It was not difficult to predict after the violence in Kazakhstan in January 2022; the capital Astana, which was renamed in March 2019 after the country’s first president, Nursultan (Nazarbaev), has regained its old name as of today and is Astana again. After all, the violence in January was a direct result of a power […]

Indeed, from early 2022, and hopefully it will remain so, you will be able to travel to Kazakhstan without a visa, as was the case before the pandemic. However, you must still be able to show a covid vaccination certificate (digital or a document) upon arrival, or otherwise a negative (PCR) test certificate. Traveling in […]

It’s not completely surprising that Kazakhstan has changed its visa policy in 2021, a few times. The reason of course is the pandemic, which for now refuses to disappear. The country has introduced a temporary visa obligation for citizins of many countries, and in September announced to abolish it. However, as the pandemic flares up […]

In order to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 in the country, Kazakhstan has decided to reintroduce the visa for entering the country. Visitors will have to show a medical certificate, not older than two days, proving they don’t have the virus. More information on this temporarily change of policy can be found here.

One of the most beautiful parts of Kazakhstan is undoubtedly the Altai Mountains in the far away northeast of the country. In addition to high mountains, alpine landscapes, mountain lakes and wild rivers, even spectacular steppe and desert landscapes can be found in this area. However, not many travelers make it to the Kazakh Altai […]