Free walking tours in Almaty

Karakoz is a very knowledgeable and patient guide ready to answer all your questions about Kazakhstan. Since she’s a local she gives you a proper and authentic tour of Almaty the culture, food and history. We really enjoyed out tour with her!

I joined the free walking tour of Almaty and had such a great experience! Karakoz was friendly, engaging, and very knowledgeable — sharing not just historical facts, but also local stories and cultural insights that really brought the city to life. The pace of the tour was just right, with plenty of time to enjoy key landmarks like Panfilov Park and the Zenkov Cathedral. She also brought us to try camel and horse milk at a local joint, and also personally helped us to pick out chocolates at the Rahat factory and local snacks at the supermarket after we asked her for some recommendations. If you’re visiting Almaty, this walking tour is a must-do! It’s the perfect introduction to the city and a great way to connect with its atmosphere and people.

Karakoz provided all the information and was an excellent guide. I would recommend her highly.

Karakoz’s tour was super nice and professional! We were very appreciative that she still held the tour, given we were just two people! Really recommend!

Enjoy the walk! The history and stops were enjoyable and informative.

The tour gives a very thorough introduction to Almaty and the entire Kazakhstan. Aiguerim provides a huge amount of information regarding history, culture, customs and life today. Would definitely recommend to those being the first time in Kazakhstan and would want to have some knowledge of the country.

Aiguerim is a wonderful person. Extremely friendly and cultured. A truly excellent professional. One of the best free tours I've ever taken (and I've been on many). Thank u so much, Aiguerim. I´ll come back to Altamy (such a superb city) and hope see you acain then

Wow, great tour, great group, and great day in Almaty! Our guide, Aiguerim, was simply a joy:) She was smiley, enthusiastic, knowledgeable, kind, thorough and a very great example of a great guide. I learned so much about the various place, but also the culture, education, food, and more. Our group was full of questions and it helped the five hours fly by. Really enjoyed this tour and highly suggest!

The tour was lovely! We covered multiple big landmarks and the guide was extremely kind and informed. Would recommend to anyone looking for an overview on Kazakh culture

Karakoz was a fantastic guide. She showed us the best highlights of Almaty. Her knowledge and passion for everything about Kazakhstan is incredible. You certainly won't regret booking a tour with her.

The tour was amazing, we got to know a lot about the city and its culture. Our guru made us try various local food items which was amazing. It was fun, cheerful and insightful. Would suggest this to everyone who are visiting Almaty.

Amy was great. The group was also very diverse and welcoming.

A pesar de qué algunos viajeros no asistieron al tour, Karakoz mostró la mejor actitud y me mostró algunas de las partes más emblemáticas de la ciudad de Almaty. Pero lo más importante es que respondió a todas mis preguntas sobre la cultura de Kazajistán, haciendo muy agradables las dos horas que estuvimos juntas. Además, me dio muy buenos datos.

I had the free walking tour with Aiguerim and enjoyed very much for the time we had spend. She provided us great information about the historical background, and tried some sweet and milk product in Green Bazaar. She also prepared a list of restaurants and cafes upfront to share with us after the trip. It is one of the best walking tour I had in Central Asia.

Was a surprisingly thorough walk, focused more on culture and food than history (though it had some). Karakoz very knowledgeable and helpful; the market was wonderful.

It was a very pleasant tour and we learned a lot about Kazakhstan and Almaty.

Itbis a great tour

The tour with Karakoz was great, she's very knowledgeable about her country, and I was grateful we almost had a private tour, since there was only 2 people including me in the group. We also had flexibility and took our time, so that was nice. Sadly, I had little difficulty to understand her English a little bit, but we managed to work it out.

Very informative & supportive in showcasing Almaty the right way She has taken us to most of the local places and even joint us for a local dine in

Aiguerim was an excellent guide and knew allot about Kazak history and culture. I would strongly recommend taking her tour.

Really sweet woman, answerd all of our questions. Got us a few items from the market to try and almost walked away before we could pay her. Her English is also very good.

Great walk and talk ... finished at the restaurant with local food

You can feel like a close local friend is taking care of you and showing you around the city. Karakoz is a genuinely friendly person with excellent communication skills. I recommend exploring Almaty with Karakoz. She speaks fluent English and Turkish (and, of course, Kazakh and Russian as well). She tirelessly answered dozens of questions I had about Almaty and Kazakh culture. Thank you.

Karakoz is a gentle Kazakh lady who was very professional and approachable during the walking tour. She was always more than happy to answer questions and had lots of information to share.

I was lucky to be the only person on this tour. Karakoz (Anna) was fantastic and the conversation was wide ranging and interesting, as well as informative when it had to be. I learnt a lot about parts of Almaty, but more about Kazakhs and Kazakhstan, which is what I really wanted to know. Thank you Anna for the great tour!