🌄 Good morning, everyone! 🐿️ The squirrel on a tree in the Burabay National Park in northern #Kazakahstan would like to say "I wish you a wonderful Thursday!" to you. Do you agree with us? 😜 #animals #squirrel #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography #centralasia #photography #ThePhotoHour #Bluesky

🌳From green oases to icy peaks: ⛰️ With this view from the Almaty Botanical Garden to the snow-capped mountains of the Trans-Ili Alatau just before sunset, 🌄 we wish you a wonderful Wednesday. 😊 #Photography #Landscape #Mountains #ThePhotoHour #Bluesky #Nature #Sunset #CentralAsia #Kazakhstan

Happy Tuesday, everyone! 😊 These rocks rocks isn't it? 🪨 The woolsack weathering of granite has created truly spectacular formations around the Sibiny Lakes in eastern #Kazakhstan. 🏞️ #ThePhotoHour #RockinTuesday #ClassicMono #Landscape #Mountains #CentralAsia #Photography #Bluesky #EastCoastKin

The table mountains of the Ustyurt Plateau in the Mangystau region never cease to amaze us. 🏜️ It feels like Arizona or Utah - but it is #Kazakhstan. We wish you a wonderful Monday and a good start to the new week. 🤗 #Photography #Landscape #Mountains #ThePhotoHour #Bluesky #BlueskyMonday #Nature

Have a wonderful & sunny Sunday 🌞with this photo of the stunning Mir-i Arab Madrasah in the Po-i-Kalyan complex in Bukhara, #Uzbekistan. This complex was built between the 12th & 16th century. #photography #Stunday #ThePhotoHour #BlueSky #architecture #EastCoastKin #CentralAsia

Good morning everyone! 🌇 The Siberian stonechat 🐦 in the Astana Botanical Garden in #Kazakhstan wishes you a wonderful sunny Saturday. 🍹 #Photography #Flowers #Birds #ThePhotoHour #CentralAsia #BlueSky #Nature #wildlife #Sunrise #birdphotography #birdlife #EastCoastKin

We bid farewell to the week with this photo from the beach of Lake Shalkar —one of five Sibe lakes in #Kazakhstan. 🏞️ Have a pleasant Friday and a relaxing weekend. 🏖️ #Photography #Landscape #Mountains #ThePhotoHour #CentralAsia #Bluesky #Nature #beachlife #ScapeFriday #EastCoastKin

The shanyrak is the central element of a yurt. It is a form of hospitality to meet each other under it. 🫖 This shanyrak is a modern version in the #Kazakhstan's Embassy in Berlin. #photography #architecture #traditions #customs #CentralAsia

Autumn vibes in the steppe during a golden sunset 🌄at the Sairam-Ugam mountain rage near the city Shymkent in southern #Kazakhstan. ⛰️ Have a wonderful Wednesday! 🤗 #Photography #Landscape #Mountains #ThePhotoHour #Bluesky #Nature #Sunset

It's Mushroom season in Burabay National Park in #Kazakhstan. 🍄🏞 Mushrooms sprout from the ground everywhere. 🍄 Happy Tuesday, everyone! 🤗 #nature #photography #mushrooms #ThePhotoHour

View from the Barskoon Valley up to the 4349 meter high and snow-capped mountain Pik Friendship in #Kyrgyzstan. 🏔️ Have a nice Monday and a good start of a amazing week. 🤗 #CentralAsia #Mountains #Landscape #Nature

With this view from Chistyye Klyuchi over the shores of the Bukhtarma reservoir 🏞 in eastern #Kazakhstan, we wish you a wonderful Sunday with plenty of sunshine & peace. 🏖 #photography #thephotohour #landscape #mountains #CentralAsia #stunday

This Saturday, we'll show you #Kazakhstan's longest bridge. The 1316 m long bridge opened a year ago. It allows for quick & convenient crossing of the Bukhtarma Reservoir year-round. Previously, travelers had to cross the Irdysh by ferry in summer & by car over the ice in winter. #Photography

We wish you a wonderful Friday 🤗and a good start to a relaxing weekend 🏖️with a view of displays of Rishtan ceramic bowls 🥣in front of the Divan-Beghi Khanaka, a monument built by Imamquli Khan in the early 17th century in Bukhara in present-day #Uzbekistan. #photography #CentralAsia #architecture

What an amazing view over #Kazakhstan 's capital, Astana?! Isn't it? 🏙 During a brief stay in the highest Northern Lights tower, we had the opportunity to enjoy this bird's-eye view of Akorda and Bayterek. And the evening light after sunset adds a special touch to the view. 🌇

An elderly woman with a child 👩‍👦 commemorates the firefighters who died in action in front of a fire brigade memorial 👨‍🚒 in the city of Shymkent, #Kazakhstan. Have a good start into the week! 🤗

