Kazakhstan Aktau Mountains, View from northern slopes

The Aktau mountains are a remote and mostly unknown / overlooked area in south east Kazakhstan. Their shapes and colors are something unique in the world. It can be described as a museum of the distant past.

This is a 9-photo vertical panorama with a 14mm lens. Make sure to bring that and compose it later in post edit.

To get here, you need to first get to the entrance of the Altyn-Emel National Park. Here, you need to get the permits and pay the fees. Then, you continue your way to the Aktau Mountains which in total is a 140km off-road drive from Basshi (the entrance ´city´). Camping is close to the mountains. However, bring water and food. There is no infrastructure.