About
A land of ancient seas, otherworldly canyons, and unique rock formations.
Why go
- Feels like you’ve left earth entirely
- Playground for adventure
- Feels like a massive natural museum
Must try
- Bozjyra viewpoint before 5:00 am
- Valley of balls (torysh)
- Sherkala mountain
- Bozzhyra canyons
Pro tips
- Fly into aktau, get a 4x4
- Give yourself at least 5 days
- Hire a local driver and guide with a 4x4
- Camp anywhere (no sites)
- Stay away from the salt flats, especially if wet
Good to know
- No hotels or paved roads in key viewing areas
- No internet, no signal, no restaurants, no toilets
Save places like this with mio
mio turns the TikTok and Instagram travel videos you save into a map of places to go. Share a video and mio pulls out every spot in it, tips included.
The tips on this page came from travel videos people saved to mio.