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Almaty in March
Mixed month: March is outside the recommended season (April – June, September – October). Nauryz (Spring New Year) can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags March as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
The season opens in April, next month.
3 days in Almaty in March · from ₹25,579 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book March
Closures, crowds and rules at Almaty this month.
Heads up
Nauryz Holidays (21-23 March)
Nauryz, the spring new year, brings yurt villages, concerts and feasts to every city on 21-23 March. Offices and some museums close, and trains, flights and hotels fill with Kazakhs travelling home: book ahead.
What’s on in March
Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.
Nauryz (Spring New Year)
Kazakhstan's biggest holiday, at the spring equinox: 21-23 March are public holidays. Yurt villages go up in the squares, families cook nauryz kozhe (a seven-ingredient soup), and there are concerts, horse games and fairs; Turkistan and Shymkent celebrate hardest. Offices and some museums close, and trains and flights home are full.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 3 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹25,579 for two
- Room a night₹3,780
- Food a day, each₹2,184
- Main sight entry, each₹740
Mid-range
₹57,143 for two
- Room a night₹8,400
- Food a day, each₹5,040
- Main sight entry, each₹740
Luxury
₹1,30,497 for two
- Room a night₹19,950
- Food a day, each₹11,760
- Main sight entry, each₹740
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Kazakhstan yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Almaty (ALA)
Flights from India: from 13 cities, one way from ₹20,000
Fly into Astana (NQZ), 972 km away
Then: Flight · 4h 15m (Air Astana / FlyArystan / SCAT)
Flights from India: from 2 cities, one way from ₹27,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
No visa needed for up to 14 days
- No visa for up to 14 days per visit: Indian passports enter Kazakhstan visa-free for tourism, business or private visits, as long as your stays add up to no more than 42 days in any 180 days. The days count from the moment you cross the border.
- At immigration in Almaty or Astana, show your passport and, if asked, your return ticket and hotel bookings; you are stamped in free of charge.
- No registration is needed for stays of up to 30 days: your hotel notifies the migration service. Keep the passport with its entry stamp with you.
- Staying longer than 14 days needs a visa before you fly (a tourist e-visa or one from the Embassy of Kazakhstan in New Delhi). Fees and the process differ between sources, so confirm with the embassy well ahead; overstaying the 14 days is an offence under Kazakh migration law.
Carry: Indian passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; Return or onward ticket within 14 days; Hotel bookings for the stay; Travel insurance (advised, not required).
The 14-day visa-free stay for Indians dates from Government Decree No. 464 of July 2022 and was on the Foreign Ministry's April 2026 list; the e-visa for longer stays is described differently by different sources, so check with the Embassy of Kazakhstan before you book a trip over two weeks.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Kazakhstan in March
Instead in season this month.
- Shymbulak & Medeu · good month
- Turkistan · good month
Nearby in Almaty & the Mountains:
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