Kazakhstan ( Қазақстан ). A voyage to Kazakhstan, Central Asia - Astana, Almaty, Aktobe, Arkalyk, Baikonur, Balqash, Karagandy, Kyzylorda, Kostanay, Pavlodar, Temirtau, Turkistan, Shymkent, Ekibastuz...

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Though the outside world is gradually becoming aware of Kazakhstan, largely thanks to its oil and the antics of that pseudo-Kazakh Borat Sagdiyev, few have really explored this country of vastly varied attractions.<br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"></div></div></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I5msq7UioeY/UCpa2JRq_ZI/AAAAAAAAPls/qc_n2U9FKXY/s1600/Kazakhstan+39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I5msq7UioeY/UCpa2JRq_ZI/AAAAAAAAPls/qc_n2U9FKXY/s320/Kazakhstan+39.jpg" width="320" /></a>Easily the most economically advanced of the ‘stans’, post-Soviet Kazakhstan is reinventing itself as a uniquely prosperous and modern Eurasian nation. The leafy commercial and social hub, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=356858">Almaty</a>, has an almost European feel with its quality hotels, slick boutiques, chic cafés and streets thick with BMWs and Mercedes. <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=356866">Astana</a>, in the north, is being transformed at quickfire speed into a 21st-century capital with a unique mix of Islamic, Western, Soviet and wacky futuristic architecture. President Nursultan Nazarbaev, who has ruled Kazakhstan since Soviet times, doesn’t encourage political opposition but is managing to forge a peaceful, multiethnic nation – which makes him on the whole pretty popular.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhMRW0iANF0sKKxmcf7aSa8D_hE_JhFq-AQEdB8sX7xKtXJngoeEj-3N8x59ZD_2YW2lodMTISBHYppWHoh5jj1RfxgTkRqb8lzahiI8Noxvi6V2c6vCJtXyZisxcqQjuEOQTT4VYmg8v/s1600/Kazakhstan+31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhMRW0iANF0sKKxmcf7aSa8D_hE_JhFq-AQEdB8sX7xKtXJngoeEj-3N8x59ZD_2YW2lodMTISBHYppWHoh5jj1RfxgTkRqb8lzahiI8Noxvi6V2c6vCJtXyZisxcqQjuEOQTT4VYmg8v/s320/Kazakhstan+31.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />Around the fringes of the great steppes where the once nomadic Kazakh people – still famed for their horse skills and unique equestrian sports – used to roam, Kazakhstan presents an array of surprising adventures. You can trek on foot or horse in the spectacular Tian Shan or Altay Mountains, watch flamingos on steppe lakes or discover mysterious underground mosques near the Caspian Sea. Community ecotourism programmes in some of the most beautiful areas enable travellers to stay with village families at affordable cost.<br />With travellers still rare here, a foreign guest is usually treated not as just another tourist but with real hospitality, and locals will often go out of their way to help you. Enjoy it while it lasts! <a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><b>Ready to go?</b><br />These tours & activities make it easy:<br /><ul class="inBody"><li>Follow the central <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=356141">Silk Road</a> <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/asia/tours/overland/central-silk-road-2?lpaffil=fbta1"> through Kazakhstan's green forests</a></li><li>Push your limits on a <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan/tours/mountaineering/khan-tengri-expedition?lpaffil=fbta1">Khan Tengri Expedition</a></li></ul><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hGaIjqW7TDDvbJ4REJYga0nPkejn8pMmifzfanYxUdbHtHmRZywCeuASY80ggsTuRTrrAnbjVvJE8qH_X642v7dKRv4yelh6PDTywDsq6zt-XeG3PAwx8YZpTse5ryI2L_DLsc5iw1b3/s1600/Kazakhstan+29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-hGaIjqW7TDDvbJ4REJYga0nPkejn8pMmifzfanYxUdbHtHmRZywCeuASY80ggsTuRTrrAnbjVvJE8qH_X642v7dKRv4yelh6PDTywDsq6zt-XeG3PAwx8YZpTse5ryI2L_DLsc5iw1b3/s400/Kazakhstan+29.