Today, the tourism industry is a fairly promising area of activity that directly affects the development of related sectors of the economy such as trade, catering and the provision of hotel services.

According to the results of the first half of the current year, the volume of services provided by accommodation facilities amounted to 2.0 billion tenge, an increase of 33.2% compared to the previous year.

The number of Kazakh citizens who visited the region amounted to 121.9 thousand people, the number of foreign tourists amounted to 6.0 thousand people, the number of rooms amounted to 6331 beds.

In general, 2 sanatoriums, 1 rehabilitation center, 94 hotels, 2 motels, 4 hostels, and 14 recreation centers operate in the region.

The main tourist sites of interest among tourists are the Sosnovy Bor sanatorium, the Naurzumsky Nature Reserve and the Thermal Park, which are equipped with the necessary communications and "soft" infrastructure. Transport accessibility of these facilities is provided.

Sanatorium-resort recreation is an important link in the development of tourism. Today, there are 2 sanatoriums and 14 recreation centers in the region.

Basically, the facilities of the medical and wellness area are located in the resort area of the Altynsarinsky district, these are the Sosnovy Bor sanatorium, the Dzhailau health and entertainment complex, the Munich recreation center, and the Village in the Forest.

It is worth noting that there are other interesting and promising places in the region for the development of health tourism.

Such an object is the rehabilitation center named after him. Karabayeva in the Mendykara district, which resumed its activities after major repairs.

Despite the low popularity of the tourism industry in our region, the tourism sector is gradually developing, new flights are being opened, investment projects are being launched, excursions are being conducted, etc.

Thus, investment projects in the field of tourism are being implemented in the region.

One of the most significant is the construction of a multifunctional tourist complex in the Amangeldy district. On its territory there are buildings built in the form of replicas of architectural monuments: the Taj Mahal in India, the Chichen Itza building in Mexico, the Eiffel Tower.

A Wall of national memory has also been built on its territory, which contains 200 names of outstanding Kazakhstani figures, which have no analogues in the world.

Also, for the convenience of tourists, a hotel, a restaurant, a summer amphitheater, sports and playgrounds have been built on its territory. In general, the project cost is 3.5 billion tenge, construction is scheduled to be completed this year.

It is safe to say that this tour facility will become a center of attraction for tourists and will allow creating a full-scale tourist product in the Torgai region, which will include not only visits to the hub, but also a number of other facilities of interest to tourists located in the nearest regions.

Thus, there are unique structures on the territory of the district - the Torgai geoglyphs (the Torgai swastika is located 22 km away, and the Ushtogai square is 125 km from the village of Amangeldy), which are of great interest to the scientific community and tourists.

No less interesting object for guests and residents of the region are the "walking" dunes of "Kumkeshu" located at the entrance to the area.

To organize recreation away from the daily hustle and bustle, a recreation center "Shanyrak" is being built in the Denisovsky district.

The recreation center is located on a section of the Tobol River within the Verkhne-Tobolsk reservoir. To date, the first stage of the project has been completed: two comfortable beaches with shaded and children's areas, a pier for swimming, catamaran rentals, 6 comfortable houses designed for year-round living in the residential complex "Fishing Village" and 8 barbecue areas with gazebos have been built.

It is also planned to build a year–round thermal complex "Baden Baden" in the region, the investor has acquired a franchise, allocated a plot of land, the estimated cost of the project is 3.5 billion tenge, the project is planned to be implemented by 2028.

In addition, it is planned to build a hotel complex of the international Marriott hotel chain (Courtyard by Marriott Kostanay) in the city of Tobyl, Kostanay region, the project cost is 9.8 billion tenge. The hotel complex will consist of 9 floors with 141 rooms.

Also, in the territory of Kostanay, it is planned to build a hotel complex of the international chain of Holiday Inn hotels ("Holiday Inn"), the project cost is 9.0 billion tenge, the complex will consist of 100 rooms.

The reconstruction of the dormitory building for a hotel is underway at the Kostanay airport, the project cost is 600 million tenge.

At the same time, in 2024, a project was implemented in Altynsarinsky district to build a recreation center "MUNCHEN" (Munich) in the amount of 700 million tenge.

This year, the reconstruction of the former bus station building for a hotel complex was completed in Arkalyk, the project cost amounted to 200 million tenge.

Also, by the end of this year, it is planned to complete the construction of the recreation area "Green House", located in Altynsara district, the project cost is 150 million tenge.

In addition, in order to organize recreational activities and recreation, a project for the reconstruction of the Octopus water park began in Kostanay this year, the project cost is 11.2 billion tenge, the project capacity is 1,200 people. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2026.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanay/press/news/details/1067260?lang=kk