Charyn Canyon: Kazakhstan's Red Rock, Three Hours from the City
A red sandstone canyon three hours from Almaty, with a valley floor you can walk into and camp on overnight.
Outdoors
Coast, mountain and trail — what to actually do outside.
Song-Köl is a high alpine lake you sleep beside in a yurt
Three thousand metres up in Kyrgyzstan, reachable for about four months a year, and worth arranging a trip around.