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><h3 class="themeHeading">More about Kazakhstan </h3><ul><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan/places">Places in Kazakhstan <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan/weather">When to go & weather <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan/transport/getting-there-away">Getting there & around <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan/history">History <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan/travel-tips-and-articles">Tips & articles <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan?lpaffil=dest-nav-hotels">Hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan/forum">Forum</a></li></ul></div><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading">Make it happen</h3><ul><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/shopSearch?q=kazakhstan">Shop for travel guides</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/kazakhstan?lpaffil=dest-nav-hotels">Search hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/flights.do">Cheap flights</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do">Travel insurance</a></li></ul><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C7xjjyw35BQ/UCpaSv5qfNI/AAAAAAAAPjE/6ia7MHycevA/s1600/Kazakhstan+16.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C7xjjyw35BQ/UCpaSv5qfNI/AAAAAAAAPjE/6ia7MHycevA/s640/Kazakhstan+16.JPG" width="640" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zXXKlvpJV4M/UCparETMqGI/AAAAAAAAPk0/5k3-1aPLG6E/s1600/Kazakhstan+32.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zXXKlvpJV4M/UCparETMqGI/AAAAAAAAPk0/5k3-1aPLG6E/s640/Kazakhstan+32.jpg" width="640" /></a>  <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4mLfuIYxnxo/UCpawI8V9hI/AAAAAAAAPlM/cFJ4wkwdM1I/s1600/Kazakhstan+35.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="420" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4mLfuIYxnxo/UCpawI8V9hI/AAAAAAAAPlM/cFJ4wkwdM1I/s640/Kazakhstan+35.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GhgMUkBn7IA/UCpaso5LYrI/AAAAAAAAPk8/frNEqU-LtaQ/s1600/Kazakhstan+33.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GhgMUkBn7IA/UCpaso5LYrI/AAAAAAAAPk8/frNEqU-LtaQ/s640/Kazakhstan+33.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div>

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But as students of that history know, it’s also sprung a few bad apples over the years. Tyrants enamoured by the country’s physical bounty have run the territory we now call Uzbekistan since time immemorial.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_ZpiYGNJYeOlbequNPPhyphenhyphen52mUhemu3AvBCeeq2sYBCvjvfLscjBQ7Dno6Z47GnvGdCPme1P6bndZpB94zz_f-RUmPDGKl3Svom-0sPm7rLVmr_j3KmcamGzCZTJf0s4WdbSKiAFpsktu/s1600/Uzbekistan+4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_ZpiYGNJYeOlbequNPPhyphenhyphen52mUhemu3AvBCeeq2sYBCvjvfLscjBQ7Dno6Z47GnvGdCPme1P6bndZpB94zz_f-RUmPDGKl3Svom-0sPm7rLVmr_j3KmcamGzCZTJf0s4WdbSKiAFpsktu/s200/Uzbekistan+4.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5R531tES6UKhr6JLql0qLrjZBmFwUzg6LLe1JzP_vRPiOSRxJSbz-b2gYnR9yV9eI5GGO1uVyPAYU8fFjZr82dQa-K4FS28nGRpSpO9PCrc0uXSxYPddcRVdHDrZqOwoubR4_WuSooTd/s1600/Uzbekistan+20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5R531tES6UKhr6JLql0qLrjZBmFwUzg6LLe1JzP_vRPiOSRxJSbz-b2gYnR9yV9eI5GGO1uVyPAYU8fFjZr82dQa-K4FS28nGRpSpO9PCrc0uXSxYPddcRVdHDrZqOwoubR4_WuSooTd/s200/Uzbekistan+20.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyrE403F2MM_GFrx5_mAc0EDqPuTMuo86AuA5kTNg_oz57EtE6DLcaiS16wm6gCl3438Zy_kG7KYfhgM0BGcvd3HSc40-ERQ3A0rBhlGRdXr92uHoeKYmPNimM6TNl7i9eGWKVH_ilfvP/s1600/Uzbekistan+16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFyrE403F2MM_GFrx5_mAc0EDqPuTMuo86AuA5kTNg_oz57EtE6DLcaiS16wm6gCl3438Zy_kG7KYfhgM0BGcvd3HSc40-ERQ3A0rBhlGRdXr92uHoeKYmPNimM6TNl7i9eGWKVH_ilfvP/s200/Uzbekistan+16.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRtn2IsQXYLzAEJHKQoG3IrsiGYxA2q1wisGx4OBThlVxCiDt-jNrNo9SsooMf7-grBx-ZheyUBD9ALyL-cqQCoBB21VCUMAQU6U9nsnXrnJhasXvwIG-lL9ynwdHZMasJj655kP_leqP/s1600/Uzbekistan+29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRtn2IsQXYLzAEJHKQoG3IrsiGYxA2q1wisGx4OBThlVxCiDt-jNrNo9SsooMf7-grBx-ZheyUBD9ALyL-cqQCoBB21VCUMAQU6U9nsnXrnJhasXvwIG-lL9ynwdHZMasJj655kP_leqP/s200/Uzbekistan+29.