Alzhir Tour - Camp Of Women's Tears

Schedule:

ALZHIR - Camp of Women's Tears Tour available daily, except Mondays. Tour duration 3-3,5 hours

Tour Description:

ALZHIR - Akmola camp for the wives of traitors of Motherland - one of the largest camps of the Soviet Union and one of the three "islands" of the "Gulag Archipelago". The camp was opened at the beginning of 1938 when it received the first stages of the prisoners - mostly members of the families of traitors. According to incomplete data, the number of repressed exceeded 18,000 convicts.

In 2007 at the former site of the correctional camp was opened the Museum and Memorial Complex of Victims of Political Repression and Totalitarianism, which you will visit during the tour. At the entrance to the museum there is the “Arch of Grief”, and further are two compositions "Despair and Powerlessness" and "Fight and Hope" – in memory of the families forever separated by cruel time.

The tunnel, where the walls represented the tragic moments of parting with children, the cruel and unfair court of the Three, a prison cell, and a punishment cell, helps to plunge into the atmosphere of repression.

The exposition of the museum is located on the hall perimeter, which involves the visitor in a vicious circle and immerses in the historical past of Kazakhstan. At the end of the excursion, you will have an opportunity to watch a 20-minute documentary film.

Private Tour Rates:

Please contact us for the price of one person, for a group of 2 persons and for a group of 3-5 persons.

* Tour rates include hotel pick-up/drop-off, all admission fees, and tickets

The total tour price should be paid no later than 24 hours before the tour.

Accepted methods of payment: cash, wire transfer, bank card.

50% of the total tour price is not refundable in case of tour cancellation less than 24 hours before the tour

100% of the total tour price is not refundable in case of tour cancellation less than 12 hours before the tour or in case of tourists failing to appear at the appointed time.