21/06/2024
Have you heard about the ‘Sunken Forest’ of Kazakhstan? This was one of the most exciting days of our Kazakhstan trip as we were going to see two absolutely breathtaking pristine lakes and Lake Kaindy was our First Stop. While the journey to reach this lake is another intriguing story in itself (you must check out our insta stories to know more), this lake has a unique feature to it…
As most of the mountain lakes in Kazakhstan, Lake Kaindy was also formed by a natural dam created by a limestone landslide caused by an earthquake that took place 100s of years ago. But what makes it special are the numerous submerged trees in the middle of the lake that rise above the surface of the water and despite losing its branches and barks, the tree trunks are perfectly preserved by the icy cold waters turning white in color projecting a picture of a sunken forest or perhaps the masts of several sunken ships under water.
The limestone deposits under water gives the lake a unique bluish green color and that coupled with the submerged trees and the surrounding mountains make up for the distinctive picture perfect scenery… If you are planning a future trip to Kazakhstan, this is one sight that you definitely shouldn’t miss…
A word of caution though: Reaching this lake wasn’t an easy task as either you need to drive an all terrain vehicle or hire a Russian Military Vehicle, like we did. Once you reach the parking spot you can either hike or take a horse ride until the lake or take a different route by a eco vehicle and reach another parking spot from where the lake is a short hike of 1km.. We took this route and it was extremely scenic throughout…
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