Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport 2 hr 6
Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center (11 min) Entertainment complex featuring waterslides, cafes & mini-golf beneath a soaring, transparent tent. Hazrat Sultan Mosque (18 min) Huge mosque completed in 2012, with a giant dome, 4 minarets & classical Islamic architecture. Baiterek Tower (15 min) Built between 1996 & 2002, this trophy-like structure features a deck 97m above street level. Presidential Palace (15 min) Open space & gardens surround this large dome-topped place of work for the Kazakh president & staff. Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (17 min) Iconic pyramid-shaped glass-&-steel cultural center with a conference room, opera hall & exhibits. Ethno-memorial complex Map of Kazakhstan Atameken (16 min) Museum displaying small-scale replicas of famous Kazakhstani buildings & monuments. The Museum of Saken Seifullin (21 min) Monument Kazakh Eli (16 min) Monument celebrating Kazakh independence & history, with bronze statues & a soaring, 91m column. Has Sanat (16 min) Art and art museum Arch of Triumph (8 min) National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan (15 min) Opened in 2014, this modern museum features exhibits on the history & culture of Kazakhstan. The Sphere - Museum of The Future (15 min) Singing Fountain (16 min) Lovers Park (12 min) Nur Astana Mosque (12 min) Expansive, contemporary mosque with gilded domes, a colorful interior & worship services. |