Ethno-Village Tour: Discover Ancient Kazakh Culture

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Explore ‘The Huns’ ethno-village: Immerse in ancient Kazakh traditions, scenic Talgar gorge, and authentic cultural experiences. Join ceremonies, activities, and more.

Duration: 6 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Гунны - Professional horse-riding tricks show, breathtaking battle between warriors in armor, traditional customs performance, the story of yurt; archery, amateur horse riding for everyone, cooking simple national dishes and drinks (as kumis), crafts production - all of that is waiting for you in Hunns ethno-village!
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What's Included

Professional guide
Bottled water
In-vehicle air conditioning
All fees and/or taxes
Lunch

Additional Information

“The Hunns” ethno-village is surrounded by ever green trees, mountain rivers and high peaks in the picturesque Talgar gorge.
During this tour you will get acquainted with the everyday life of the ancient Kazakhs. The hospitable atmosphere of locals and the traditional infrastructure of the village is unique. Local people wearing authentic national…

Location

Гунны

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Vivek_a

Oct 18, 2024

Peep into Kazakh culture - Nur Sultan our host is amazing. The hosts at the village are well versed and very hospitable. Creation of village is great. Horse show was amazing. Overall a superb experience

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Tejal

Jun 25, 2024

Excellent,totally worth it! - The entire experience was very well organized, with very good performance, explanation of Kazakh culture and traditions, and our driver guide Nursultanwas also very good .

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129kristit

Nov 6, 2023

A great trip by NEOmad - I highly recommend this trip to anyone interested in the traditional Kazakh way of life. The reception in the Hun village was very warm and friendly and we had a great experience of seeing the life that the locals have lived for millennia. We loved tasting the traditional horse milk drink kumis and small pies which were offered at the start of the tour. Also it was a great bonus that we could actually take part of the activities like horseriding and archery. The best part of the tour though was talking to our guide Nursultan, whose knowledge of both past and present life in Kazakhstan is impressive. Most of the things we now know about Kazakh culture we heard from him. His English is perfect and he is very attentive, professional and intelligent - safe to say the best tour guide I have had the opportunity to meet.

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Abu_firas_11

Oct 23, 2023

Horse Milk - We visited Huns ethnic village or Traditional village tour in Talgar, one hour from Almaty. Tour started in opening the gate of the village and throwing candies on their guests, which used to be gold long time ago. Had a short brief about the activities they do in the village, introduced to the way they cook their food and tried a sour horse milk as well as tea. Explanation about how to make their tents in only 2 hours, what dress they wear, how to care for newborns etc. Traditional lunch followed by the main horse show, it takes about 40 minutes, stand and sleep on the horse, compete with each other, try to catch a lady so as to be future wife and many others. Had a chance to try arrow archery. A must visit while visiting Almaty.

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941saudb

Aug 29, 2023

Great cultural experience and tour guide - Nursultan gave us an amazing tour of the ethno village, and he translated for everyone that was there. Highly recommend this trip as we really enjoyed our time and his company in this unique place.

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Nylamb

Aug 5, 2023

Great experience! A must see if you are visiting Almaty. - Our guide Nursultan was phenomenal - very friendly, knowledgeable. Our group was a mix of Russian and English speakers, and Nursultan took great care to make sure everyone could hear/understand what is being said, switching from English to Russian The setting was beautiful, surrounded by magnificent mountains. The show at the Huns village itself was great- not too long not too short. Very interesting information was shared about Kazakh traditions. The staff were really friendly, interacted with the audience, happy to answer any questions. Horse riding was offered to anyone who wanted it before lunch. Lunch was a delicious sampling of local foods, soup, salads, breads. After lunch we got lessons in archery - it was fun. I highly recommend this experience and Nursultan as a guide to anyone visiting Kazakhstan!

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Robert_j

Jul 29, 2023

Great Vacation experience - It was a real life experience how Kazacks live in the past, I enjoyed it tremendously. The people who lived there really want you to learn experience their culture. Also the food was great.

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Andiliciou

Dec 5, 2023

Amazing experience, worth the visit! - Buckle up and get ready for a memorable show! It was like transporting back to the old times in a time machine. The costumes, the hospitality and graciousness of the employees, the welcome 'baursak' donuts and tea/ fermented milk , the horses, the archery, local music and dance, traditional yurt experience,- all contributed to a memorable experience. The equestrian show is out of this world , the handsome men and pretty girls did an awesome job on the gorgeous horses displaying magnificent skills, so all in all it was an event full of beauty. Fortunately for us it was a bright sunny morning with a majestic backdrop of snow capped mountains. This is not to be missed- really one of its kind!

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_dianelen

Jul 1, 2023

Interesting and informative but a bit lame. - The visit was interesting and informative but a bit lame, sorry. We did the excursion to ensure we saw more of Kazakhstan than just the 2 main cities but I think a nature hike may have been more scenic. It included lunch but if you are one of the last in line, some things run out.

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