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Almaty Food Tour: A 4-Stop Culinary Journey into Kazakh Culture

By Experience Almaty
Free cancellation available
Price is €131 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
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Overview

Are you ready to discover why Almaty is the undisputed culinary capital of Central Asia?

Too many travellers visit Almaty and only experience the surface of our food scene, missing the incredible layers of history hidden right beneath the surface. This isn’t just a food tour, it’s an exclusive, insider journey through time, culture, and the nomadic soul of Kazakhstan, told through four distinct culinary eras.

Over the course of 4,5 hours, you will step off the generic tourist trails and walk the vibrant streets of Almaty with a passionate, local English-speaking guide. Together, we will unlock the city's secrets by eating exactly where and how locals do.

Activity location

  • Almaty
    • Almaty, Kazakhstan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Kabanbay Batyr St 79
    • 79 Kabanbay Batyr Street
    • 050000, Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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Almaty Food Tour: A 4-Stop Culinary Journey into Kazakh Culture

  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:30
Price details
€131.19 x 1 Adult€131.19
Total
Price is €131.19

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lunch
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Snacks
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Breakfast
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Brunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Alcoholic Drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Soft drink/Pop

Know before you book

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Almaty

  • 1h
Our culinary journey starts with a delicious breakfast at a cosy café that locals love. Here, we start the morning with warm, golden syrniki (soft cottage-cheese balls) served with traditional sour cream or sweet jam. You'll learn about local breakfast culture and the lasting culinary influences of the Soviet era.

Almaty

  • 1h
Next up we'll visit Aqqu, a vibrant local favourite hidden away from the high streets, where Almaty’s creative crowd gathers. We’ll savour the ultimate comfort food: tender bell peppers packed with a savoury, juicy meat filling, slow-simmered in a rich tomato, carrot, and sour cream gravy.

Restaurant Sandyq

  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
Our third stop is Sandyq. To truly understand Kazakhstan, you must taste its nomadic roots. At this legendary local institution, you’ll enjoy the most famous Kazakh dish - Beshbarmak. Experience true Kazakh hospitality where the locals eat.

Almaty

  • 1h
Our final stop is Bitanga. Kazakhstan is a beautiful melting pot of ethnicities that arrived during the Soviet era, each bringing their own culinary traditions—which is why our food culture is so incredibly diverse today. Here, we’ll try a traditional Ukrainian borsch. Packed with a rich beetroot broth and vitamins, this hearty soup has kept generations healthy. Honestly, Bitanga’s borsch might just be the most delicious soup you'll find in all of Kazakhstan.

Location

Activity location

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    Almaty
    • Almaty, Kazakhstan

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Kabanbay Batyr St 79
    • 79 Kabanbay Batyr Street
    • 050000, Almaty, Almaty, Kazakhstan

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