There are many Sights around Shymkent for tourists who love history, nature, pilgrimage or adventures. Everyone will find something exciting.
One-Day-Tour
Turkistan Region
Nature
Akmechet Cave
The Akmechet Cave is the largest cave in Central Asia. It’s so big that even a small mulberry forest is growing inside.
![Info Shymkent - Mulberry Forest in Akmechet Cave near Shymkent](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/InfoShymkent_Mulberry-Forest-in-Akmechit-Cave-near-Shymkent-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Akmechet cave is Central Asias largest cave](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/InfoShymkent_Akmechit-Cave-is-Central-Asias-largest-cave-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - A mulberry tree in the Akmechet Cave largest cave in Central Asia](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/InfoShymkent_Mulberry-Tree-in-Akmechit-Cave-near-Shymkent-1024x683.jpg)
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Aksu-Zhabagly National Reserve
The Aksu-Zhabagly National Reserve is the oldest National Reserve in the former Soviet Union countries and full of petroglyphs and endemic plants.
![Info Shymkent - Aksu Zhabagly](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/37003256524_f7df08339c_k-1024x683.jpg)
![Aksu-Zhabagly National Reserve](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/37712828561_3013d39c02_k-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Aksu Zhabagly](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Zhabagly-1005-682x1024.jpg)
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Tulip field “Red Hill”
The tulip field Red Hill or Шұбайқызыл қыраты is one of the wild tulips field with the highest density of flowers per square meter.
![Info Shymkent - Wild tulips in the Karatau Mountains](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG-20200421-WA0006.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Wild tulips](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200328_132532-01-758x1024.jpeg)
![Info Shymkent - Wild tulip](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_20200328_133746-01-758x1024.jpeg)
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Aksu Canyon
Just in front of the doors of city Shymkent is one of the biggest and deepest canyon in Eurasia: The crystal blue water Aksu river and the soft stone of the Tian Shan Mountains created this 500 meters deep Aksu Canyon.
![Info Shymkent - Nature around Shymkent](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG-20200421-WA0155-1024x768.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Nature around Shymkent](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG-20200421-WA0074-1024x768.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Aksu Canyon - Nature around Shymkent](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG-20200421-WA0129-1-1024x768.jpg)
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Kaindy Waterfall
One of the most beautiful waterfalls in South-Kazakhstan is the Kaindy Waterfall in the Sairam-Ugam Nationalpark.
![Info Shymkent - Kaindy Waterfall](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20190927_203849_056-1024x768.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Kaindy Waterfall](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20190703_144411_723-1024x768.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Kaindy Waterfall](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20190930_164636_054-819x1024.jpg)
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Lower and Upper Lake of Sayram Su
The two beautiful cold lakes of Sayram Su are located in the Sairam-Ugam National park. The upper lake has a wonderful cyan blue color.
![Info Shymkent - Light blue upper lake in Sairam Su](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG-20200421-WA0141-1024x682.jpg)
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Mashat Canyon
Mashat Canyon is another beautiful valley near Shymkent. The steep, rugged and rocky walls of the gorge are impressive and eagles often circle in the sky. In spring, flower lovers can enjoy an impressive spectacle in the Mashat Canyon when the wild tulips are in full bloom.
![Info Shymkent - The Mashat canyon forms with trees and meadows on the floor of the canyon a green line through rocky terrain](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/InfoShymkent-Mashat-canyon-a-green-line-through-rocky-terrain-near-Shymkent-1024x683.jpg)
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History and Pilgrimage
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi
The beautiful and monumental Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkistan is on the UNESCO World Heritage list and is the architectural prototype of the famous Registan in Samarkand.
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![Info Shymkent - Beautiful ornaments on the Yassawi Mausoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_YassawiMausoleum_Ornament-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Hot sun at Yassawi Mausoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_YassawiMausoleum_Flare-1024x682.jpg)
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Ancient silk way city Sawran
The ancient city Sawran is a abandoned silk way city of the 16th century. The old impressing walls and some basement of houses are still visible in the Kazakh steppe.
![Info Shymkent - Ancient silk way city Sawran](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_Sawran_Ancient_Silk_Way_City-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Ruins of silk way city Sawran](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_Sawran_Basements-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Walls of ancient city Sawran](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_Sawran_Walls-1024x683.jpg)
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Ancient silk way city Otrar
Otrar was a famous silk way city. Also well-known as Farab. It’s the birth place of philosopher Abu Al-Farabi (872) and place of death of King Amir Timur (1405). The city was destroyed by Mongol king Genghis Khan.
![Info Shymkent - Foundations of the settlement of Otrartobe](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_Otrartobe_Basements-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Gate of the ancient silk way city (Otrartobe) in Kazakhstan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Info-Shymkent-gate-of-Otyrar-1024x758.jpeg)
![Info Shyment - Ruins of mosque of ancient silk way city Otrar](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_Otrartobe_Settlement-1024x683.jpg)
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Mausoleum of Arystan Bab
The Mausoleum of the mystic Kazakh Arystan Bab near Otrar is a wonderful building built with burnt bricks with alabaster mortar.
