Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Helpful Guides to Almaty for Expats



Guides - Almaty

There are various guides that you could purchase before arriving in Almaty, but many will be designed for travellers as oppose to expatriates moving to Kazakhstan, therefore I have compiled this short list of must have books about Almaty for expatriates.

The most relevant and useful guides (that I am aware of )

The Hedonist’s Guide to Almaty
This book is also readily available at most bookstores. It is available in English, but I don’t know if it is available in other languages. 

The Almaty Guide
This is an expat guide published by the AIWC (Almaty International Women’s Club). The newest version is only available to members at the moment and not yet for sale. It is filled with very relevant information that goes beyond the touristy stuff, and include helpful hints and tips about various topics like bringing the family pets into the country or taking them back home and other aspects of building a live here in Almaty...definitely a must for expats.

Almaty Today - A Tour guide to the city of Almaty
Another great book also filled with lots of information available in both English and Russian at bookstores. I bought my copy at Book City http://www.bookcity.kz for under 3000KZT and really think it is another useful guide to living in Almaty.


2 comments:

  1. Hi Tulipa,

    Our company is thinking of going to Kazakhstan for Hospitality Recruitment. Can you recommend someone proven and tested that can cater us?

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  2. Dear Bugipogi, please send me an email with a bid more information and I will try and get some contacts for you asap. Thanks Tulipa
    Tulipakz@gmail.com

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