The next day – slightly the worse for wear – I headed for the ancient Kolsai Lake and Charyn Canyon, accompanied by guide Mauletkazy Miras, an expert on Almaty’s natural history and a PhD ...
The Tien Shan mountains is one of the jewels of Central Asia and nestled deep within the range is Kolsai Lake. Alpine in nature, with coniferous forests and bushes of fragrant hawthorn and apricot ...