Filming locations in Kazakhstan

Our database holds Kazakhstan's best locations — from the glaciers of the Trans-Ili Alatau to the Caspian and the Aral. We built it together with the Ministry of Tourism, so you don't pay for the location. Choose what your scene needs.

It all starts in Almaty

The crew flies into Almaty — our base, gear and stage are here. Mountains are an hour away, canyons and desert a day's drive, the west and north of the country a domestic flight.

Astana1 h 45 min flightBurabayvia AstanaTurkestanflightAralvia KyzylordaMangystauflight to AktauCaspianAktauBy car from Almaty — in detail belowAlmaty
Boralday19 kmShymbulak22 kmBAL34 kmTurgen104 kmAssy257 kmKolsai and Kaindy296 kmCharyn211 kmSinging Dune300 kmAktau Mountains324 kmNomad City106 kmTamgaly173 kmTaldykorgan292 kmBalkhash (Lepsy)443 kmAlakol637 kmAlmaty
22 locations
Medeu and ShymbulakMedeu and ShymbulakLike the Alps22 km from AlmatyBig Almaty LakeBig Almaty LakeLike the Himalayas34 km from AlmatyTurgen Gorge and waterfallsTurgen Gorge and waterfallsLike mountain Norway104 km from AlmatyAssy PlateauAssy PlateauLike high-altitude Mongolia257 km from AlmatyKolsai and KaindyKolsai and KaindyLike a fairy tale296 km from AlmatyCharyn CanyonCharyn CanyonLike the Grand Canyon211 km from AlmatySinging Dune (Altyn-Emel)Singing Dune (Altyn-Emel)Like the Sahara300 km from AlmatyAktau Mountains (Altyn-Emel)Aktau Mountains (Altyn-Emel)Like Mars324 km from AlmatyBozzhyra and Ustyurt (Mangystau)Bozzhyra and Ustyurt (Mangystau)Like another planetFlightCaspian coastCaspian coastLike a faraway coastFlightNomad City (Konaev)Nomad City (Konaev)Like a medieval city of the Great Steppe106 km from AlmatyLake Balkhash (Lepsy)Lake Balkhash (Lepsy)Like an endless sea443 km from AlmatyLake AlakolLake AlakolLike a southern resort637 km from AlmatyBurabayBurabayLike CanadaFlightAral Sea and the ship graveyardAral Sea and the ship graveyardLike a post-apocalypseFlightSteppeSteppeLike the edge of the world74 km from AlmatyTamgaly (petroglyphs, UNESCO)Tamgaly (petroglyphs, UNESCO)Like the ancient world173 km from AlmatyTurkestanTurkestanLike the Silk RoadFlightBoralday (Burundai) airfieldBoralday (Burundai) airfieldLike a small airport anywhere in the world19 km from AlmatyTaldykorgan AirportTaldykorgan AirportLike a military air base292 km from AlmatyAlmatyAlmatyLike a European cityOur baseAstanaAstanaLike a city of the futureFlight
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