Main Botanical Garden

• AddressNorth entrance: 36d Timiryazev St, bldg 2; west entrance: 36d Timiryazev St, bldg 3; south entrance: 71a Al-Farabi Ave
• Opening hoursDaily 09:00–18:00, ticket office break 15:00–15:30. Closed on the first Monday of every month (sanitary day).
• TicketsAccording to the 2024 price list posted on the garden's website: foreigners (non-CIS) 1,800 ₸, CIS citizens 1,080 ₸, Kazakhstan citizens 900 ₸, full-time students 720 ₸, schoolchildren and pensioners 450 ₸. Preschool children and people with disabilities enter free. Tickets are valid only on the day of purchase.
• PaymentOnline via Kaspi, Forte Bank or SMS (Beeline/Kcell).

About

The Main Botanical Garden is a protected natural area of national significance covering 103.6 ha. It belongs to the Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction, founded in 1932. Visitors can explore the exhibition zone (52.4 ha) and the public zone (18.8 ha).

The exhibits are arranged by region: Kazakhstan, Siberia and the Far East, East Asia, Europe with Crimea and the Caucasus, North America, plus a Japanese Garden. There are also collections of lilacs and conifers, a rock garden, medicinal and wild fruit plants. The tropical and subtropical greenhouse is currently closed for reconstruction.

• Japanese Garden
• Lilac collection
• Conifer collection
• Rock garden

Rules

• Non-commercial photos without props are free; photo shoots with props cost 3,000 ₸ per day
• Private car entry only by arrangement with the administration (3,000 ₸)

Checked against official sources on 5 November 2026. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]