# Khan Shatyr, Astana

> Khan Shatyr is a free-to-enter shopping and entertainment centre in Astana, housed in a 150 m see-through tent designed by Norman Foster. It's open daily 10:00–22:00, until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Allow 1–1.5 hours to look around. The paid extras are the indoor Sky Beach Club (unofficially 20,000 ₸ for a day) and the Fame City rides.

Web page: https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/khan-shatyr

- City: [Astana](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana), Kazakhstan
- YesGo score: 41/100 (Yes, if nearby)
- Time on site: 1 h 30 min
- With kids: Fine with kids
- Entry to the building: Free
- Opening hours: Daily 10:00–22:00, Fri and Sat 10:00–23:00
- Sky Beach Club: Level 5, daily 10:00–21:00
- Beach day ticket: Unofficial: 20,000 ₸ adult, 12,000 ₸ child, same price every day
- Under-3s at the beach: Free (unofficial)
- Fame City rides: Level 4, 11:00–22:00, pay per ride
- Address: 37 Turan Avenue, Astana — west end of Nurzhol Boulevard
- Getting there: From Bayterek: 2 km on foot along the boulevard, about 25 min; taxi 5–10 min
- Coordinates: 51.13250, 71.40386
- Facts checked: 30.10.2026

## Key facts

- **150 m** — height of the tent to the tip of its spire (source: English and Russian Wikipedia; Visit Astana; Advantour)
- **Norman Foster** — his practice, Foster + Partners, designed the tent (source: English Wikipedia; Visit Astana; Advantour)
- **2010** — opened in early July, timed for Nursultan Nazarbayev's 70th birthday (source: English and Russian Wikipedia (they differ on 5 or 6 July))
- **ETFE** — transparent plastic cushions hung from cables instead of glass (source: English Wikipedia; Islands.com)
- **Guinness record** — listed as the tallest tensile structure in the world (source: Islands.com; Russian Wikipedia)
- **Maldivian sand** — shipped in for the indoor beach on the top level (source: Visit Astana; Advantour; Islands.com)
- **29 °C** — water temperature in the Sky Beach Club pools all year (source: Official Khan Shatyr website)
- **6 levels** — numbered 0 to 5, with the beach on the top one, under the apex (source: Official Khan Shatyr website, floor map)
- **38 m** — drop tower in Fame City, 12 seats (source: Official Khan Shatyr website; Islands.com)
- **≈ 500 m** — of monorail track looping under the roof (source: Official Khan Shatyr website)

## Is Khan Shatyr worth visiting?

Yes, as a building — not as a mall. Khan Shatyr is one of Astana's two signature landmarks, along with [Bayterek](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/bayterek-tower) at the other end of the same boulevard. Walking in is free, and an hour inside the tent is enough to see how it works.

The shops themselves are the usual international chains and a food court, so don't plan a shopping day around it. What makes it special is the structure: a 150 m tent of transparent ETFE cushions hung on steel cables from a central mast, so the inside is full of daylight even in winter. Come for the architecture, stay for the beach only if you'll use a full day.

> **Don't buy a beach ticket in the afternoon** Sky Beach Club sells day tickets, and unofficially they cost 20,000 ₸ for an adult — the same on weekdays and weekends. The beach closes at 21:00, two hours before the mall on Fridays and Saturdays. If you want sand and pools, arrive at 10:00; for a quick look, stick to the free floors.

## Sky Beach Club tickets and what you get

Sky Beach Club sits on level 5, right under the apex of the tent. It reopened in spring 2026 after a refit. Unofficial prices for summer 2026 are **20,000 ₸** for an adult and **12,000 ₸** for a child, for the whole day, with under-3s free. The mall's website doesn't publish a price list, so confirm at the desk before you pay.

For that you get Maldivian sand, palm trees, three pools kept at about 29 °C, water slides and a shallow kids' pool that starts at 10 cm. Robes and other extras cost more. Student, senior and birthday discounts apply on weekdays only. In the depths of an Astana winter, swimming under the roof is the whole point.

**Paying:** foreign Visa and Mastercard cards are widely accepted in Kazakhstan, malls included. Kaspi QR, which locals use everywhere, works through a Kazakh bank app, so carry a card plus some tenge in cash for taxis.

## What to see inside

- **The atrium** — stand in the middle and look up at the cables converging on the mast.
- **Sky Beach Club** on level 5 — a tropical beach under the roof, with the steppe beyond the plastic skin.
- **Fame City monorail** — about 500 m of track in two loops near the ceiling; the easiest way to see the tent from above.
- **The 38 m drop tower** in Fame City, if you need more adrenaline than the view gives you.
- **The food court** — dozens of cafés and fast-food counters, handy for lunch on a Left Bank day.
- **The outside, from the boulevard** — Khan Shatyr and Bayterek line up along [Nurzhol Boulevard](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/nurzhol-boulevard).

## Khan Shatyr opening hours

The mall opens daily from **10:00 to 22:00**, staying open until **23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays**, according to its official website. Sky Beach Club runs 10:00–21:00 and Fame City 11:00–22:00. Individual shops and cafés may keep slightly different hours.

Weekday mornings are the quietest. Evenings and weekends fill up with local families, especially in winter, when the tent is one of the few warm places to spend a day out.

## How to get to Khan Shatyr

1. Start at Bayterek, in the middle of Nurzhol Boulevard on the Left Bank.
2. Walk west along the boulevard — the tent is ahead of you the whole way: about 2 km, 25 minutes past the fountains.
3. Prefer a ride? Book a Yandex Go taxi to 37 Turan Avenue — 5–10 minutes from Bayterek.
4. City buses stop at “TRC Khan Shatyr”; check current route numbers in 2GIS, as they change.
5. If the main entrance is fenced off for works, walk round the building to a side entrance.

