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Polygon Semipalatinsk Test Site and Museum: open or not?

Last post by Lutnistas1969 « Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:11 pm
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by 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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I also started by asking NNC if I could get a permit with their help. I received a similar response as you. Then, I saw that the 06 July should be...
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Last post by Lutnistas1969
Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:11 pm
Kazhak government forcing users to install surveillance software?

Last post by serialchiller « Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:31 am
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by Milad » Sat Jul 20, 2019 6:44 am

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Hi,

It appears that you cannot access the internet in Kazakhstan anymore if you don't have installed a certificate which essentially enables the...

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I suspect Kazakhstan is using China-/Turkey-/Russia-style deep packet inspection for local SIM cards.

This means, when using a local SIM card, all...

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Last post by serialchiller
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:31 am
Kaspi payment app for tourists Q&A

Last post by serialchiller « Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:21 am
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by Kekly » Sat Sep 10, 2022 11:46 pm

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Has anyone had any experience with the Kaspi payment app? Can I get it as a tourist? I think it’s going to be difficult and expensive here if I don’t...

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Absolutely recommended if you plan to stay longer than a couple of weeks.

Simples route I've found:

Check in into a hotel or hostel (for a...

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Last post by serialchiller
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:21 am
Almaty Hostel in the mountains as a base for 1-2 weeks?

Last post by serialchiller « Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:07 am
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by 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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megaDacha was amazing!

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Last post by serialchiller
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:07 am
Finding a driver in Aktau

Last post by serialchiller « Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:05 am
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by Kedge » Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:10 pm

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Hi!

Just wondering if one could just show up in Aktau and hire a driver to take me to two specific spots...Bozzira Canyon and Karanzharyk...

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Just for orientation:

Yandex / taxi drivers make around 10k-20k KZT (20-40 EUR) per day, minus commission.

I'd use that as a guiding star for a...

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Last post by serialchiller
Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:05 am
A-27, A-26 - road condition (Aqtau - Aqtobe)

Last post by Bn1700 « Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:52 pm
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by mazeno » Tue May 16, 2017 9:51 pm
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fellas,
does anyone knows the current condition of the following state roads:

A-27 aktobe-kandyagash-dossor
A-26 yrgyz-shalkar-emba-kandyagash (or...

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I took the road from Aktobe to Shubarkuduk via Borodinolova R-78. the conditions were pretty good, only few potholes and you can go kn average 90kmh....
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Last post by Bn1700
Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:52 pm
Recommendations for national parks and side trips from Karaganda & Astana

Last post by Bn1700 « Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:27 pm
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by Joannejoanne » Wed Oct 11, 2023 3:15 am

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Hello!

We're heading to Karaganda in a few days followed by Astana and would love any recommendations for National Parks or other interesting side...

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I just passed Lake Burabay today. It’s alright, but not too interesting. The park itself has long elevated trails and is fairly developed. The town...

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Last post by Bn1700
Sun Oct 15, 2023 6:27 pm
Altyn-Emel NP looking to share a car/tour. Car hire advice in KZ

Last post by algirlpro « Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:53 pm

by algirlpro » Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:53 pm

Hello,
My fiancé and I are looking for anyone who would want to go to Altyn-Emel NP anytime between October 21-30. Ideally we would like to do at...

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Sat Oct 14, 2023 1:53 pm
Kazakhstan to China through Maikapchagai Jeminay border

Last post by Siberiade « Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:08 am
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by brownphel » Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:01 am

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Hi
I plan to leave Pavlodar in a few weeks time for China and would like to use the northern crossing. I can catch a train to Semey but have no...

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I wanted to post my experience here as it’s been many years since there has been any updates.

For the Chinese border, I took a taxi from...

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Last post by Siberiade
Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:08 am
North Kazakhstan trip: Updates from Astana to Altay (and the northern Chinese border crossing)

Last post by Siberiade « Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:04 pm

by Siberiade » Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:04 pm

Hi,

A number of things to update after a couple weeks heading to the east from Astana, all the way through the Altai and the Kazakh border. I...

