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Best places to visit in Kyrgyzstan

Our favourite places across Kyrgyzstan, from the yurt camps of Son-Köl to the glacier lake Ala-Kul. Each can be part of a private journey; tap any place on the 3D map on our homepage to see it from above.

1. Ala Archa National Park

Altitude: 2,150 m · Best time: May – October

Glacier valley and juniper forest, 40 km from Bishkek

2. Issyk-Kul south shore

Altitude: 1,607 m · Best time: May – October

Skazka canyon, Bokonbaevo and a swim in the warm lake

3. Eagle hunters of Bokonbaevo

Altitude: 1,607 m · Best time: May – October

A berkutchi flies his golden eagle for you

4. Jeti-Ögüz red rocks

Altitude: 2,200 m · Best time: May – October

Broken Heart rock, Seven Bulls and the Kok-Jayik valley

5. Altyn-Arashan hot springs

Altitude: 2,600 m · Best time: May – October

Up the valley by 4×4 or on horseback, a soak under the peaks

6. Ala-Kul turquoise lake

Altitude: 3,560 m · Best time: July – September

A full-day hike to the glacier lake at 3,560 m

7. Karakol

Altitude: 1,750 m · Best time: May – October

The Dungan mosque, the wooden church and ashlan-fu for lunch

8. Son-Köl, the holy lake

Altitude: 3,016 m · Best time: June – September

A yurt with a nomad family and sunset over the water

9. Kel-Suu lake

Altitude: 3,514 m · Best time: July – September

A turquoise lake between sheer cliffs near the Chinese border, by 4×4 and on foot or horseback

10. Sary-Chelek

Altitude: 1,873 m · Best time: June – September

A nature reserve with a deep blue lake among walnut and spruce forests

11. Murdash

Altitude: 1,800 m · Best time: May – October

A quiet gorge in the Alay mountains, about 100 km from Osh

12. Lenin Peak base camp

Altitude: 3,600 m · Best time: July – August

Achik-Tash at 3,600 m, at the foot of the 7,134 m summit

13. Tash Rabat

Altitude: 3,200 m · Best time: June – September

A 15th-century stone caravanserai on the Silk Road, a night in a yurt beside it

14. Chon-Kemin valley

Altitude: 1,500 m · Best time: May – October

Horse riding and a family homestay in a quiet valley

15. Chunkurchak gorge

Altitude: 1,650 m · Best time: May – October

45 km from Bishkek: the Pigeon Waterfall, horse trails and a yurt lunch

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