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Your ultimate guide to Central Asia. Explore five countries, ancient cities, stunning landscapes, and rich cultures all in one region.

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Apr 12, 2021

Ala Archa Gorge

The Ala-Archa gorge has a mountaineering camp with the same name which is 45 km to the south of Bishkek. The gorge lies at an altitude of 2100 metres...

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Apr 12, 2021

Shymkent Tour

The most active town of southern Kazak, with active marketplaces and spirited downtown, Shymkent (Chimkent; Шымкент) has additional of Central Asian b...

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Apr 12, 2021

Kyrgyzstan Day Tour

Kyrgyzstan is a country whose 94% of the area is located at an altitude of 1,000 meters above the sea level, average elevation being 2,750 meters, and...

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Central Asia BlogOtrar And Turkestan tour
Apr 12, 2021

Otrar And Turkestan tour

Turaband, Tarban, Turar, and Farab are other names for Otrar. It is the birthplace of the famous scholar known as Al-Farab. Otrar was among the most r...

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Apr 12, 2021

Lenin Peak Tour

Lenin Peak is situated on the border amongst Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in the Pamir mountain framework. The Lenin Peak is the most astounding pile of...

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Apr 12, 2021

Mangyshlak Tour

Mangyshlak Peninsula is a land on the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan. The Mangistau region is in its territory. One of the most impres...

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Central Asia BlogKhan-Tengri and Pobeda Peaks
Apr 12, 2021

Khan-Tengri and Pobeda Peaks

Anatoli Boukreev or Khan Tengri as the locals call it, Khan Tengri is the world's most beautiful mountain peak because of its symmetry and the irregul...

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Apr 12, 2021

Karagiye Depression

Karagiye Depression is a unique and original site in the south-west of Kazakhstan. The name got translated into Kazakh as "a black hollow". Even thoug...

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Apr 12, 2021

Kazakhstan Day Tour

Mangyshlak is a near beach place along the Caspian Sea surrounded by mosques, caves and rocky shelters all around. With patches of green lands among t...

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Apr 12, 2021

Ala-Kul Lake Trek

A rock-dammed lake in the Terskey Alatau mountain range, Ala Kul lies at an altitude of approximately 3560 meters in the Ak-Suu District of the Issyk-...

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Apr 12, 2021

Jeti Oguz Mountain Trekking

The perfect choice for adventurers and for those who want to feel the remoteness and the strikingly beautiful scenery of Kyrgyzstan countryside and lo...

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Apr 12, 2021

Kyrgyzstan Mountain Tour

Kyrgyzstan is one of those countries where majority of the area is covered with mountain ranges. In case of Kyrgyzstan, it is 90%. Worth a mention is...

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