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehUA9J8InOSVpEqGBW_reqI7lq_F_5iX97hJJROUp1PhBAZ2VkO1WepsCPxxKo_ldp1pEZtTjoMKvjeTx7OjZV7kBMzYd_IYpPxLnRpY-wV8EpIk1ObRPHuhfeT6IGGv5EB2gW_xXcuUy/s1600/Uzbekistan+35.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehUA9J8InOSVpEqGBW_reqI7lq_F_5iX97hJJROUp1PhBAZ2VkO1WepsCPxxKo_ldp1pEZtTjoMKvjeTx7OjZV7kBMzYd_IYpPxLnRpY-wV8EpIk1ObRPHuhfeT6IGGv5EB2gW_xXcuUy/s200/Uzbekistan+35.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Gd-VFXhpGc0gnp3AkU5bdHtOSAurGmzo2ILBkgiJ-reIG5SU2qfV-aMZZGj2oksNLm7loEbwUA6_-7a57Xf89Jx_Ol9YibOos6Bn3eqA0rKg4UIL8jbI2B6xuNZDL2YQ9mSDShDSQtB5/s1600/Uzbekistan+17.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Gd-VFXhpGc0gnp3AkU5bdHtOSAurGmzo2ILBkgiJ-reIG5SU2qfV-aMZZGj2oksNLm7loEbwUA6_-7a57Xf89Jx_Ol9YibOos6Bn3eqA0rKg4UIL8jbI2B6xuNZDL2YQ9mSDShDSQtB5/s200/Uzbekistan+17.JPG" width="200" /></a><br /><br />Concentrating on the good, if there was a Hall of Fame for Central Asian cities, Uzbekistan would own the top-three entries: <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=357830">Samarkand</a>, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=357828">Bukhara</a>, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=357842">Khiva</a>. The names practically epitomize the region, conjuring up images of knife-twirling dervishes, serpentine desert<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvW3FhnR8bErln03JswHsvs3MdZsaLF8FDlBuTK-kUYNztx86rNCbmfGRJ-ohY6ZEYLrJ-FPlfd2cHgNsyEDasyhXdLAkJRXMYUgcmRvaP1WrYao6jBvcK-XyuzNJmhBphmWdcNDRBYcd/s1600/Uzbekistan+10.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvW3FhnR8bErln03JswHsvs3MdZsaLF8FDlBuTK-kUYNztx86rNCbmfGRJ-ohY6ZEYLrJ-FPlfd2cHgNsyEDasyhXdLAkJRXMYUgcmRvaP1WrYao6jBvcK-XyuzNJmhBphmWdcNDRBYcd/s320/Uzbekistan+10.jpg" width="212" /></a>caravans and architecture that blends with the  sand. Seen in person, the Big Three do not disappoint (the occasional  overzealous restorative effort notwithstanding).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5M-acw3gtusE9ePzIoPLvKbsH3_6DIMOTgpQDsyK_DzQ8UkwaP-MJCHNaJ541_PtNYZUVCeV8H6iXtSYYNlAW-k-m_LtCz2sExFjd1PGMxPHKxJNgzWAqYODbr-rKup76jDQloEGRFeP/s1600/Uzbekistan+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5M-acw3gtusE9ePzIoPLvKbsH3_6DIMOTgpQDsyK_DzQ8UkwaP-MJCHNaJ541_PtNYZUVCeV8H6iXtSYYNlAW-k-m_LtCz2sExFjd1PGMxPHKxJNgzWAqYODbr-rKup76jDQloEGRFeP/s200/Uzbekistan+19.jpg" width="200" /></a> Alas, they sometimes overshadow the country’s other attractions, which include dazzling bazaars, ancient fortresses like the one at <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=357829">Nurata</a>, and an impressive array of largely unsung natural attractions. But at least that means you'll have the hiking and adventure-sport opportunities of Chimgan & around to yourself!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOW2Uq3j48JxELmqFYYEZzoR98Tt96oIi6sEr35dOK-hiMNTGCtdgUxNQEj4wwQo5xY7LL6MlYyiKnfN5jfVkX6N5rgveRX3vonY8TxzqibFCvofcnkta0iYdXH2X2nx1_eu_YkSxIOjg/s1600/Uzbekistan+14.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOW2Uq3j48JxELmqFYYEZzoR98Tt96oIi6sEr35dOK-hiMNTGCtdgUxNQEj4wwQo5xY7LL6MlYyiKnfN5jfVkX6N5rgveRX3vonY8TxzqibFCvofcnkta0iYdXH2X2nx1_eu_YkSxIOjg/s320/Uzbekistan+14.jpg" width="320" /></a>All of this goes a long way to eclipse the bad memories evoked<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5Q99dX_gv19kLMwi5Pe6YOgukE7ihVP4pTZWjP5aRGxKQF32z4TlwSawbPywg3TuHEFzn3yio2VXEP7IlstlelvqWTL0vZJYBfzHg6SS3tF7jc3VoZZAeBJ77RahYIZVYhP-M9eDQBtB/s1600/Uzbekistan+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5Q99dX_gv19kLMwi5Pe6YOgukE7ihVP4pTZWjP5aRGxKQF32z4TlwSawbPywg3TuHEFzn3yio2VXEP7IlstlelvqWTL0vZJYBfzHg6SS3tF7jc3VoZZAeBJ77RahYIZVYhP-M9eDQBtB/s200/Uzbekistan+6.jpg" width="200" /></a> by names like<br />Jenghiz Khan,  <br />Timur, Nasrullah Khan and Stalin. 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