Many tourists strive to Almaty to look at the picturesque panoramas of this city. Its streets look very modern, as they are built up with European-style architectural structures. The metropolis is surrounded by green landscapes, and its history goes back many centuries. Travelers are most interested in prices in Almaty.
Room rates in Almaty hotels
There are hotels, hotels and hostels for tourists. The hotel chain is very well developed here and is represented by hotels of different categories: from small economy-class complexes to five-star hotels. You can rent a room in a hostel very inexpensively, prices there are much lower than in a hotel. Hostels offer comfortable rooms for 2-10 people at a time. If we consider economy class hotels, then there are rooms "junior suite", "standard", "suite". Tourists are offered all the amenities and additional services. Some hotels and inns to attract guests use promotions and provide discounts. Even cheap hotels in Almaty are equipped with everything you need for a comfortable stay. Standard room can be rented for 5000 tenge. Apartments are much more expensive - about 20 thousand tenge.
What to bring from Almaty
While resting in the largest city of Kazakhstan, tourists buy souvenirs and trinkets for memory. Popular are such products as a mantle cooker, Kazakhstanskiy cognac, kalkan, wall carpets, Kazakh dolls, takiya, figurines of camels from felt felt, etc. Having bought cognac, pick up a leather cover or Kazakhstanskiy chocolate for it. This chocolate can be found in any store in Almaty. Tourists also buy national-style silver jewelry. Especially beautiful are the wide and large bracelets - bilezics, which are inlaid and gilded.
What products to buy in Almaty
Hospitality is in the tradition of the locals. Guests are invited to lunches and dinners, offering them to taste Kazakh cuisine. Many national dishes are based on meat and dairy products. The Kazakhs themselves eat quite a lot. If you are invited to a restaurant or as a guest, then you will sit at a dostarkhan - a low table. Guests invited to tea are served hot tea with milk. It is served with oriental sweets, irimshik, kurt, chak-chak and other treats. After tea, it is customary to serve beshbarmak, which is eaten by hand. Of the hot meat dishes, Kazakhs offer boiled meat, kuyrdak (fried pieces of liver, heart, kidneys and lungs) and other dishes. Food prices in Almaty are quite low.
