Stretching from the shores of the Caspian Sea to the mountains bordering China, Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country, a land of endless steppe, soaring peaks and proud nomadic heritage. Astana, its futuristic capital, impresses with the iconic Bayterek Tower and the vast Khan Shatyr. In the south-east, leafy Almaty sits beneath the snow-capped Tian Shan, gateway to the turquoise Big Almaty Lake and the dramatic Charyn Canyon. To the south, the majestic Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Turkestan recalls the country’s place on the Silk Road