Abstract
This paper examines the economic development of the Ulytau district in Karaganda region of the Republic of Kazakhstan and explores the opportunities for tourism development in this region. Indicators of Karaganda region including Ulytau district are described by considering the official statistical indicators. As a real sector of the economy of Ulytau district, the growth of production volumes of small enterprises, the diagram of placement of visitors for the purposes of the trip, fluctuations in the volume of services provided by places of accommodation were studied. At the same time, the main indicators of the activities of libraries and museums are considered as the research’s objects, because it is important to introduce tourists with the region’s historical and cultural values.