktobe we grabbed a car “using the Yandex Go mobile application” so that we would be able to find available seats as early as possible as the restaurant is full after working hours.
They’ve got beautiful never-ending landscapes too!
Above the view of Lake Kaindy, located approximately 3 hours away from Almaty, an awesome natural beauty that captivates tourists with its unique underwater forest.
In Almaty, we experienced fine weather, while raining in some areas, and snowflakes on top of the mountains the same day.
We enjoyed our 3-day stay at Golden Palace Hotel, a quiet place, with fast wifi and free breakfast. The only issue that we encountered is the shower, sometimes hot and then automatically cold i mean the motor sensor or shower is not working properly. But overall it was a nice and pleasant experience at this hotel.
We went to the different places outside the city specifically to the never-ending mountains of Almaty, tried local foods, and had good times with the people we met on each day.
Note: ALL DIY, we hired only a tour guide/driver in some areas far away.
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