Event Info 賽事簡介

Event info coming soon with full details. Note direct flights cancelled from HK so waiting for resumption of direct flights.

Event Name:	KAZAKHSTAN Action Asia 3 day Ultra Marathon stage race
Date:	Sept 11-13, 2026 (TBC)
Location:	Almaty, Kazakhstan
Distance:	60km, 100km (40,40,20 or 20,20,20)
Aim:	To promote some of Asia's most stunning & epic running locations

Located in Central Asia, Kazakhstan is a vast country that boasts rich history & culture, beautiful landscapes, friendly people, and tons of amazing sights to see and things to do. ... Kazakhstan lies between Europe and Asia, and the size of Kazakhstan's territory makes the country the ninth largest in the world.

For runners & hikers looking for a peace of mind - Follow the steppes in the next Kazakhstan Action Asia 3 day Ultra Marathon.

History on Kazakhstan:

The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by Turkic nomads who trace their ancestry to many Turkic states such as Turkic Khaganate etc. In the 13th century, the territory joined the Mongolian Empire under Genghis Khan. By the 16th century, the Kazakh emerged as a distinct group, divided into three jüz (ancestor branches occupying specific territories). The Russians began advancing into the Kazakh steppe in the 18th century, and by the mid-19th century, they nominally ruled all of Kazakhstan as part of the Russian Empire. Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, and subsequent civil war, the territory of Kazakhstan was reorganised several times. In 1936, it was made the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, part of the Soviet Union. Kazakhstan was the last of the Soviet republics to declare independence during the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Accommodation:
Please email payment@actionasiaevents.com with your preferred person(s) who you would like to share the official Kazakhstan hotel in Almaty with if you haven’t. Hotel accommodation will be 2 per room. Special arrangements can be made on rooms for Double beds. Hotel Renion Park is the official hotel for stay in Almaty. Yurt camp for actual race which is a 3 hour drive from Almaty.

Official hotel - Renion Park Hotel. TBC

ITINERARY :

Weds Sept 10:

Accommodation at Renion Park hotel in Almaty (please let us know if you need this or not as no reduction in entry fee but if we can save will purchase school books).

Thurs, Sept 11:

Bus transportation departing approx 2pm from Almaty official hotel direct to race venue location (approximately 3.5 hour drive) stopping 1x on way for dinner meal at local Kazak village.
Please email Payment@actionasiaevents.com your flight itinerary on or before Aug 15, for us to know when you arrive. If arriving day earlier it will be the responsibility of the participant to take a taxi to their hotel and meet at official hotel bus departure area.
Dinner provided on way to the race yurt venue
Accommodation in traditional Kazak yurts with floor carpet (must bring warm sleeping bag)
7:00 pm - Race briefing for day 1 course with maps giving out

Friday, Sept 12:

6 am – Breakfast starts in the main kitchen of the yurt camp (Kazak style breakfast porridge, eggs with naan bread / coffee / milk tea
7am – Race start (both 60km & 100km category)
12-4 pm – Kazak style lunch served in afternoon at yurt camp when participant finishes
6 pm – 7 pm – Kazak style dinner served at yurt camp
6 pm - Race briefing for day 2 course with maps giving out and results of day 1

Saturday, Sept 13:

6 am – Breakfast starts in the main kitchen of the yurt camp (Kazak style breakfast porridge, eggs with naan bread / coffee / milk tea
7am – Race start (both 60km & 100km category)
12-4 pm – Kazak style lunch served in afternoon at yurt camp when participant finishes
6 pm – 7 pm – Kazak style dinner served at yurt camp
6 pm - Race briefing for day 3 course with maps giving out and results of day 2

Sunday, Sept 14:

