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Aktau (Also Actau) serves primarily travellers arriving from ferry over the Caspain Sea into Kazahstan. Predominent traffic comes from Baku, Azerbaijan (about one ferry a week) but also ferry links... more

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  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Advantages Advantages Efficient port, many utilities

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Might be hard to navigate without a vehicle, though there are taxis but road signs are soley writt

    Aktau (Also Actau) serves primarily travellers arriving from ferry over the Caspain Sea into Kazahstan. Predominent traffic comes from Baku, Azerbaijan (about one ferry a week) but also ferry links are established with Russia to the north. As a place it is separated from the rest of Kazakhstan by a large section of desert. Rumour has it that attempting to travel to Aktau to and/or from the south of the country (e.g. Turkmenistan or Almaty, Kazakhstan) is a real problem simply because it is so remote - having said that the bits that I saw were incredibly beautiful - full of folling sand dunes ... more