Our main advantage, which makes us special, is the work in tandem of a guide and a driver. If you consider other offers similar to ours, in most cases you will receive a tour with a "guide - driver", that is a guide and a driver in one person. Actually doesn’t matter how professional the guide-driver is, because the quality of the tour is greatly reduced due to the fact that two completely different functions are performed by one person. In our case for the same price you get more safety (the driver is not distracted from the road while the guide tells and shows), as well as saved time (while the guide leads you along a small walking route, the driver will already arrange for your return campground / snack and rest from the road).
It is a trip which involves attendance of touristic locations by off-road vehicles with a guide.
Why the SUV tour is the most relevant type of travel in Central Asia? Because even locals joke sometimes that we don’t have roads, we have «directions»! Of course if you feel experienced enough in off-road, you can try to visit some locations by yourself. However, it is rather risky to travel on your own, without a guide. You are unlikely to get lost (navigators exist) but you can search for fascinating places for a long time and even won’t find them in all. That is why Central Asia is of real world interest – crowds of tourists haven’t been here yet.
If we consider the bus tours which are also available on the market, for safety they can cover only the most popular tourist locations, where asphalt (or at least a good gravel road) has already been laid and crowds of people walk. But this is only 10% of all the most beautiful places! SUV tour allows you to feel like real travelers, not tourists, because you will only visit the locations that are interesting to you, you will not waste time and wait until the group gathers, etc.
During the SUV tour, you have the opportunity to diversify your overnight stay in hotels and feel like real nomads, spending the night in a tent camp under the starry sky. We have a lot of experience and everything you need for a holiday away from civilization. SUV tour is an adventure in comfort!
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, your guide and driver will provide COVID-19 tests made not earlier than 24 hours before the start of the tour.
At this moment entry into the Republic of Kazakhstan is allowed for citizens of countries with which regular flights have been resumed. For up-to-date information please visit www.airastana.com (coronavirus update).
- Compulsory an identity document or passport. This is due to the fact that many routes pass through border areas where documents can be checked.
- Individual medicines and pills. All our SUVs are equipped with first-aid kits, but only you know what and in what quantity is right for you.
- Right clothes. For a SUV tour we always recommend to have a pair of comfortable shoes and a protection from the sun (hat, sunscreen). But you should not forget that a special feature of the foothills is unpredictable weather, so you also need to have a raincoat and warm outerwear with you, even if sunny weather is transmitted for all days of the tour. You will receive more detailed advice from us depending on the chosen tour.
We provide all camping equipment (tents, sleeping bags, matrasses, awnings, gas cooker, tables, chairs and benches, dishes and cutlery, food and a thoughtful menu (if you choose a tour with meals included). Also in each SUV there is a first aid kit, raincoats, umbrellas, drinking water (1 liter per person per day) and ports for charging devices via a USB cable (voltage 220V).
Each SUV is equipped with a repair kit that is relevant for off-roading. For example, in case of a flat tire in the middle of the desert, the driver will be able to lace up the tire on his own very fast.
In the case of more serious problem, there is complete interchangeability in our team. During each tour, a reserve SUV is always prepared in the city in order to leave for help or replacement at any time. The tour will take place in any case and the program will be carried out in full as planned.
One of our rules is openness and honesty with the tourist. A tourist must understand to whom and for what he pays his money. For this reason, we only take payment based on the transport service and food costs at the camp (the price includes the services of a guide, driver, fuel, car expenses, payment of eco taxes, tickets to national parks, passenger insurance). We do not take extra charges from hotels and guest houses and provide tourists with the opportunity to pay for their accommodation on their own. Food for the driver and guide is assigned to tourists, accommodation is discussed. We help in choosing, and if necessary we reserve a particular place to stay, food options, and etc. We do NOT charge commission for help. At the request of the tourist, it is possible to calculate the entire SUV tour price according to the “All inclusive” concept.
We work officially and legally. After choosing and reserving the SUV tour we conclude an Agreement with each tourist. According to the Agreement you will have to pay 10% of the total amount to reserve the dates (we send a payment receipt). The rest of the amount you will have to pay upon the start of the SUV tour.
