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Turkestan in half a day: route in order

Unfinished brick portal and tiled walls of the Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Mausoleum with a large turquoise ribbed domeTall sloping mud-brick wall of the Turkestan citadel with crenellations on top, a paved path, lamp posts and trees alongsideTurquoise dome on a drum with blue-and-white tiled inscription above the brick walls of the Rabiya Sultan Begim mausoleum

The essentials in 10 seconds

Entry
0 of 4 free; 4 paid — see “Cost”
Duration
2 h 30 min · 09:30–11:59
Start and finish
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi → Hilvet Underground Mosque
On foot
≈ 9 min in total
Transport
none — all on foot
With kids
fine: short walks

The plan, stop by stop

Times include walking and lunch. Drag a stop by ≡, remove it with the cross or add one nearby — the plan updates.

Turkestan09:30–11:59 · 4 places · 2 h 30 min

  1. Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

    · 1 h · 5,000 ₸ foreigners, 2,000 ₸ CIS

  2. 3 min on foot
  3. Turkestan Citadel Walls

    · 45 min · Reserve ticket: 5,000 ₸ for foreigners

  4. 3 min on foot
  5. Mausoleum of Rabiya Sultan Begim

    · 15 min · Yasawi zone ticket · 2,000–5,000 ₸

  6. 3 min on foot
  7. Hilvet Underground Mosque

    · 20 min · 5,000 ₸ foreigners · 2,000 ₸ CIS

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Add nearby

Places near the plan — Yes puts one into the day and the times update.

Keruen Saray

Turkestan, Kazakhstan

↝ 12 min1 h 30 minfree

Ukasha Ata

Turkestan, Kazakhstan

↝ 2 h 1 min1 h

Sauran

Turkestan, Kazakhstan

↝ 2 h 37 min1 h 30 min

Otrar

Turkestan, Kazakhstan

↝ 2 h 44 min1 h 30 min

What the route costs

0 of 4 are free; 4 charge entry — prices below, check them on site.

1Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi451 h5,000 ₸ foreigners, 2,000 ₸ CIS
2Turkestan Citadel Walls4445 minReserve ticket: 5,000 ₸ for foreigners
3Mausoleum of Rabiya Sultan Begim4515 minYasawi zone ticket · 2,000–5,000 ₸
4Hilvet Underground Mosque4020 min5,000 ₸ foreigners · 2,000 ₸ CIS
Total2 h 20 min0 of 4 free

Sources and fact-check

  • Prices, opening hours and time on site come from each place's page, with its own sources and check date

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