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Max looking out over Charyn Canyon, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Done Properly

Almaty as your base for the Tian Shan lakes and canyons, then a flight west to the Mangystau desert, where hardly any tourists go.

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13day route
1base in Almaty
$19AUD, paid once
The trail above Kaindy Lake, KazakhstanSunset at Charyn CanyonZenkov Cathedral in AlmatyA street lit up at night in Almaty

What's inside

Thirteen days with Almaty as your base. You do trips out to Charyn Canyon, Kolsai and Kaindy, Big Almaty Lake, Medeu and Shymbulak, plus a supervised session at a shooting range in the foothills. Then you fly west to Aktau for a three-day 4x4 trip into the Mangystau desert, which hardly any tourists visit.

  • All 13 days, day by day
  • Every day trip from Almaty
  • Kolsai and Kaindy without wasting time
  • The Mangystau 4x4 trip
  • The shooting range and how to book it
  • Driver costs and park fees in AUD
  • What's closed in which season
  • Yours to keep, updated every year
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A valley camp in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan

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