I traveled to Kazakhstan together with Japanese friends between Sept 15-21. We took a direct flight connecting Narita and Nursultan and took a local flight to Almaty. In Almaty region, we joined my Kazakh friend and a professional tour guide who took us to a ranch owned by our mutual friend (100 km west from Almaty) where I stayed with Japanese horse riders 6 months earlier this year, Charyn Grand Canyon, Kaindy and Kolsai Lakes, Zharkent near the Chinese border, Singing Dunes at Altyn Emel National Park, as well as Almaty City and surrounding tourist attractions such as Big Almaty Lake. We utilized our transit time (5-6 hours) in Nursultan to explore the capital city on Sept 15 and 21.
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