Kazakhstan

Nothing to do with Borat, Central Asia's largest country (and the world's 9th largest) has some historic sites and dynamic cities like Almaty and Astana but touristically is stronger in the eco area, with impressive steppes and mountains to explore.

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Across Kazakhstan by rail - a photo essay

Caught this not long ago in The Guardian, where photographer Mario Heller wrote about his three weeks crossing the steppe by train. Here is his journey through the stories of the passengers, the history of the country and the romance of the railway.

Kazakh tourism adopts Borat's catchphrase: 'Very Nice!'

Have you seen Borat Subsequent Moviefilm? It's a hoot - and Kazakhstan's outrage at Sacha Ben Cohen's original, its tourism authority has decided that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Here's how and why: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/27/very-nice-kazakhstan-adopts-borats-catchphrase-in-new-tourism-campaign-sacha-baron-cohen?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Kazakhstan, the rough diamond

Straddling two time zones and four climate zones, Central Asia's largest country is one of startling contrasts. Some would say it is the country of steppes, others of endless flatlands, of deep canyons such as Charyn, of deserts or of semi-saline lakes, like Balkhash. They would all be right. Richly endowed by nature, the country has embraced green policies with targets extending to 2050. Like an old nomadic tribe, changes are in the country’s DNA, as illustrated by the decision to move the…

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Max Pesling December 13, 2025 at 7:37pm

Exploring the vast steppes and Kazakh culture beyond the country´s cities: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230808-kazakhstan-a-road-trip-...

The world's largest landlocked country

Photographer Yulia Denisyuk returned to the land of her birth to discover how Kazakhstan's endless steppes and rugged mountains tell the nation's ric…
Ed Wetschler December 12, 2025 at 10:48pm

Read why Almaty made it onto CNN Travel´s list of best places to visit this year: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/best-destinations-to-visit-2025?cid=...

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/best-destinations-to-visit-2025?cid=ios_app
Jordan Simon April 9, 2023 at 9:57am

The English-language Astana Times just reports that the country is launching efforts to promote ecotourism, agritourism, and ethnographic tourism (focusing on Kazakh culture): https://astanatimes.com/2023/04/kazakhstan-promotes-ethnographic-to...

Kazakhstan Promotes Ethnographic Tourism to Attract Foreign Visitors - The Astana Times

ASTANA – Kazakhstan plans to promote ecotourism, agrotourism, and ethnographic tourism by establishing new tour routes, trails, observation sites, an…
David Paul Appell August 15, 2022 at 9:30am

For the past seven years an Alaska-born blogger named Nicole has been publishing some great content at AdventuresWithNicole.com, and this month she updated her guide to Kazakhstan - very much worth a read if this fascinating country interests you: https://adventuresoflilnicki.com/kazakhstan-travel-guide/

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Kazakhstan

Across Kazakhstan by rail - a photo essay

Kazakh tourism adopts Borat's catchphrase: 'Very Nice!'

Kazakhstan, the rough diamond

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