I’m surprised the Charyn Canyon doesn’t get more attention – it is a 300m / 1000ft deep, 155km / 100mile long gash straight through the almost perfectly flat plain floor. Snow capped mountains in the distance and spectacular rock formations all along the 3km / 2mile easily accessible walk on the canyon floor. Its not even listed as a highlight of Kazakhstan, let alone Central Asia – after travelling extensively round this part of the world I think it should be.
