The world's first and largest space launch site, from which Sputnik and Yuri Gagarin were launched. It's leased to Russia, and visits are possible only on organised tours booked well in advance, sometimes to watch a launch.
Tour arrangements depend on Russian permits; check carefully before booking.
A huge unfinished mausoleum built by Tamerlane in the late 14th century for a Sufi poet, with one of the largest brick domes in Central Asia and blue…
Kazakhstan's capital was built from scratch on the steppe from 1997, with futuristic buildings: the Bayterek Tower, a tree of life with a golden egg …
A turquoise glacial lake at 2,500 m in the Tian Shan mountains above Almaty, surrounded by peaks.
Three mountain lakes in a forested gorge in the northern Tian Shan, linked by a hiking trail.
A canyon 154 km long carved by the Charyn River, with red rock formations; the Valley of Castles section has a walk of about 3 km down to the river b…
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