## Free and paid parts of Khan Shatyr

|  | Level | Hours | Price |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Atrium and shops | Lower levels | 10:00–22:00, Fri–Sat to 23:00 | Free |
| Chaplin cinema | 2 | Screening times | Cinema ticket |
| Fame City | 4 | 11:00–22:00 | Pay per ride |
| Sky Beach Club | 5 | 10:00–21:00 | ≈ 20,000 ₸ adult, 12,000 ₸ child |

Levels and hours for Fame City, Chaplin and Sky Beach Club come from the official website; the beach price is unofficial.

## Before you go

- [ ] Decided on the beach — then I'll arrive at 10:00
- [ ] Swimwear and flip-flops packed — robes cost extra
- [ ] Card plus some tenge in cash
- [ ] Comfortable shoes for the walk from Bayterek
- [ ] 1–1.5 hours without the beach, half a day with it

## Astana after dark

Astana places YesGo rates for an evening out.

- [Bayterek Tower](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/bayterek-tower) — YesGo score 46/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · 2,500 KZT; kids 6–15 1,250 KZT
- [Nurzhol Boulevard](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/nurzhol-boulevard) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free
- [Khan Shatyr](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/khan-shatyr) — YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free entry; beach ≈ 20,000 ₸
- [Hazrat Sultan Mosque](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/hazrat-sultan-mosque) — YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 40 min · Free

## The Left Bank in half a day

The National Museum, Bayterek, a stroll down the boulevard and the evening under the tent. Add them to your route — YesGo fits in the timing and transfers.

1. [National Museum of Kazakhstan](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/national-museum-of-kazakhstan) — YesGo score 32/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 2 h · 5,000 ₸ foreigners, Gold Halls +1,000 ₸
2. [Bayterek Tower](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/bayterek-tower) — YesGo score 46/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 45 min · 2,500 KZT; kids 6–15 1,250 KZT
3. [Nurzhol Boulevard](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/nurzhol-boulevard) — YesGo score 43/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h · Free
4. [Khan Shatyr](https://yesgo.io/kazakhstan/astana/khan-shatyr) — YesGo score 41/100 (Yes, if nearby) · 1 h 30 min · Free entry; beach ≈ 20,000 ₸

## Good to know

Several hotels and restaurants elsewhere share the Khan Shatyr name — this page is about the tent at 37 Turan Avenue in Astana. The beach is indoors and paid, separate from the free mall.

## Tips

- Come late in the day: see the tent from the boulevard first, then head inside — it stays open until 22:00, or 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
- Beach days start at 10:00 — a full-day ticket makes no sense after lunch.
- Want the view from above without the beach? Ride the Fame City monorail.
- The food court is the easiest lunch stop on a Nurzhol Boulevard walk.
- In deep winter the tent is a warm refuge — a good place to thaw out on the Left Bank.

## Questions

### Is Khan Shatyr free to enter?

Yes, the building is free. You pay only for Sky Beach Club, Fame City rides, the cinema and whatever you buy.

### What are Khan Shatyr's opening hours?

Daily 10:00–22:00, until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Sky Beach Club is open 10:00–21:00 and Fame City 11:00–22:00.

### How much is the Khan Shatyr beach?

Unofficially, 20,000 ₸ for an adult and 12,000 ₸ for a child for the whole day, the same every day; under-3s are free. Check at the desk, as the mall doesn't publish prices.

### How do I get to Khan Shatyr from Bayterek?

Walk west along Nurzhol Boulevard — about 2 km, 25 minutes. A Yandex Go taxi takes 5–10 minutes.

### How long should I spend at Khan Shatyr?

An hour or so to see the atrium and upper levels. With the beach, plan half a day or more.

### Is the sand really from the Maldives?

Yes — Visit Astana and other guides say the beach sand was shipped in from the Maldives.

### How tall is Khan Shatyr?

150 m to the tip of the spire. It's listed by Guinness as the world's tallest tensile structure.

### Who designed Khan Shatyr?

Foster + Partners, the practice of Norman Foster. It opened in July 2010.

### Can I pay by card at Khan Shatyr?

Foreign Visa and Mastercard cards are widely accepted in Kazakhstan. Kaspi QR works through a Kazakh bank app, so bring a card and a little cash.

### Is Khan Shatyr good for kids?

Yes: Fame City has rides for all ages, and Sky Beach Club has slides and a shallow kids' pool.

## How we checked

Mall, Sky Beach Club and Fame City hours, levels and the address come from the official Khan Shatyr website. It doesn't publish beach prices: 20,000 and 12,000 ₸ match in Digital Business (June 2026) and Aviasales.kz, so those rows are marked “verifying”; older figures (10,000–14,000 ₸) from Islands.com and Newtimes are left out. Other facts were checked against at least two sources. Sources differ on the opening day (5 or 6 July 2010) and on floor area, so we give only the year and skip the area. Walking times are our estimate from the distance. The note on cards is based on travel guides, not the mall.

## Sources

- Official Khan Shatyr website: hours, address, floor map, Sky Beach Club and Fame City pages, 30.10.2026
- English and Russian Wikipedia: “Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center”; Wikidata Q671484
- Visit Astana, the city's official tourism portal: “Khan Shatyr” SEC
- Advantour: Khan-Shatyr, Astana
- Islands.com: Sky Beach Club and Fame City
- Digital Business (digitalbusiness.kz), 1 June 2026 — Sky Beach Club prices after the refit
- Aviasales.kz, “Swimming pools of Astana” — Sky Beach Club prices

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