Look first — then try not to go
Every photo was taken on our expeditions by guides and travellers. No stock: only Mangystau exactly as you will see it.
Boszhira
White fangs above the floor of the ancient Tethys ocean
Tuzbair
A mirror salt flat under the Ustyurt escarpment
Airakty & Sherkala
The Valley of Castles and the yurt-shaped mountain
Torysh & Painted Hills
The valley of stone spheres and the tiramisu layers of Kyzylkup
Ustyurt & Karynzharyk
The protected plateau and the depression of another planet
Canyons
Kapamsay, Karakabak, Ybykty — chalk labyrinths
Caspian & Oases
Turquoise bays, Zhygylgan and the Saura and Tamshaly oases
Sacred Mangystau
The underground mosques of Beket-Ata, Shakpak-Ata, Sultan-Epe
Night Sky
The Milky Way, meteors and green airglow
Wild Steppe
Argali, camels, the Caspian seal and poppies in bloom
Winter Mangystau
Snow on the chalk mountains and the frozen falls of Tamshaly
Sunsets & Sunrises
The golden hour every route is built around
Expedition Life
Camp, field kitchen, yurts and our vehicles
Video
Drone flights and time-lapses from real expeditions