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★★★★★
We had an amazing experience from start to finish! Everything was perfectly organized and the entire tour ran smoothly. The itinerary was well planned, allowing us to visit some of the most breathtaking places in the Mangystau region in just two days.
A special thank you to our guide, Ermek, who was very friendly, patient, and always willing to help. He made sure we were comfortable throughout the journey and made the whole experience even more enjoyable.
We highly recommend this company to anyone visiting Kazakhstan. Thank you for an unforgettable experience!
★
Unfortunately, I cannot leave a positive review about my experience with Yeldos.
After booking and paying for the tour, communication was practically nonexistent. In the weeks before departure, I asked him a few questions, but I received very short and often generic replies, together with messages that clearly seemed standardized and not particularly personalized.
Two days before departure, I had to contact him again myself to find out how the pick-up would work, since we were going to stay at a hotel near Aktau Airport. I was simply told that someone would pick us up at 10:00 AM.
I then asked whether Yeldos himself would be accompanying us. He replied that he could not because he was ill. This left me quite puzzled because, around the same time, he was posting content on social media while accompanying another group of Asian photographers.
However, the most serious issue concerned Starlink.
Starlink was clearly included in the tour program I had purchased, and its availability had also been confirmed to me. For me, this was not simply an extra feature for using the Internet while on holiday: when travelling for several days in completely isolated areas, having a connection can also be important for family or personal reasons.
Once we arrived, we discovered that our driver/guide did not have Starlink and was not even aware that it was supposed to be included in our tour.
Only later did we understand that Yeldos had passed our trip on to another small local agency.
Paradoxically, this turned out to be the best part of the experience: the person assigned to us was fantastic. He was kind, helpful, friendly, professional, and even spoke Italian. We got along extremely well with him, and the trip itself was wonderful.
However, this does not change my assessment of the service I received from Yeldos.
Throughout the entire trip, he never contacted us to ask whether everything was going well, whether we had any problems, or simply whether we were satisfied. No messages, no follow-up, and no assistance whatsoever.
In addition, a service that was included in the price and paid for — Starlink — was not provided. Regardless of the fact that it can sometimes be nice to “disconnect” during a trip like this, if a service is sold as included, it should be available. A customer should not have to justify why they need it.
In the end, we had a very enjoyable trip thanks mainly to the person who actually accompanied us, but as far as Yeldos is concerned, my experience was characterized by very poor communication, a lack of transparency, a paid service that was not provided, and a complete absence of support during the tour.
For these reasons, based on my personal experience, I cannot recommend him.
Thank you for your feedback. I am glad that you enjoyed the trip itself and that you were satisfied with our guide Kuandyk.
At the same time, I want to clarify a few points, since some of the details in the review do not quite correspond to our correspondence.
As for communication: after booking, we stayed in touch. We discussed the route, the drone, the preparations for the trip, the start time of the tour, the transfer and other organizational details. On September 19th, I also informed you that the Kuandyk guide would pick you up the next day and he would contact you.
Regarding my absence, I did inform you that I was ill and therefore would not be able to personally accompany the trip. This was due precisely to the state of health. The posts you saw on Instagram at that time were made by my team while working with another group, not by me personally. Therefore, Instagram Stories do not mean that I was personally accompanying another group at that moment.
On Starlink, I won't deny the problem. You are correct that Starlink was listed as an enabled service. I ordered the equipment in advance, but its delivery from the USA has been postponed, and it has not yet arrived at the beginning of your trip. I informed you of this as soon as you contacted me during the trip and apologized for the situation.
I'm sorry that you couldn't use Starlink in the end. I understand your displeasure, especially considering that the service was announced as part of the tour. The delay in delivery was not planned, but it was really worthwhile for me to inform you in advance of the change in the situation as soon as the delay became known.
At the same time, I am glad that despite this problem, the trip itself went well and you positively assessed our guide. Thank you for mentioning his professionalism and attitude towards you.
I take your feedback as feedback on organization and communication. In the future, I will pay more attention to ensuring that information about such changes is transmitted in advance to tourists and directly to accompanying guides.
★★★★★
We were very happy to rent Eldos'car to tour Mangystau. Eldos'car was very comfortable and well equipped with everything necessary for camping. It was a very good car to do a self driven tour of the region. Eldos was very responsive and reactive. The pick up and drop off were made perfectly in time. We highly recommand.
L
Laurent and Michele
June 2026
★★★★★
Very good experience
Yeldos was very nice and pontual
The car in good state and very comfortable
We had a very good experience
Laurent and Michele
★★★★★
Top guide! always available for infos and support. Trustworthy and nice. We had a great self-driving adventure. Recommendation 10/10
★★★★
The whole trip was a very memorable experience. Our guide Yeldos and Kerek had everything well-planned for the entire duration. The best part was spending the night in a tent, having delicious food and then stargazing in the amazing landscape of Bozjyra. Recommended for everyone who wish to explore the remote and raw nature in the Mangystau region.
★★★★★
Our experience was unforgettable because everything has been planned in the right way.
Yeldos made for us an incredible itinerary to visit all the beautiful natural attractions of Mangystau:
Kuandik, our guide and driver, was pleasant and very prepared to spend 4 days through these wastelands and he also arranged all the equipment to spend two nights in tent.
We suggest to live this kind of experience with them for the worth of it.
★★★★★
My wife and I have booked a 3-day tour in the Mangystau area. Yeldos organised everything perfectly. Our guide Ayan came to our hotel to pick is up on time. His english is basic but he has a voice translator device so we could communicate. He showed us stunning places and cooked great meals every evening. Ayan was always very attentive and making sure we were happy. We highly recommend Yeldos and his team.
★★★★★
My boyfriend and I traveled with Baygazy for a 3-days tour in Mangystau region and everything was amazing. He took care of us in every way possible, very flexible with our needs and showed us the best spots of the region. I greatly recommend him, he his a really careful guide and amazing person
★★★★★
Very well, enjoyed ourselves immensely and saw some amazing things. Yeldos was great fun to be around.
The tour went great ) positive guys.
★★★★★
I was very grateful to the two guides who accompanied me during the two-day tour.
They came and picked me up at the hotel and helped me not get bored.
I was also grateful that they checked on my condition from time to time.
They explained things to me every time I moved to a place. They also helped me when I passed through dangerous places, so I was able to get there safely thanks to them.
They prepared lunch, dinner, and breakfast the next day, and everything was delicious!
He even brought home cookies his mother made for me, which were also delicious.
I had so much fun with them and will never forget it. This will be one of the best tours of my life.
I really recommend this tour
★★★★★
Best trip of my life! Love this people! Thanks so much
★★★★★
Excellent guide and above all driver, careful with a comfortable and well-equipped car. It was perfectly adapted to our requests, and very attentive, we lacked nothing. Too bad communication was difficult because his English is limited. Nevertheless, I recommend him without hesitation.
J
★★★★★
We were a group of three people, first time in the country. Yeldos and his translator Areylum made our trip to Kazakhstan the best authentic experience we could ever had. He put together a tour with amazing locations, appropriate times for each and prepared for us food and snacks we needed on the route. We were traveling through national parks and deserts with his comfortable 4x4, with air conditioning, and we always felt safe with him. Every evening we were arriving at the sunset time in a perfect spot, he was taking care of the dinner and setting up the camping while we enjoyed the locations. In the wild sometimes you have to adapt to unforeseen situations and he found solutions for everything. We exchanged informations on our lives and cultures with respect and funny anecdotes.
With him you don't get bored, he's a chilled and funny guy with a lovely family. The time just flew.
We recommend his tour 100%.
It was very good .. nice guest ..
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