Sometimes, you need to soar like an eagle 🦅 to capture the fantastic landscapes of #CentralAsia. Like here, the Jeti-Oguz (Seven Bulls) rocks in #Kyrgyzstan. 🏞 We wish you a beautiful Saturday. 🤗 #Photography #Landscape #Mountains #ThePhotoHour #Bluesky #Drone

There's no better place to start the weekend than on the sandy beach⛱️ of Burabay in #Kazakhstan, enjoying the blue sky, the view, and the water—pure tranquility.🍹 Isn't it? #photography #mountains #nature #CentralAsia #ThePhotoHour #beach

On this Wednesday, we have a view over the Lake Issyk-Kul in #Kyrgyzstan to the snow-capped mountains of the Tianshan. Do you know that "Issyk-Kul" means "Hot Lake" and refers to the fact that the huge lake never freezes over in winter? #Landscape #mountains #CentralAsia #ThePhotoHour #nature

What a sunny & beautiful Tuesday day at the former EXPO 2017 site in #Kazakhstan's capital Astana. 🌤 Seven years ago, we visited this place for the 1st time. Time runs so fast, isn't it! 😯 #photography #bluesky #architecture #ThePhotoHour #clouds #CentralAsia

New week, new luck. 🍀 We are excited like this young snow leopard kitten what the fresh new week will bring to us. Have a wonderful Monday! 🤗 #Cats #MondayMotivation #Wildlife #SnowLeopard #Nature #CentralAsia #Photography

The first rays of the sun touch the peaks 🏔 of the mighty four thousand meter high peaks of the Transili-Alatau near Almaty, #Kazakhstan. We wish you a wonderful Sunday. ☀️🥤 #sundayvibes #landscape #mountains #bluesky #photohour #CentralAsia #nature

📆 23 years ago today, the iconic Bayterek Tower was completed in Astana, the capital of #Kazakhstan. Have you seen this building before? The country also celebrates on this Saturday the 'Constitution Day'. 🎆 Құтты болсын! 🎇 #Bluesky #photography #architecture #CentralAsia

This is not Hawaii or Maldives! 🌴 It is a sunset at a sandy beach at the Bukhtarma Reservoir in #Kazakhstan. 🌅 Isn't it awesome? 😍 #Landscape #Nature #BlueSky #Photography #Coast #PhotoHour

We wish you a tranquility 😌 like we experienced at Sibinsky Lakes in eastern #Kazakhstan for your weekend! 🦆How do you like the view? 🏞 #Photography #Landscape #Wildlife #CentralAsia #Travel #Mountains #Travel

Hello Astana! This dome of steel & glass with painted traditional Kazakh ornaments is greeting visitors arriving by plane to #Kazakhstan 's capital. Isn't it an eye candy? #Photography #Photohour #CentralAsia #Architecture #Travel

🌩 Watch as a storm sweeps across the Ustyurt Plateau in western #Kazakhstan. 🌬We wish you a wonderful Thursday. 😊 #Photography #Landscape #StormHour #Nature #mountains #travel #desert

#Kazakhstan is the 1st country in #CentralAsia to receive satellite internet via Starlink. This will provide internet access to even the most remote regions and villages — and tourists can now stay connected to the outside world in their RVs in the most remote & often most beautiful locations.

The Tiger Mountains near Zharkent in southeastern #Kazakhstan never cease to amaze us. ⛰️ The red & white rock layers gave the mountain range its name. We wish you a wonderful Tuesday! 🤗 #Photography #Mountains #Landscape #Travel #PhotoHour #CentralAsia

The Sheikhantaur Mausoleum in Tashkent, the capital of #Uzbekistan, is one of the lesser-known sights among tourists. The building dates back to the 14th century and is dedicated to Sheikh Hovendi al-Tahur, a Sufi monk famous throughout #CentralAsia. Happy Monday! #Architecture #Photography #art

Today, August 10, #Kazakhstan celebrates Abai Day. On this day 180 years ago, the famous Kazakh poet and philosopher Abai Qunanbaiuly was born. His collection, "The Book of Words," has been translated into many languages. Have a restful Sunday! 🌞 #philosophy #bluesky #literature #CentralAsia

What's your weekend view? We venture a look from the green hill of Kök-Tobe down into the sea of houses in the city of Almaty and the peaks of the Trans-Ili Alatau in #Kazakhstan. #Photography #Mountains #Landscape #Travel #PhotoHour #CentralAsia #Cityscape #Nature #GoldenHour

We wish you a good Friday & a good start into the weekend with a photo of a Persian wagtail sitting 🐦 on a mausoleum in the Mangystau region of #Kazakhstan. 🤗 #photography #birds #CentralAsia #PhotoHour #nature #wildlife #bluesky #architecture

Unfortunately, the idyllic ferry crossing over the huge Bukhtarma Reservoir in #Kazakhstan is now a thing of the past. ⛴️ Since this year, it has been possible to cross the dammed Irdysch River via a bridge. 🌉 Have a good day! 🤗 #PhotoHour #Landscape #BlueSky #Photography #CentralAsia #Boats #Cars

It's Wednesday - the peak of the week. ⛰️ So today we're showing you a beautiful peak in Ala Archa National Park in #Kyrgyzstan. Have a wonderful day! 🤗 #PhotoHour #Landscape #BlueSky #Photography #CentralAsia #Mountains #TRLT

Today, Cosmonaut Talgat Musabayev has passed away at the age of 74. Over the span of his career, Musabayev participated in three space missions. More: Link in bio We met with many people who knew T. Musabayev personally. All of them described him as a kind, friendly person. RIP, Talgat.

