This is a general query about Kazakh visa policy rather than Covid-specific restrictions... Is there a mechanism for extending visas when staying...
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No, it's difficult without passing across the border every month if you don't get the resident visa, and extensions are only granted in emergencies....
Hey guys,
I need an advice. I would like to go to the Kazakh Altai for which visit I think I need a permit. Where can I get this permit? Do you know...
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If the time is right, you can visit extra-terrestrial landscapes at Kiin Kerish and Zhanytas with a guide (because you can easily get lost).
Hi! I am a backpacker, and I want to travel to Altyn Emel by public transport, but I can't find any information about taking bus to there, except the...
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Last update. A small overview of the national park. We were there on October 18, 2020. First of all - the address of the official website of the...
Hello, we are a couple from Poland and we will be travelling in Kazakhstan in May 2017. We would like to plan 1-2 days in Baikonur. We are interested...
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I had an excursion to Baikonur - a city and a cosmodrome. It was a personal tour, May 2019. On my own car from Almaty, firstly a tour of the...
Please share your restaurant recommendations for Almaty below. The scene is moving so fast, we cannot keep up by ourselves.
Find vegetarian...
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in Almaty, I had 2 good diners in 2 georgian restaurants (I like georgian food), Daredjani already quoted above (85 ul. Kunaeva), and another one on...
According to news reports in Kazakhstan, a law requiring mobile phone registration came into force on 1st January 2019. This registration appears to...
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I don't have the sms anymore, but I think it mentioned a deadline about 2 weeks away. So roughly 3 weeks from activating the sim. This was with...
I received a note from the US embassy this morning stating that citizens from the US will be placed under mandatory health monitoring at their place...
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has clear and up to date info. Japan is off the list, btw.
I am going to visit Kazakhstan and I need a bit of help. Could you tell me how to get permit to pass Bayankol and a border post there?...
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From a recent trip report (25.07.19) on this blog it seems that permit is still necessary. It was officially cancelled in 2015, but the border guards...
I was reading a few years old lonely planet, and talking about Aral lake they mentioned a Dam system (with a new Dam that was planned to be ready by...
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I finally went to Aralsk as it was a nice way to cut in two the train ride between Aktau and Almaty. I stayed at Asem Hotel (located on Maps.me, 10...
I have a couple of nights spare after Shymkent before my flight home and thinking of visiting the Ugam national park/area to stay in a homestay. Has...
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Oh great- this is good to hear. I think I’m in touch via email with this guy you mention so will see what I can arrange and report back.
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