Send a parcel from Almaty to Turkestan

Almaty is the country’s largest city and its business centre, at the foot of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains. Turkestan is the spiritual centre of the country, with the Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the centre of Turkestan Region. The cities are roughly 700 km apart in a straight line, far enough that sending an item with someone already going beats making the trip yourself.

From Almaty people usually send what is easier to buy or pick up there: orders from local shops, original documents from offices and universities, gifts and belongings left with family. In Turkestan parcels go to families, staff of regional institutions and people working in tourism.

The sender looks for a Almaty — Turkestan trip on JetJoin, and the traveler gets the offer and decides whether it suits them. The more precisely you describe the contents, weight and handover spot, the sooner you get a reply.

If there is no trip on the date you need, turn on “Notify me about a new flight”: JetJoin will tell you when a traveler from Almaty to Turkestan appears.

It is a domestic flight, so there is no customs clearance, but aviation security rules apply in full. Power banks and spare batteries travel only in cabin baggage, liquids in cabin baggage are limited by volume, and weapons, flammable and hazardous substances are banned.

Upload photos and videos of the contents and packaging to JetJoin so the traveler knows what they are carrying before the meetup. Pack so the parcel can be opened at screening and closed again, and put documents in a stiff folder.

Agree on the time and place of the handover in advance and leave time for the journey. Almaty is big and a cross-town trip at rush hour can take over an hour, so arrange to meet near the airport or a metro station on the traveler’s way.

Visitors to Turkestan find their way by the historic centre around the mausoleum, so its surroundings make a clear meeting point. The recipient meets the traveler and gives them the confirmation code; once the code is entered, the delivery is complete.

JetJoin has no per-kilometre price list; the sender proposes the price for Almaty — Turkestan. Consider the size of the parcel, the urgency and whether the traveler will have to go into town. On top comes a 15% sender fee.

Safety rests on three things: an identity check for every user, reviews after deliveries, and payment charged only after the confirmation code is entered.