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3-Star villa with plot of land

Villa with property, it has 20 rooms all together. Except the main building there are still a few inns for families and pairs. The main building is built in the “Swiss style”. It looks like chalet. Everything is really clean. One gets breakfast, lunch and dinner. Most of guests are Europeans, but there are  also Americans and Canadians. All arrangements are good for disable persons and families with children. For animals there are special rooms and darrangements.

Placement

Villa is situated in the ecologically clean area not far from the city.  It’s got all kinds of winter sport arrangements and summer sport arrangements.  There is  bus connection. You  also can take  taxi or use  advantages of the  VIP tour which includes  transportation to and from the city.  There are 5 acres of land belonging to the villa “SilverPineForest”, where you could place your car, camping and so on. 

Service

You will find here  kindness, helpfulness, competence and foreign languages knowledge.  Room cleaning, check-in, contact in case of  troubles, additional service, that everything is there for our customers on the first request.

Gastronomy

Quality and quantity of the foods & drinks is there for your please as much as you can afford .  Neatness and hygiene in the restaurant, at the Buffet and at the table is in order.  Kitchens style ( local, Italian, German,.. /), atmosphere ware very friendlily.  Tips are permitted, prices are very deep.

Sports, productive leisure and pool

Ski and Snowboard distribution, fitness, table tennis, wellness, disco, internet access, Boutiques, hall bath, child care are available.

By plane

Air Kazakhstan stopped flying at the end of March 2004. The most important carrier is now Air Astana which flies to Almaty, Astana, Aktau, Aktobe, Atyrau,Uralsk, Dubai, Moscow,Delhi, Beijing, Istanbul,Bangkok, Hannover,London, Amsterdam , Frankfurt and Seoul. Lufthansa has also seven days flights to Almaty, the best city in Kazakhstan, from where you can go anywhere via local carrier SKAT, which flies to most cities in Kazakhstan. British Airways and KLM now fly several times a week to Heathrow/Schiphol. Turkish airlines is good passenger carrier, with flights to Istanbul (ask a travel agent about the student fares, which can be a great deal). There are twice a week flights from Seoul to Almaty, one is Asiana Air Line and the other is Astana.

By train

Popular routes include Almaty to/from Moscow (77 hours), Novosibirsk (35 hours) and Ürümqi, China. You can get Petropavlovsk to/from Moscow (48 hours), Novosibirsk (12 hours), Omsk (4 hours), and Astana (9 hours).The trains are a great way to meet people. A lot has been written about the pitfalls of being included in a vodka drinking party on a train, but for the most part fellow travelers are friendly, and keen to find out about you ("why aren't you married?" and if you are "why don't you have children?" and if you do "why don't they have children?"!). Most travelers take food for the journey as restaurant car provision is sporadic (and they expect you to share yours too!). If you don't have enough to last the distance, the trains generally stop for 15-20 mins at each station and there are always people on the platform selling food and drink, at any time of day or night.

Popular routes include Almaty to/from Moscow (77 hours), Novosibirsk (35 hours) and Ürümqi, China. You can get Petropavlovsk to/from Moscow (48 hours), Novosibirsk (12 hours), Omsk (4 hours), and Astana (9 hours).The trains are a great way to meet people. A lot has been written about the pitfalls of being included in a vodka drinking party on a train, but for the most part fellow travelers are friendly, and keen to find out about you ("why aren't you married?" and if you are "why don't you have children?" and if you do "why don't they have children?"!). Most travelers take food for the journey as restaurant car provision is sporadic (and they expect you to share yours too!). If you don't have enough to last the distance, the trains generally stop for 15-20 mins at each station and there are always people on the platform selling food and drink, at any time of day or night.

Public transportation in big cities is rather popular. You can use buses, trolleys, trams and minibuses. One big minus of all of them is that they never come on schedule and very crowded on peak time. I would suggest you to use taxis as they are very cheap (1-4 euros within city). You don't have to use official taxis, basically you can stop almost any car on the street by raising your hand. Official taxis cost 3-5 times more. You can travel within country using taxis, buses, trains and planes; it depends on your pocket and demands. Renting a car is rather costly comparing to other means of transport. In Petropavlovsk (Petropapvl) a large bus cost 30 tenge, common taxi fare was 200 tenge (at the time, April of 2009, USD1 was approximately 150 tenge). A note of warning, getting to the Almaty airport can be expensive, I had the relatives of Kazakh guide to help, but they said a Taxi to the Airport costs USD50.