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Last post by Siberiade
Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:04 pm
English Bookstore in Almaty

Last post by sarakyz « Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:29 pm
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by Leo Tao » Thu Oct 05, 2023 5:46 am

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Hi,

is there any english bookstore or bookstore selling english ones in Alamty, especially historic or architectural books on Central Asia?

Thanks.

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There’s an English bookstore inside Dostyk hotel (on Konaev and kurmangazy)

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Last post by sarakyz
Sun Oct 08, 2023 3:29 pm
Updates on Aksu-Zhabagly/Sayram-Ugam

Last post by RArmitage « Fri Oct 06, 2023 12:20 pm
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by aknight » Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:16 pm

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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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Hi
Please can you give me details of where you stayed. Heading there tomorrow and can’t see accommodation so any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

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Last post by RArmitage
Fri Oct 06, 2023 12:20 pm
Cheap flights to Central Asia

Last post by Veganfloyd « Fri Sep 15, 2023 8:57 pm
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by 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)?
I was intending...

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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
Hike around Almaty in October

Last post by steven « Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:09 pm
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by 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.

Also see

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Last post by steven
Wed Sep 13, 2023 7:09 pm
Trip end of october/beginning of november

Last post by TulaCosmoline « Thu Sep 07, 2023 1:37 pm
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by ilSigPin » Mon Sep 04, 2023 6:55 pm

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Hi from Italy!
First post here. Above all I would like to thank this website for its incredible and detailed work. A trip in the stans has always...

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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

Last post by Klaudyna « Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:54 am
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by 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,

I know you are 3 people but... me and my husband have 2 free places or a 2-day trip to Aral Sea on 28-29.09.2023. We will visit many...

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Last post by Klaudyna
Wed Sep 06, 2023 10:54 am
Road condition A2 Highway Shymkent - Almaty

Last post by srcalabuig « Mon Aug 28, 2023 3:43 pm
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by srcalabuig » Sun Aug 27, 2023 6:34 pm

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Hey there!

I am currently planning a road trip with a 1990 motorhome through Kazakhstan. I can't find any posts on the forum about the condition of...

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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?

Last post by steven « Thu Aug 24, 2023 8:23 am
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by Dana03 » Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:50 am

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Hi!
I currently live in Bishkek, where to keep costs down it is easy to find and use locally-oriented tour operators that exist more to cater to...

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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

Last post by Lagerfeld « Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:47 pm
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by 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?

Last post by Jacobcameron « Sun Aug 20, 2023 4:45 am
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by 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:

- Asem Hotel is currently listed for sale so she is closing the hotel. But we were able to what’s...

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Last post by Jacobcameron
Sun Aug 20, 2023 4:45 am
Logistics for visiting the Altai Mountains

Last post by Ines Kapferer « Mon Aug 07, 2023 12:32 pm
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by freya » Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:04 am
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Hey everyone,

I have read through all the information on here about the Altai Mountains and they sound absolutely stunning but I am not really sure...

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Dear Caravanistans
It is my great concern to give an update to the city of Zaysan. Although caravanistan is a great and helpful travel website...
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Last post by Ines Kapferer
Mon Aug 07, 2023 12:32 pm
Khorgos ICBC trip reports

Last post by Lutnistas1969 « Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:02 pm
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by 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 .
Is a free commercial area full of very big malls...

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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

Last post by Lagerfeld « Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:11 pm
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by 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.
May be Hostel Nomad 4x4 ?

They don*t have a good...

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Last post by Lagerfeld
Sun Jul 30, 2023 7:11 pm
Petropavl Q&A

Last post by bwv812 « Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:22 pm
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by 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.

Be sure to have a look at our guide to Petropavl...

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Why to pay cash? I always use my VISA-CARD, without any problems . . .

Because it's a Russian-owned and operated train station... which was why he...

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Last post by bwv812
Sat Jul 29, 2023 10:22 pm
Big Almaty Lake: experiences

Last post by Lutnistas1969 « Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:57 am
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by 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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Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:57 am

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