If anyone asks me where a must-visit place in the Almaty region is, my answer is Sharyn Canyon. It is not exactly near Almaty city, but about a three-hour drive away. I have not been to the Grand Canyon so I cannot make the comparison, but I can say that in Sharyn Canyon, there will be a lot less strangers appearing in your pictures. In fact when we went in January, we literally had the whole place to ourselves.
Getting to Sharyn Canyon
There are a few options to go to Sharyn Canyon- self-drive, group tour, and private tour, though I recommend the last option. I know below every page I say my budget is shoestring, but hear me out. There is no point in self-driving if you do not know where to drive to. We were on the main road when suddenly our driver turned and went off of it. The next moment we were off-roading in the snow to god-knows-where because there were no signs or landmarks and every direction looked like the same kind of white. He was relying on GPS and his own pre-loaded map because of the lack of data service. As for group tours, a bus could get you to the well-known viewpoints, but the remote gems would be inaccessible to it. A private jeep however, could drive between every crevice and ridge.
In case you still need convincing, the 2019 Land Rover commercial for its new Defender model was shot here. Take a look:
And these are the snow-covered versions of the scenes in the commercial:
Not in the video:
A quick Google search for Sharyn Canyon tour operators would give you many options to choose from, but for our jeep tour we went with Nomad Outfitters. For cheap group tours, CAMPIT announces them on their Instagram page seasonally. Or you could just rent a Land Rover and replicate the stunts.
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