Walking tour of the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum complex
- 3 hDuration
- Русский, ҚазақшаGuide language
- up to 20 people
- QR code on your phoneTicket
An unhurried guided walk through the historic centre of Turkistan: the late 14th-century Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Hilvet underground mosque and the restored citadel walls. Your guide talks about the Sufi poet Yasawi, the Kazakh khans and batyrs buried here and how the medieval town was laid out.
Highlights
- Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- The bronze Taikazan cauldron in the main hall
- Hilvet underground mosque
- Walls and gates of the Turkistan citadel
Programme
- 09:00Meet your guide at the main entrance of the Azret Sultan museum reserve
- 09:15Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum: how it was built, the unfinished main portal, the halls and the Taikazan cauldron
- 10:15Hilvet underground mosque, linked by tradition to Yasawi's years of seclusion
- 10:45Rabiga Sultan Begim Mausoleum and the old bathhouse inside the complex
- 11:30Walk along the citadel walls with photo stops
- 12:00Tour ends at the complex
Included
- ✓ Guide
- ✓ Entrance tickets to the museum sites in the programme
- ✓ A bottle of drinking water
Not included
- ✕ Hotel transfer
- ✕ Lunch
- ✕ Donations and personal expenses
What to bring
Modest clothing for holy sites: shoulders and knees covered, a headscarf for women · Comfortable walking shoes · A hat and sunscreen in the warm season
Meeting
Main entrance of the Azret Sultan museum reserve by the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum, Turkistan
Returns
You can return a ticket up to 24 hours before the start — 80% of the price comes back. Later — no return.
If the operator cancels the date or the group isn't reached, you get 100% back.
The tour runs with at least 2 people.
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