Astana

Detailed Astana travel guide: photos, videos, maps, tourist reviews, current weather, best hotels, and city history.

photo Astana Beyond Baiterek, Parks, Food and Transport Astana Beyond Baiterek, Parks, Food and Transport
Places
Astana is easy to misjudge from the postcards. Baiterek, the glass pyramid, the tent-shaped mall: the official skyline looks like…
photo 10 Astana Hotels From Hostel Bunk to Rixos Suite 10 Astana Hotels From Hostel Bunk to Rixos Suite
Hotels
Astana is two cities with a river between them. On the left bank of the Ishim stand the government quarter,…
photo What to See in Astana, from Baiterek to Khan Shatyr What to See in Astana, from Baiterek to Khan Shatyr
Places
Astana became the capital of Kazakhstan in 1997, and almost everything a visitor comes to see was built after that…
photo Astana for First-Timers: Weather, Flights, What to Buy Astana for First-Timers: Weather, Flights, What to Buy
History
Astana is a capital that was mostly built in the last 25 years, on a flat steppe where winter lasts…