Bars Tours
Places to visit
Lakes, canyons, passes and Silk Road monuments.
Places
Issyk-Kul
Lake Issyk-Kul
Pearl of the Tian Shan: 182 km of turquoise water ringed by mountains.
Issyk-Kul
Karakol
Town of merchants and mountaineers: wooden cathedral, Dungan mosque, ashlyan-fu.
Issyk-Kul
Jeti-Oguz
The red “Seven Bulls” and “Broken Heart” cliffs.
Issyk-Kul
Skazka Canyon
Wind-sculpted red sandstone shaped like castles and dragons.
Issyk-Kul
Barskoon Gorge
The “Leopard's Tears” waterfalls and the road to a 3,800 m pass.
Issyk-Kul
Bokonbaevo eagle hunters
Eagle hunting demonstrations and lakeside yurt camps.
Issyk-Kul
Cholpon-Ata
Open-air petroglyphs and north-shore beaches.
Issyk-Kul
Ala-Kul Lake
A glacial lake at 3,530 m — goal of the country's best-known trek.
Issyk-Kul
Altyn-Arashan
Radon hot springs in an alpine valley.
Issyk-Kul
Jyrgalan
A valley for trekking, horse tours and freeride.
Issyk-Kul
Kok-Moinok Canyon
Red canyons and narrow labyrinths near the Boom Gorge — a little-known alternative to Skazka.
Issyk-Kul
Tosor village
A quiet village on the south shore of Issyk-Kul: a homestay and sunset on the beach.
Issyk-Kul
Karakol Ski Base
Kyrgyzstan's best ski resort: 2,300–3,040 m and Tian Shan powder snow.