Kazakhstan - Central Asia - page 55

61 Palace of the Republic.............................E5 87 Turkmen Consulate ................................D4

88 US Consulate ...........................................E6

þ Shopping 89 Uzbek Embassy ....................................... F2

62 Akademkniga........................................... D3 Web Club .......................................(see 64)

Amanulla Shafii ............................. (see 28)

Central State Museum.................... (see 1) ï Transport

63 Limpopo ................................................... C5 90 Air Arabia..................................................E4

64 Ramstor ................................................... D6 91 Air Astana .................................................D7

65 Robinzon .................................................. C2 Asiana Airlines ................................. (see 8)

66 Silk Way City............................................ C3 92 Atameken ................................................. C1

93 Bakhytty Zhol........................................... C1

ï Information 94 British Airways.........................................E4

67 A13 ............................................................ C3 95 China Southern Airlines.......................... E3

68 Almaty Info Centre ................................. D5 96 Czech Airlines ..........................................D4

Altyn-Emel National Park 97 Dixie Travel ...............................................C2

98 Etihad Airways ......................................... E7

Office ............................................ (see 81)

69 Apteka No 2 ............................................. D3 99 Europcar ................................................... E7

70 Arnai Tours .............................................. C5 100 Gorodskoy Aerovokzal ...........................C2

71 ATF Bank.................................................. D3 101 Hainan Airlines.........................................D2

72 British Embassy Office........................... A6 International Airport Almaty

73 Central Post Office ................................. D4

(agency) ....................................(see 100)

74 Chinese Consulate...................................F5 102 KLM ...........................................................B2

75 DHL ........................................................... C3 103 Lufthansa..................................................A6

Ecotourism Information 104 Rent A Car Ivan ........................................ E2

S7..................................................... (see 56)

Resource Centre........................ (see 68)

76 French Consulate.................................... D3 105 Sayakhat Bus Station ............................. D1

77 Gosu.......................................................... D5 106 Somon Air................................................. E2

78 Gosu.......................................................... D2 Tajik Air ......................................... (see 106)

79 Interteach .................................................E7 107 Transaero .................................................D2

80 Japanese Embassy Office ......................E3 108 Transavia ..................................................C3

81 Jibek Joly ................................................. C2 109 Transavia .................................................. E5

82 Kan Tengri.................................................F3 110 Turan Express kiosk................................ C1

Kazakhstan Tourism 111 Turkish Airlines ........................................D3

Turkmenistan Airlines ................ (see 100)

Association ................................. (see 68)

83 Kyrgyz Consulate.....................................F5 112 Ukraine International

84 Migration Police ...................................... B4

Airlines ...................................................C6

85 Russian Consulate.................................. A6

86 Tourist Information Center ................... D5

with a friend or two and you'll find it's an
enjoyable and relaxing experience, and the
routine is easy to pick up. You can choose
from Russian-Finnish or oriental baths,
each with men's and women's sections.
Private rooms for four to six people
(6000T to 10,000T) are also available. Stalls
in the lobby sell soap, towels, flip-flops and
veniki (bunches of oak and birch leaves for
lashing yourself to stimulate the circula-
tion). All sorts of massages are on offer too.
T ¨Tours
Alma¨Team¨ CITY TOUR
( % 705-146 3963; [e-mail]; 3hr tour
4000T) Recommended city tours with Eng-
lish- and/or German-speaking students or
ex-students of Almaty's German-Kazakh
University, who have guide training and

present their city and country from a fresh,
personal viewpoint. Itineraries are geared to
customers' interests.
z ¨Festivals¨&¨Events
As well as regular annual events, frequent
one-off festivals of music, food, cinema and
more brighten up Almaty's calendar - check
www.afisha.kz or www.timeout.kz.
Nauryz¨ CULTURAL FESTIVAL
(Navrus) The big spring festival on 22 March
and celebrated throughout Central Asia,
sees colourful parades in the city, and horse
racing and often kokpar ( buzkashi; the
traditional Central Asian polo-like sport
played with a headless goat carcass) at the
Hippodrome ( % 294 86 00; Zhansugirov) sev-
eral kilometres north of the centre.