Izmir so you can Istanbul, Istanbul to help you Almaty, Almaty so you’re able to Shymkent. That was your way i embarked into a few weeks ago for the wonderful land out-of Kazakhstan, a nation full of unexpected situations… I am therefore delighted that individuals was basically acceptance because of the Kazakhstan Tourist panel to try out a genuine preference of this wonderful nation once the I had just very heard of Kazakhstan on the United kingdom tv reveal Borat, a personality that pretends becoming a journalist out of Kazakhstan. It’s definitely humorous but contains absolutely nothing resemblance on the genuine Kazakhstan once i learned throughout my personal 9 weeks indeed there…

We arrived at Almaty airport at seven was and you may was indeed welcomed because of the all of our co-ordinator Aigul. Once we had such as for instance a delay toward our very own journey off Istanbul, these people were contacting out toward finally boarding in regards to our 2nd airline to Shymkent. Sleepily, i ran from the airport meeting two our team friends in the act and just handling and make the 2nd flight on time.

When we got in the Shymkent we had a two hours drive to your destination of one’s Aksu-Zhabagly Character Set-aside. Little did I am aware whenever i dropped resting 5 minutes into the journey you to that might be the last moment from web sites we might features having a whole two days.

Immediately after 2 hours we pulled doing a lodge in the root of the hills. It absolutely was a former Soviet summer camp. Not necessarily the 5 superstar accommodations i am accustomed, nonetheless it is real. They had a share, cabin-eg bedroom and you will a cafe or restaurant providing juicy Kazakh dining.

Once we had freshened upwards, everyone got together for lunch throughout the resort’s restaurant in which we feasted towards mampar soups and you may fresh bread. All of our class contained Nishit and you can Kritika of India, Dan off Canada, Yosh and Vins throughout the Philippines, Aigul and you will Dina of Kazakhstan and you may myself and you may Umit.

We’d some walking organized for the mid-day so including our book strapon seznamka zdarma, Rustem, we stacked on the a beneficial minivan to begin with your way on Character Set-aside

The latest Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Set-aside ‘s the earliest characteristics reserve during the Main Asia. As i is run on no sleep, the notion of hiking couldn’t getting then from what i would go for become creating that is running on the sleep, however when we had been call at the new mountain sky, cinch in our tresses We forgot in the my personal exhaustion and you may preferred the spectacular feedback all around.

Its breathtakingly breathtaking and it also are, for me, the most surprising and you will fun town of all of the cities we visited throughout our amount of time in Kazakhstan. Few individuals (as well as myself ahead of I went) be aware that tulips indeed come from Kazakhstan!

Wolves and carries wander brand new reserve but though I remaining my personal vision unlock for them, We never spotted people. Apparently snowfall leopards plus name the newest highest mountains of your Aksu-Zhabagly Nature Set aside household (along with a great yeti haha) however, none at which i noticed. If we got ooh-ed and you will ahh-ed along side breathtaking views, droned from most of the basics together with 1 skirt change in the latest back of the van, it was time in order to walk down to the latest Aksu River below.

The area of the characteristics set aside border varied surface, out of meadows, so you can juniper forests, glaciers so you’re able to gorges having snow capped slopes radiant bright from the point

As soon as we had been at the end along with pulled a number of (hundred) pictures, we preferred a good picnic perched to your a stone, ft clinging towards ice cold river. An amusing moniker I was immediately after given by good Bedouin inside the Petra, Michael jordan try ‘mountain goat’ as the i’m quite quick obtaining down a mountain no matter the landscapes. Everything i usually forget whenever i want down simply exactly how tough hiking backup it would be! We however earned this new Shymkent beer we had afterwards one to nights!