In this best things to do in Almaty Kazakhstan travel video we show you where to go. Almaty is the biggest city in Kazakhstan ...

It was around lunchtime on the first day of November when thick plumes of acrid smoke billowed into the sky over Barakholka, Almaty’s sprawling archipelago of wholesale bazaars. A two-story warehouse ...

Shoppers thronged Barakholka bazaar in Kazakhstan’s commercial capital, Almaty, on a recent summer’s afternoon, browsing for bargains in the shipping containers from which traders ply their wares. It ...

The city of Almaty lies to the south of Kazakhstan, a stop off point in years gone by on the Silk Road, the great trading route that linked east and west. Trade and economy are still at the heart of ...

Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, has been named one of the world’s top culinary destinations for 2026 by leading food publication Eater, underscoring its growing reputation as Central Asia’s ...

Several cities around the globe have reinvented themselves in recent years, but none more successfully than Almaty. Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million ...

ention “Almaty,” and most people envision snow-draped peaks, winding ski trails, and glistening turquoise lakes, the iconic scenery that defines Kazakhstan’s former capital. But not every visit allows ...