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Recommended hotel or hostel in Aktau and Aktobe?
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Justynag »
Sun Nov 06, 2022 4:17 am
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Any recommendation for budget accomodation in Aktau? Booking.com options looks miserable in terms of rating/distance
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Mango Hostel is quite good, especially the location. They also offer private rooms if you message them on Instagram or WhatsApp or ask in person. The...
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Sun Sep 24, 2023 1:19 pm
Updates on Aksu-Zhabagly/Sayram-Ugam
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Siberiade »
Thu Sep 21, 2023 2:47 pm
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I saw the information in the article hasn't been updated in a couple years. So I wanted to share my expierence.
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Thanks! Very helpful stuff. Will update in the near future!
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Last post by steven
Sun Sep 24, 2023 12:50 pm
Cheap flights to Central Asia
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Neil McNeilface »
Sun Sep 03, 2023 9:01 am
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Does anyone have any recommendations/suggestions of cheap ways of flying to (anywhere in) Central Asia from Europe (specifically UK)?
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Define cheap. We will fly next week from Stansted to Almaty with Pegasus Airlines and return from Tashkent to Heathrow with Uzbekistan Airways...
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Last post by Veganfloyd
Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:57 pm
Visa Kazakhstan
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lisandro.benitez »
Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:27 pm
Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the visa requirement. I am exempt from a visa for 30 days (I am Argentine). My intention is to stay 1...
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Last post by lisandro.benitez
Thu Sep 14, 2023 6:27 pm
Hike around Almaty in October
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lisandro.benitez »
Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:25 am
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Hello, I would like to know if it is still possible to hike around Almaty in early October. If possible, would it be okay to dedicate 3 days to the...
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Depends how high you go. Lower altitudes are fine. Higher altitudes (2500m+?) probably very snowy at that point.
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Last post by steven
Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:09 pm
Trip end of october/beginning of november
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ilSigPin »
Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:55 pm
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Hi from Italy!
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With a total trip duration of 2 weeks, using trains will eat into your travel time a lot. They're quite slow in this region, and the distances...
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Last post by TulaCosmoline
Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:37 pm
16 days in Central Asia start from Almaty
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merrydju »
Sun Aug 27, 2023 9:42 am
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3 of us are planning to visit Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan from 28 Sep - 13 Oct, Can anyone help us with the tour or itinerary...
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Hello Merry,
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Last post by Klaudyna
Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:54 am
Road condition A2 Highway Shymkent - Almaty
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srcalabuig »
Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:34 pm
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Hey there!
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Thanks for that! I can finally finish the process of at least driving through the roads and get on with what I want to actually see ;)
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Last post by srcalabuig
Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:43 pm
Locally-oriented (Russian-speaking) tour operators in Kazakhstan?
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Dana03 »
Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:50 am
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Hi!
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Most don't have websites and advertise through Instagram and other social media. Chocolife.me and Chocotravel.kz are also good places to have a look.
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Last post by steven
Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:23 am
Kostanay
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frunze »
Sat Jul 16, 2022 10:58 pm
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Is it worth it? I am probably coming to Ekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk which are close by , so I thought of going to see how it is, as I have never...
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I used this road to the border from KZ --> Russia, it was o.k.
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Last post by Lagerfeld
Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:47 pm
updated infos about Aralsk?
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guido »
Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:41 pm
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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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Update on accommodation in Aral as of august 2023:
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Last post by Jacobcameron
Sun Aug 20, 2023 4:45 am
Finding a driver in Aktau
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Kedge »
Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:10 pm
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Hi!
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Thanks for your reply...I'll see what I can do...
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Last post by Kedge
Wed Aug 09, 2023 4:18 am
Logistics for visiting the Altai Mountains
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freya »
Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:04 am
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Hey everyone,
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Dear Caravanistans
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Last post by Ines Kapferer
Mon Aug 07, 2023 12:32 pm
From Almaty to China
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bender »
Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:51 pm
I heard that there is a bus from Almaty to China. I want to get to Kashgar. But first I need to go to Urumqi.