Oh, is it Monday again?! ⏰This cute family of ground squirrels in the ruins of the ancient city of Afrasiyab in Samarkand, #Uzbekistan, abandoned since the Mongol invasion in 1220 AD, must be thinking the same thing. Have a nice day! 🤗 #Photography #PhotoHour #Wildlife #Animals #Travel #CentralAsia

We can't stop gazing across the deep blue Lake Burabay 🏞️ in northern #Kazakhstan at the bizarre tent-shaped sandstone cliffs, each with its own legend to tell 📚. Do you feel the same? We wish you a happy Friday! 🤗 #Photography #Mountains #Landscape #Travel #PhotoHour #CentralAsia

We caught this bee-eater 🐦 circling over the ruins of the ancient Silk Road city of Otrartobe in #Kazakhstan on camera. Isn't the bird beautiful with its colorful feathers, shape, and form? 🤩 Have a great Thursday! 🤗 #photography #birds #CentralAsia #PhotoHour #nature #wildlife #bluesky

The drive through the Achisay Canyon is one of the most beautiful crossings of the Karatau Mountains by car in southern #Kazakhstan. ⛰️🚘🏔️ Isn't the view of the entrance to the canyon impressive in itself? 😍 Have a good Wednesday! 🤗 #Photography #Mountains #Landscape #Travel #PhotoHour #CentralAsia

We wish a happy Tuesday with this snow-capped mountain range and green hills, partly covered with forests, near the town of Karakol in #Kyrgyzstan. ⛰️ #PhotoHour #Landscape #BlueSky #Photography #CentralAsia #Mountains #TRLT

The elevator shaft at Nur-Alem in Astana ( #Kazakhstan ) could easily have been part of a spaceship from a science fiction movie. It's not without reason that the building of the world exhibition EXPO 2017 now houses the "Museum of the Future." #Photography #Travel #Architecture #SciFi #CentralAsia

Good evening & Good night from the Arbat in Shymkent, #Kazakhstan. 🌃 The colorful shining angels 👼 & umbrellas ☂️ over the heads of the people walking this pedestrian street reminds us of 🎄Christmas lights of the Regent Street in London. #photography #travel #photohour #blueskyart #sightseeing

We wish you a wonderful #Saturday and a relaxing weekend 🍹🏖️with a photo of the mighty walls of the Ark of Bukhara in the warm evening light in #Uzbekistan. 🌇 #Architecture #Archaeology #CentralAsia #Photography #GoldenHour #art #sunset #clouds

This isn't a watercolor painting 🎨 or an Italian dessert 🍰 — it's Kyzylkup, also known as Tiramisu Gorge. Nature has left behind an impressive landscape here in the Mangystau region of western #Kazakhstan. Isn't it? Have a wonderful Friday! 🌞 #Landscape #PhotoHour #Desert #Photography #CentralAsia

Good morning! 👋 Enjoy with us the view through a entrance gate of Tamgaly-Tas to the green steppe and brown hills around the Ili river in the Almaty region of #Kazakhstan. 🏞️ Have a good day! 🤗 #Photography #Landscape #CentralAsia #PhotoHour #MorningMotivation

#BookoftheDay: Today's recommended book is an English translation of the works of the famous Kazakh poet and philosopher Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845-1904). Enjoy the Abai's song "Zhelsiz tunde zharyk ai" (Bright moon on a windless night - In this book it's named Moonlight). youtu.be/ffY7SQdJnhE?...

What a sight! 😍 Visitors are greeted by a sea of #flowers upon entering the Almaty Presidential Park in #Kazakhstan, and beyond the colonnades, the imposing mountains of the Trans-Ili Alatau can be seen rising up nearby. We wish you a wonderful Tuesday! 🤗 #PhotoHour #Landscape #Photography #Nature

The snow-covered Chatkal mountains are mirrored in the sun reflectors of the "Sun" Complex Research Facility in Parkent, #Uzbekistan. Like the reflectors give power to the Solar Furnace, we hope the weekend gave you fresh power for the new week! #MondayMotiviation #Technology #Landscape #Photography

Good morning greetings with a beautiful view from Peak Shymbulak over the clouds to Peak Talgar 🏔️, the highest peak of the Trans-Ili Alatau near Almaty in #Kazakhstan. Isn't it a amazing view? We wish you a wonderful Sunday! 🏖️🍹 #kazakhstan #landscape #mountains #photography #travel #centralasia