Nice pictures... this is the last area left for me to see in Kazakhstan, and I may have an opportunity to see it next April.
How did you find the people were around there? Atyrau can be quite an unfriendly place, how are the people you meet out in the steppe?
What time of year did you go? I want to avoid the terrible summer heat, but also avoid the rain and mud of late winter, as I plan to drive off-road from Aralsk past the Aral Sea and onto the Ustyurt Plateau, eventually crossing into Turkmenistan at Karabogaz. Any reccommendation? I think mid-April would be good....
Thanks!
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