Overview and Analytical Information:
In the region, the following are located: the Shchuchinsk-Borovoe resort area (State National Natural Park «Burabay»), the Zerendi resort area (State National Natural Park «Kokshetau»), the State National Natural Park «Buiratau» and the Korgalzhyn State Nature Reserve.
The region is home to approximately 700 tourism-related enterprises (including 389 accommodation facilities, 15 sanatorium-resort establishments, 196 roadside service providers, and 80 travel companies (38 tour operators and 42 travel agencies) licensed to conduct tourism activities). The number of people employed in the tourism sector reaches 21,000.
Statistical Data for the First Half of 2025:
– The number of accommodation facilities in the region reached 389 units with 6,257 rooms (January-June 2024 – 6,003 rooms, growth of 104%).
– The total capacity was 16,765 beds (January-June 2024 – 15,610 beds, growth of 107%).
The increase in the number of accommodation facilities and the capacity of their room stock is associated with the construction and commissioning of new tourism infrastructure.
– Accommodation facilities provided services worth 14.0 billion tenge, an increase of 121% (January-June 2024 – 11.6 billion tenge).
The growth in the volume of services provided by hotels and resorts is due to an increase in the cost of accommodation (per bed-night) in resort area hotels (regional average: January-June 2024 – 13,756 tenge, January-June 2025 – 16,617 tenge).
– The number of visitors served by accommodation facilities was 290.6 thousand people (January-June 2024 – 227.9 thousand people, growth of 128%).
– The number of domestic tourists served by accommodation facilities was 283.7 thousand people (January-June 2024 – 222.2 thousand people, growth of 128%).
– The number of inbound tourists served by accommodation facilities was 6.9 thousand people (January-June 2024 – 5.8 thousand people, growth of 2%).
– The total tourist flow to the region reached 900.2 thousand people, including 290.6 thousand served by accommodation facilities and 609.6 thousand visitors to specially protected natural areas.
– Tax revenues to the budget for the six months amounted to 2.1 billion tenge.
For January-September 2025, the volume of investments in fixed capital amounted to 27.0 billion tenge (budgetary – 16.8 billion tenge, private – 10.2 billion tenge), which is 27.0% higher than the same period last year (21.3 billion tenge, including budgetary – 9.1 billion tenge, private – 12.2 billion tenge).
The achievement of the investment target of 35.7 billion tenge reached 75.6% (ranking 6th in Kazakhstan after Astana, Almaty cities, Turkestan, Kyzylorda and Atyrau regions).
The total investment in the formed pool of investment projects (accommodation and catering facilities) amounts to approximately 11.0 billion tenge, including the largest projects:
– Construction of the «Compas Comfort» service complex worth 1.5 billion tenge (LLP «AZS Novaya»);
– Construction of a boutique hotel on Lake Shchuchye worth 1.2 billion tenge (LLP «Qurylys Burabay»);
– Construction of a SPA complex and expansion of a restaurant worth 0.8 billion tenge (LLP «Wellness & Resort»);
– Expansion of the Beybarys recreation area, including hotel construction, worth 0.7 billion tenge (LLP «Zhana Omir KZ»).
As of the first half of 2025, the following projects have been implemented:
– Construction of a hotel complex in Makinsk city worth 0.6 billion tenge (Individual Entrepreneur «Umarov»);
– Construction of a recreation area in Bozaigyr village worth 0.3 billion tenge (LLP «Altyn-Mura K»);
– Construction of a recreation area near the Discovery Recreation and Entertainment Center on Lake Katarkol worth 0.3 billion tenge (LLP «Orlyonok»);
– Construction of a recreation area in the «Svetly Sanatorium» microdistrict worth 0.2 billion tenge (Individual Entrepreneur «Erlan A-frame Schuhinsk»).
In 2025, 10% support measures were provided to 2 business entities: the recreation center LLP Wellness & Resort (120.0 million tenge) and the health and wellness complex with apartments LLP Sirius Plus (308.9 million tenge).
In the same year, the regional commission for the consideration of state support measures approved 5 applications: 1 application for reimbursement of part of the expenses of business entities for the construction or reconstruction of tourism facilities – the recreation center DanEl (Zerendi district); and 4 applications for subsidizing part of the expenses of business entities for the maintenance of sanitary and hygiene facilities – individual entrepreneur Otarbayeva (2 SHFs), individual entrepreneur Konkina, LLP Tourist Company «Agrotravel-KZ».
Under the «Auyl Amanaty» program, loans at 2.5% were approved for 2 business entities for a total amount of 19.6 million tenge: individual entrepreneur Zhakibayeva A.K. (purpose – greenhouses and eco-saunas; loan amount – 9.8 million tenge; Birzhan Sal district; the guesthouse Murabai Camp, owned by Dosumbekov M.O., purpose – acquisition of barnhouses; loan amount – 9.8 million tenge; Birzhan Sal district).
President of the country, K.K. Tokayev, pays great attention to the development of the Burabay resort.
By the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Comprehensive Plan for the Development of the Shchuchinsk-Borovoye Resort Area for 2025–2029 was approved (No. 126 dated March 6, 2025), aimed at creating favorable conditions for tourism and developing tourism, transport, and engineering infrastructure.
The Comprehensive Plan provides for the implementation of 118 activities with a total cost of 137.2 billion tenge (Republican Budget – 45.7 billion tenge, Local Budget – 27.5 billion tenge, Private Sector – 64.0 billion tenge). Of these, 75 activities with a total cost of 113.7 billion tenge (Republican Budget – 42.9 billion tenge, Local Budget – 25.9 billion tenge, Private Sector – 44.9 billion tenge) are assigned to the regional akimat.
In 2025, the implementation of 32 activities with a total cost of 7.7 billion tenge is planned (Local Budget – 6.9 billion tenge, Republican Budget – 0.8 billion tenge), of which 2 activities do not require financing; 3 activities funded from the republican budget are financed in full, and 27 activities are implemented using local budget funds.