![Info Shymkent - Arystan Bab Mausoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/37680770752_65a7994c84_o-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Beautiful ornamentations at Arystan Bab Mausoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/37712760811_6df81b2750_o-1024x683.jpg)
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Mausoleum of Domalak Ana
The Mausoleum of Domalak Ana is a beautiful new Mausoleum with a nice park for a wise woman from the south Kazakhstan region in the 10th century.
![Info Shymkent - Domalak Ana Mauoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20190928_101433-01-1024x758.jpeg)
![Info Shymkent - Domalak Ana Mauoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20190928_102222-01-758x1024.jpeg)
![Info Shymkent - Domalak Ana Mauoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_20190928_115559-01-1024x758.jpeg)
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Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Museum
The wrestler Kazhymukan Munaitpasov (1871-1948) was the first Kazakh who became a world champion. In the village Temirlan, just 45 km northwest of Shymkent, a tent-shaped museum about him was opened in 2001 to mark the 130th anniversary of the famous wrestler’s birth. It houses about 500 exhibits: Khadzhimukan’s personal belongings, his awards, documentary newsreels, painting and photographs.
![Info Shymkent - Museum about Kazakh wrestler Kazhymukan Munaitpasov](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/InfoShymkent-Museum-about-Kazhymukan-Munaitpasov-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Miniature of a U2 plane of Wrestler Kazhymukan Munaitpasov in village Tamerlane near Shymkent](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/InfoShymkent-Miniature-of-U2-plane-of-Kazhymukan-Munaitpasov-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Hall of the Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Museum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/InfoShymkent-Hall-of-the-Kazhymukan-Munaitpasov-1024x683.jpg)
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Jambyl Region
History and Pilgrimage
Mausoleum of Aisha Bibi
A masterpiece of very detailed clay stones architecture is the Aisha Bibi Mausoleum built for a beautiful girl who died tragically before her secret wedding.
![Info Shymkent - Aisha Bibi Mausoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191005_132617-1024x758.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Aisha Bibi Mausoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191005_130736-1024x758.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Aisha Bibi Mausoleum](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_20191005_131212-758x1024.jpg)
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Tekturmas Mausoleum
The Mausoleum of Tekturmas are two beautiful mausoleums of the Kazakh Warrior Mambet Batyr from the 18th century and of the Kazakh spiritual leader Sultan Mahmud Khan located on a hill with a wonderful view to Taraz.
![Info Shymkent - Tekturmas Mausoleum is located on a hill near Taraz](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20191005_163209-01-1024x758.jpeg)
![Info Shymkent - Walk way to the Tekturmas Mausoleum near Taraz](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20191005_162943-01-758x1024.jpeg)
![Info Shymkent - View from the Tekturmas Mausoleum to Taraz](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20191005_162416-01-1024x758.jpeg)
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2-3 Days Tour
Kyzylorda Region
History and Pilgrimage
Baikonur Cosmodrome
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a very busy spaceport and the first steps into space launched from this place. It’s a lifetime experience to watch a rocket launch from Baikonur.
![Info Shymkent - Looking to the East to Gagarin's Start in Cosmodrome Baikonur](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/38069243771_7b0b193db1_k-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Buran in Baikonur](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/38015625086_42c8f69eb6_k-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - MKZ Building in Baikonur](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Shymkent_Info_Baikonur_MKZ_building-1024x683.jpg)
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Nature
Aral Sea, city Aralsk & Lake Kamyslybas
In the city Aralsk you can see the old harbor on the Aral Sea and can swim in the beautiful Lake Kamyslybas.
![Info Shymkent - Harbour of Aralsk at Aral Sea](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_Aralsk_Harbour-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Boat Monument in Aralsk](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InfoShymkent_Aralsk-1024x683.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Lake Kamistibas](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/37664069986_e94fe55aae_k-1024x683.jpg)
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Uzbekistan
History and Pilgrimage
Silk way city Samarkand is on of the oldest city on earth and has beautiful Mausoleums of the Timurid Empire and the famous old school Registan.
![Info Shymkent - Uzbekistan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191127_160435_248-1024x576.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Uzbekistan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191127_160219_536-1024x576.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Uzbekistan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191127_160105_376-1024x576.jpg)
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Tashkent
Tashkent – the capital of Uzbekistan offers a mix of old silk road architecture and modern & soviet architecture to their guests.
![Info Shymkent - Uzbekistan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191127_155934_394-1024x855.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Uzbekistan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191127_155942_096-1024x536.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Uzbekistan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20191019_142825_Snapseed-1024x188.jpg)
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Nature
David’s Cave
The David’s Cave is a cave of the prophet David in the mountains close to Samarkand. The hiking tour up to the cave on steps is a great adventure.
![Info Shymkent - Uzbekistan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191127_160611_179-1024x576.jpg)
![Info Shymkent - Uzbekistan](https://www.shymkent.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/20190921_082034_Snapseed-1024x576.jpg)
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This list is not completed, yet. There are more sights around Shymkent to discover. If you think there are sights around Shymkent that we have to add to our list – don’t hesitate and contact us.