My first day here is spent visiting bronze-age petroglyphs in a lushy vegetated canyon at Tamgaly.
My next stop is the economic hub of the country – Almaty, a modern city with great museums and wonderful restaurants, but should I wish to escape the rat-race then I can take the popular cable-car up to the top of a nearby hill for a fantastic view over the region.
The desert terrain of eastern Kazakhstan opens up into the beautiful fairy-tale rock formations of the Charyn Canyon National Park and it is here I spend my last day enjoying nature and taking advantage of the canyon hiking and rafting options on offer.
