Tag: Five Stans

  • Friday 19 May 2023Highlights: Hiking Voru River, Visiting the remote Voru Village Today I woke up in this remote area to birds tapping at the window and the sun rising across the mountain range. Today was to have one included hike and one optional hike. The morning hike was along the Voru River up to…

  • Wednesday 17 May 2023Highlights: The Green Bazaar (Almaty), Flight diversion Today I say goodbye to Kazakhstan but first I still had a morning in Almaty. The day started with the most comprehensive breakfast buffet so far. After breakfast Anne, Birgitta and myself headed out to find the Green Bazaar.

  • Tuesday 16 May 2023Highlights: Hiking Charyn Canyon, Zenkov Cathedra, Panfilov’s Park, Independence Square An early start to the day with breakfast at 6.30 am. This was to allow us to explore one of the major highlights of Kazakhstan in Charyn Canyon and get to Almaty for a city tour.

  • Monday 15 May 2023Highlights: Border crossing, Exploring Kolsay Lakes National Park Today we left Kyrgyzstan for the next stop in the tour, a short visit to Kazakhstan. From Karakol it took us a few hours to reach the border with a several stops in between. Border control was very strict, I had my passport checked…

  • Sunday 14 May 2023Highlights: Hiking Jeti-Oguz Gorge, Hiking Karakol National Park Today we set off to hike Jeti-Oguz Gorge which was about 30 minute drive on semi-rough and bumpy road. We started with a stop at Heartbreak Ridge, the natural landscape of Kyrgyzstan is a treasure of the world.