Steppe, Altyn Emel National Park (Photo: 13000km.com)
1. Altyn-Emel National Park – Steppe
Singing Dunes, Altyn Emel National Park (Photo: tourasia.kz)
2. Altyn-Emel National Park – Singing Dunes
Aktau Mountains, Altyn Emel National Park (Photo: turanasia.com)
Produce stand along the road to Altyn Emel National Park (Photo: almatyexplorer.wordpress.com)
3. Altyn-Emel National Park – Aktau Mountains
Kok Zhailau (Photo: nextsteppe.wordpress.com)
Big Almaty Lake (Photo: travelcravings.com)
4. Ile-Alatau National Park – Trans-Ile Alatau Mountains, Kok Zhailau, Big Almaty Lake, Issyk Lake, and Turgen Gorge
Almaty (Photo: jetfarer.com)
Ascension Cathedral, Almaty (Photo: leggypeggy.wordpress.com)
5. Almaty City (largest city and Soviet era capital) – Medeu Skating Rink, Ascension Cathedral, Green Bazaar, and Kazakh Museum of Folk Musical Instruments
Kaindy Lake (Photo: alibeksamat.wordpress.com)
6. Kaindy Lake in the Tien Shan Mountains
Tamgaly-Tas petroglyph site (Photo: triplegemtravels.com)
7. Tamgaly-Tas petroglyph site
One of the last wild apple forests (Photo: silka.tours)
8. Last wild apple forests
9. Charyn Canyon – Charyn National Park
Kolsai Lake (Photo: cnbworldtour.wordpress.com)
10. Kolsai Lakes National Park