Best Traditional Kazakh Almaty 1854 Medeu Rink 1972 Charyn Canyon 154 km Astana Baiterek 97 m Aksu-Zhabagly UNESCO 2016 Tamgaly UNESCO 2004 and Kazakhstan Deep Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Kazakhstan travel | Asia destinations Best Traditional Kazakh Almaty 1854 Medeu Rink 1972 Charyn Canyon 154 km Astana Baiterek 97 m Aksu-Zhabagly UNESCO 2016 Tamgaly UNESCO 2004 and Kazakhstan Deep Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Kazakhstan is the ninth-largest country on earth and it wears that scale on its sleeve. Almaty in the south sits at the foot of the Tien Shan with apple orchards and the world's highest Olympic skating rink at Medeu. Charyn Canyon east of the city looks like a smaller sibling of the Grand Canyon. Kolsai and Kaindy hide spruce forests above and below the waterline. The capital Astana, briefly renamed Nur-Sultan between 2019 and 2022, shows off Norman Support towers on the open steppe. Tamgaly, Aksu-Zhabagly, Saryarka and the Yasawi mausoleum at Turkestan add four UNESCO entries to the route. Plan a 7-10 day Kazakhstan trip. This is your single-page Kazakhstan working guide for mountains, canyons, steppe lakes and Silk Road sites,...