“Heritage of USSR” (Kazakhstan)

"Heritage of USSR”

6 days/5nights

The Kazakhstani part of Soviet heritage is presented in central part of the country in the best way. It was in this region that the notorious correctional camps of the Slating epoch- "Karlag” and "Alzhir” were situated in. These lands became witnesses of the nuclear explosions, which were produced during the Cold War and "Nuclear arms race” period. Moreover, history of the Civil War, which followed the October revolution, is also presented here abundantly. Developing of virgin lands, industrialization, urbanization… Silent witnesses of all those processes begin a pert of life in, can still be seen here, in the very heart of.

Route:

Astana city- Akmol village- Astana city- Aksu town- Kurchatov town- "Opytnoye pole” test site- Kurchatov town- Shagan ghost-town- Kurchatov town- Yedrey mountain oasis- Yegindybulak village- Karkaralinsk town- city- Dolinka village- city

The total length of the route is about.

PROGRAM OF THE TOUR

Day 1

Arrival to Astana. Transfer from airport to the hotel. Accommodation in the hotel. A half-day city tour: sights of the Soviet time (including Memorial of victims of political repressions, excursion to the Presidential culture center, Congress-Hall, Pioneers’ House, national security commetee, "Oktyabr” cinema, "Molodezhniy” palace, steam locomotive monument etc., the new administrative center on the left bank of the river Ishim. Lunch. Trip to Akmol (malinovka) village and back (4 hours) including an excursion to the museum of the former "Alzhir” correction map. Dinner.

Day 2

Breakfast. Transfer from Astana to Aksu (about 6 hours long). Lunch and visiting the park, where monuments of the Soviet period are kept together. Transfer from Aksu to Kurchatov (about 2.5 hours long). Accommodation in Kurchatov. Walking tour around the town, being the former center of the test site (general directorate of the, National Securityommettee building, house of Lavrentiy Beria, deserted part of the town). Dinner.

Day 3

Breakfast. Excursion to the museum of the test site. Lunch. Trip to the "Opytnoye pole” test site (4 hours), where the first nuclear explosion made in 1949 with short term stay on the spot. Way back to Kurchatov. Lunch. Excursion to the ghost-town Shagan, where the aerodrome of long-range aviation was situated (about 3 hours). Dinner in Kurchatov.

Day 4

Breakfast. Transfer to Karkaralinsk partly along the territory of the former test site through the mountain oases Yedrey and Ku (7 hours). Short stops in the most picturesque places, lunch in the field. Arrival to Karkaralinsk. Accommodation and dinner.

Day 5

Breakfast. Excursion around Karkaralinsk (sights of the Civil War period: general Kornilov house, 78 Communards memorial, people’s commissariat building etc.), excursion to the history museum, short excursion to the mountains (by request). Lunch. Transfer from Karkaralinskto Karaganda (4 hours. Accommodation in the hotel. Survey excursion around the city (Lenin monument, the Miner’s culture palace, Stanislavskiy theatre, city administration, "Chaika” hotel, Nurken Abdirov monument, Circus, industrial part of the city, old town). Dinner.

Day 6

Breakfast. A half-day excursion to Dolinka village- the former center of the "Karlag” correctional labor camp (including excursion to the Museum of "Karlag”, "Karlag” administration, Maternity hospital and "Mamochkino” child cemetery) and to the Spassk memorial, located in the place, where the former camp of prisoners of war was situated. Way back to. Lunch. Excursion to the (1 hour). Free time, purchasing souvenirs. Dinner. Departure.

NOTICE 1: a part of the tour passes through the territory of the former test site. A short-term stay in the places, begin the key points of the tour offered, dose not pose any hazard to health, on condition that elementary safety regulations are kept. Members of the attendant staff possess necessary knowledge and hardware for security protection.

NOTICE 2: This tour is recommended to start on any day, except Monday. This rule observance makes possible visiting all the museums, mentioned in the program.

Cost per person, EURO

The above mentioned prices include: all the journeys by all-wheel drive minibus according to the program of the tour, services of a driver and English-speaking guide-interpreter, accommodation in hotels (double or triple rooms), three meals a day, visiting museums mentioned in the program, security facilities on the territory of the test site (respirators, shoe covers).

The above mentioned price do not include: visa expences and consular fees, insurance, the price of getting to the starting point of the route (Astana city) and way back from Karaganda.

If required the tour can be adapted according to the schedule of arrival and departure flights of the participants. In this case cost of the tour may change.

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