Best places to see between Uralsk and shymkent via Caspian sea?.Atyrau, Baikonur, Otrar & Turkestan? Also homestay contacts in Kazakhstan?

We are a married Australian couple travelling on a KTM 950 Adventure bike who have so far travelled through Europe and Russia and are now in Kazakhstan trying to pass 9 days til we are booked in at Uzbekistan.
We had thoughts of homestays in Yurts but have no contacts anywhere as yet and are a little concerned . We have camping gear to get us by if it is safe to camp here in Kazakhstan. Have been using internet booking sites which have worked really well throughout our trip but will be going through less populated towns so less accomodation and had wanted to meet locals and experience Kazakhstan culture if possible.

Asked by Sharon Iedema via WorldNomads.com