Silk Alps
Ala-Kul, a turquoise lake above Karakol

Kyrgyzstan

Destinations

The lakes, valleys and summer pastures our routes are built from.

Chuy

5 places

Ala-Archa national park near Bishkek

Ala-Archa

Chuy · 2,100 m

Ala-Too square in the centre of Bishkek

Bishkek

Chuy · 800 m

Burana Tower, a brick minaret in the Chuy Valley

Burana Tower

Chuy · 940 m

Village houses below red mountains in the Kökömeren valley at Kyzyl-Oi

Kyzyl-Oi

Chuy · 1,750 m

The Suusamyr valley in the Kyrgyz mountains

Suusamyr Valley

Chuy · 2,100 m

Issyk-Kul

10 places

Ala-Kul, a turquoise lake above Karakol

Ala-Kul

Issyk-Kul · 3,560 m

Altyn-Arashan valley with its hot springs

Altyn-Arashan

Issyk-Kul · 2,450 m

A waterfall in the Barskoon gorge

Barskoon

Issyk-Kul · 2,500 m

An eagle hunter with his golden eagle on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul

Bokonbaevo

Issyk-Kul · 1,700 m

The northern shore of Issyk-Kul near Cholpon-Ata

Cholpon-Ata

Issyk-Kul · 1,650 m

Spruce forest and peaks in the Chon-Ak-Suu (Grigorievka) gorge

Grigorievka Gorge

Issyk-Kul · 2,200 m

The red sandstone walls of Jeti-Oguz gorge

Jeti-Oguz

Issyk-Kul · 2,200 m

The Karkara river valley next to Jyrgalan

Jyrgalan

Issyk-Kul · 2,300 m

Karakol, the town at the eastern end of Issyk-Kul

Karakol

Issyk-Kul · 1,750 m

The eroded red formations of Skazka canyon

Skazka Canyon

Issyk-Kul · 1,700 m

Naryn

5 places

A green canyon in the At-Bashy district

At-Bashy

Naryn · 2,050 m

Wide high-altitude plain around Chatyr-Kul Lake with mountains behind

Chatyr-Kul Lake

Naryn · 3,530 m

Turquoise water of Kel-Suu Lake between steep rock walls

Kel-Suu Lake

Naryn · 3,514 m

Song-Kul, a high mountain lake surrounded by summer pastures

Song-Kul

Naryn · 3,016 m

Tash-Rabat, a stone caravanserai on the old Silk Road

Tash-Rabat

Naryn · 3,200 m

Talas

3 places

Turquoise Besh-Tash lake among bare mountain slopes

Besh-Tash National Park

Talas · 1,540 m

Brick mausoleum of the Manas Kümböz with a conical dome

Manas Ordo

Talas · 1,360 m

Street in Talas town with the Talas Ala-Too range in the distance

Talas

Talas · 1,240 m

Jalal-Abad

3 places

Waterfall above Arslanbob village in the walnut forest

Arslanbob

Jalal-Abad · 1,600 m

Petroglyph of animals carved on a dark stone at Saimaluu-Tash

Saimaluu-Tash Petroglyphs

Jalal-Abad · 3,200 m

Sary-Chelek Lake surrounded by forested mountain slopes

Sary-Chelek Lake

Jalal-Abad · 1,878 m

Osh

5 places

Tents of the Achik-Tash base camp below the snow-covered Lenin Peak

Lenin Peak Base Camp (Achik-Tash)

Osh · 3,600 m

View over Osh from the rocky ridge of Sulaiman-Too

Osh

Osh · 963 m

Houses of Sary-Mogol in the Alay valley with the Trans-Alay range behind

Sary-Mogol

Osh · 2,980 m

Tulpar-Kul lake with yurts on the shore and Lenin Peak behind

Tulpar-Kul Lake

Osh · 3,500 m

Brick minaret of Uzgen next to the Karakhanid mausoleums

Uzgen

Osh · 1,025 m

Batken

1 place

Aigul flowers (Fritillaria eduardii), the flower Aigul-Tash is named after

Aigul-Tash

Batken · 1,670 m

Altyn-Arashan valley with its hot springs

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