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Last post by steven
Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:29 am
Khorgos ICBC trip reports
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Sabino »
Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:26 am
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If you are in Kazajstan and you want to go shopping in China whitout visa you can go to Khorgos .
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The Museum of Chinese Culture is on the second floor of the big red building . 3rd and 4th floors are closed. There are stairs in front of the main...
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Last post by Lutnistas1969
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:02 pm
Hostel with private room Astana
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Lagerfeld »
Wed Jul 26, 2023 2:47 pm
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Hello, everybody, when I go next time to KZ I want to stay for 7 - 10 days in Astana which I never visited. I was only in Almaty, Shymkant, Atyrau,...
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Sebhoff, thank you. But kapsula I don't like. I only want a single room on my own, that's it.
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Last post by Lagerfeld
Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:11 pm
Petropavl Q&A
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steven »
Tue May 07, 2019 2:47 pm
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All your questions, comments, updates and reports about Petropavl in Kazakhstan are welcome below.
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Why to pay cash? I always use my VISA-CARD, without any problems . . .
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Last post by bwv812
Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:22 pm
Mangystau Tour recommendations?
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lngql »
Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:08 pm
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Hi everyone, I'm Laura, a traveller from Singapore. Thinking of doing Mangystau the next few days. Does anyone have a tour company or contact you can...
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Hey Laura! I am coming from the other topic. Mine (redmaya.travel) will be from 4th till 6th July. The price seems reasonable, maybe they can make...
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Last post by ClaraCroft
Fri Jul 28, 2023 10:16 am
Polygon Semipalatinsk Test Site and Museum: open or not?
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steven »
Sat May 25, 2019 7:03 am
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Just got a message: the Polygon and the museum will be closed for the whole summer due to maintenance works :-( :-( :-(
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Hi, so.... it was not so successful as we expected. We have bin in the ghost-city and former soviet air base Chagan ( Чаган ). It was quite easy to...
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Last post by Lutnistas1969
Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:04 pm
Trouble booking trains in Kazakhstan
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bermuda »
Wed May 24, 2023 12:08 pm
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I'm trying to book trains from Astana to Karaganda and Karaganda to Almaty in late June/early July.
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Thankyou @rsdk and others!
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Last post by Flying_Gate
Fri Jul 21, 2023 3:29 pm
Big Almaty Lake: experiences
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steven »
Wed Dec 06, 2017 1:01 pm
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The situation around Big Almaty Lake has changed often in recent times. Please let us know how it was for you: did you encounter problems or did...
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The road is closed for the taxi. They offer a taxi for XX.000 tenge. Private cars stopped about 5 km before BAO. You can also rent the...
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Last post by Lutnistas1969
Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:57 am
Charyn Canyon Eco Lodge Gone
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khorezmdan »
Thu Jun 23, 2022 3:24 am
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Greetings all,
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Yesterday I’ve visited the canyon. In this moment the “Visitor Center” offer glamping = 50.000 tenge for one night. But you can also rent there one...
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Last post by Lutnistas1969
Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:39 am
Hostel in the mountains as a base for 1-2 weeks?
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lngql »
Thu Jul 13, 2023 6:15 am
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Hey there! I'm hoping to base myself in a hostel in the mountains for 1-2 weeks, where I can do work on my computer but also do day hikes around the...
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Almaty is indeed a base for dayhikes in the mountains, I don't think you will find any other one.
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Last post by willemspie
Thu Jul 13, 2023 7:35 am
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Last post by Ouroboros2015
Wed Jul 12, 2023 5:29 pm
Hike Kolsay Lake 1 to Lake 2
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Lokaal Reizen »
Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:50 am
Good morning! Anyone knows how the the state is of the hiking trail from Kolsay Lake 1 to Kolsay Lake 2 after the flooding? And also how many...
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Last post by Lokaal Reizen
Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:50 am
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