THE best way to get good taxi service is to consult your tour operator in Kazakhstan. e.g in Petropavlovsk the best taxi service you can get by calling (+77152) 311-000

• Laghman - a thick noodle dish, usually served as a soup
• Manty - large steamed dumplings full of meat and onions
• Plov - wonderful dish of fried rice, meat, carrots, and sometimes other bits such as raisins or tomatoes
• Beshbarmak - wide, flat noodles, with boiled horseflesh on top - the traditional meal of Kazakhs
• Shashlyk - skewered, roasted chunks of meat, served with some sort of flatbread (usually lavash) and onions

If you're a vegetarian, you're probably thinking there's nothing for you in Kazakhstan . And you're right - so long as  you eat out. But if you're cooking your own food, you'll be more than satisfied. Kazakhstan has some excellent produce available at little markets everywhere. For a treat in Almaty, try Govinda's, a delicious vegetarian Hare Krishna restaurant. Malls have food courts with some vegetarian options too. Even some small Kazakh eateries will prepare vegetarian meals for you if you make it very clear to them (e.g. "byez myasa" (without meat), "ya vegeterianetz" (I [male] am a vegetarian), "ya vegetarianka" (I [female] am a vegetarian) in Russian). At some places (e.g. smak) you can even find vegetarian manty made with pumpkin. On the other hand, in Kazakhstan you can find any dishes you want, but Chinese and Japanese dishes are very expensive. The most delicious is caviar, which is very cheap, you can buy 1 kilo of caviar for less than USD300 in Almaty Zyeloniy Bazaar, but you can't export or take it with you home, you will be stopped at airport and pay high fines...

Drink

You can find any sort of drink you want, some of the traditional beverages include:

You can find any sort of drink you want, some of the traditional beverages include:

• Kumiss - fermented mare's milk.
• Kumyran (Shubat)- fermented camel's milk
• Kvas - described as similar to root beer it can be bought in a bottle in a store, or by the cup from people with giant yellowish tanks of it on the street

Cheap alcoholic drinks can be found at every little corner shop (called the astanovka). These places are open 24/7, just knock on their door if the shopkeeper is asleep.

Kazakhstan 's specialty is cognac, though stores still sell vodka cheaper than bottled water at times.

Sleep

There are numerous hotels, from very cheap ones (10 euro per night) to the luxurious ones. You wouldn't find the cheapest ones on the web, the only way to book them is to call directly, but in that case you'll have to speak Russian at the least.

Work

Not impossible to find. English teaching schools are sprouting up all over. The English department at KIMEP might be a good place to start, depending on credentials and experience of course.

Stay safe

The general rules of safety in Kazakhstan are the same as in any other civilized country of the world. Besides the normal risk of pick-pockets etc. Try to avoid being taken to the police station. But in general this is a very friendly country where foreigners are respected as the hospitality is one of the Kazakh main traditions.

Fire brigade: dial 01 (land line phones), dial 101 from any mobile Police: dial 02 (land line phones), dial 102 from any mobile Ambulance: dial 03 (land line phones), dial 103 from any mobile

Or just dial 112 from any mobile for Ambulance, Police, Fire

The Siberian river Ishim, during a high water time 

At your service:

    * Hotel-Airport-Hotel Transfer

    * Visa support for Kazakhstan

    * Guide service

    * International phone, a fax

    * Air and  railway tickets reservation

    * Escort service

    * Rent a car or a driver

    * Excursion service

    * Business meeting and summit

    * Translators and interpreters (all languages)

    * Rent a Yurta

    * Tents for campings

    * Room reservation service in Astana, Almaty, Petropavlovsk and other regions of Kazakhstan

All service are payable in cash as well as by invoice or credit card. Take advantage of your credit card!!! Check up SERVICES and PAY WITH CREDIT CARD PAGES

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01.01.2009 New year

07.01.2009 Orthodox Christmas

10.01.2009 Holiday of sacrifice

16.03.2009 Day of republican guards

22.03.2009 Nauryz meyramy

01.05.2009Day of unity of people 

07.05.2009 Fatherland defenders day

06.07.2009 Birthday of the President

13.07.2009 Day of Committee of national security

30.08.2009The constitution day

22.09.2009 Day of languages of people

01.10.2009 The international day of elderly people

01.10.2009Kazakhstan Teachers Day