6 am – Breakfast starts in the main kitchen of the yurt camp (Kazak style breakfast porridge, egg with naan bread / coffee / milk tea
7am – Race start (both 60km & 100km category)
11 am – Kazak style lunch served at yurt camp
12 noon –- 1pm Buses leave to official Hotel in Kazakhstan (option to swing by airport & drop anyone off on way around 4pm) then continue to Official Hotel drop off.
4-5pm – Arrive back in Almaty Kazakhstan at the official hotel (spa & market nearby)
6:30 pm – BUFFET DINNER AT Kazakhstan style RESTAURANT
7:00 pm – Awards ceremony begins with some photos displayed

Monday, Sept 15

Breakfast included in hotel.
Can assist in booking taxis as quite easy to get taxi to airport and prefer to leave this to participants as so many leaving different times thru day.
Permission to leave luggage at hotel if later flight.
We know some of you will extend your stay so let us know if you need assistance on local recommendations.

What's included in the entry:

Bus transportation from Almaty (estimated 2pm Thursi Sept 11 to start race yurt venue location (3.5 hr drive)
(PLAN IS TO STAY AT SAME YURT CAMP LOCATION FOR 3 DAYS making it easy on you so you can relax).
Accommodation for Weds Sept 10 in Almaty hotel if you need.
Thurs Sept 11, Friday Sept 12, Saturday Sept 13 in Kazak desert yurt camp and Sunday Sept 14 in official Almaty Hotel.
Transportation from finish to the official hotel in Almaty Sunday Sept 14.
Transportation from the official hotel in Almaty to awards dinner Sept 14 if needed. Last race was 5 minute walk!!!
Dinner Sept 11 at village on way to yurt camp, Breakfast, lunch, dinner Sept 12, Breakfast, lunch, dinner Sept 13 and breakfast and lunch Sept 14 at Kazak camp.
Awards dinner Sept 14 in Almaty.
Breakfast in Almaty Monday Sept 15 at the official hotel in Almaty
Racing number, pins & souvenir race shirt provided
Water on the race course (checkpoint every 10km estimate) with fruit and water at finish line each day.
Medical, Security and staff support with event 3rd party insurance
Finishers survivor medal
Permit to go in National park

What's not included:

Room space for friends and family as they must pay just like participants even if coming just to volunteer or cheer you on.
Optional extra nights accommodation – If you are coming from Hong Kong, the official travel agency can give you quotations.
Visa & permits for Kazakhstan (please check in your own country to see if you need).
Food if stopping on bus at the local shop - Cash in the local currency or USD - small notes please). Note nothing to purchase at camp except coke, beer. So load up on your snacks before arriving.
Personal evacuation insurance - all overseas events you need this in case life threatening illness or something where helicopter is needed.
Family, friends, volunteers others who want to come with you - they are treated like a participant in the race and still have to pay the full fee (actually in a way they cost us more as we have to transport them around also)
Return flight tickets to Almaty, Kazakhstan.

VISA

All runners should check with the Kazakhstan consulate website to see whether you need a visa to visit the country.

Kazakhstan consulate in Hong Kong: http://www.mfa.gov.kz/en/hongkong/content-view/tourism-b12 Countries do NOT need a VISA: http://www.mfa.gov.kz/en/hongkong/content-view/strany-i-regiony-osvobozdennye-ot-viz

If you need a VISA to visit Kazakhstan, it’s very likely that you will need the VISA supporting document / invitation letter (LOi). Please email payment@actionasiaevents.com before June 1, 2025. LOi can only be issued by organizations in Kazakhstan and it will take up to 14 working days to proceed including Migration department check. It costs around USD55 per person (tbc) (this LOi supporting letter fee including tax and admin charge from Kazakhstan agency.) Eligibility: If you plan to apply at Kazakhstan consulate in Hong Kong, you will need to be either a Hong Kong permanent identity card holder or have the Hong Kong working VISA.

Insurance - The event has its own public liability insurance coverage, but we recommend that all participants get their own personal accident coverage to cover any personal accidents.

Medical - As this event involves going into the mountains we recommend all participants to have gone to a medical checkup before the event to make sure you are physically fit enough to handle this kind of physical challenge.

Name display on race bib only available for participants registering on or before August 1, 2024.

Past Finisher Medal for reference. Will be different in 2025