Kyrgyzstan
High pastures, yurts, Tash Rabat and the fjords of Kel-Suu.
The Inner Tian Shan is nomad country. In summer herder families move to the jailoo pastures around Song-Kol; near the Chinese border hide the rocky shores of Kel-Suu; and on the ancient Silk Road stands the Tash Rabat caravanserai.
NARYN & SONG-KOL
42°N · 75°E
Naryn & Song-Kol
Immerse yourself in nomadic life: shyrdak felt in Kochkor, a horseback crossing of a 3,400 m pass and a night in a yurt by Son-Kul Lake (3,016 m).
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$570
Naryn & Song-Kol
Follow the footsteps of Marco Polo to a legendary stone caravanserai at 3,200 m: Burana, Kochkor felt, the Dolon Pass, Naryn and two nights in a yurt camp.
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$570
Naryn & Song-Kol
Three full days on horseback for a real nomadic experience: the alpine meadows of Jeti-Oguz, the 33 Parrots Pass (3,400 m) and a night in a yurt at Son-Kul.
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$679
An alpine lake at 3,016 m with summer herders' yurts.
Felt capital: shyrdak-making workshops.
The classic horse route to Song-Kol.
A town on a wild river in the Inner Tian Shan.
A 15th-century stone caravanserai on the Silk Road.
The Kyrgyz fjords near the Chinese border.
The last village before Son-Kul — the horseback crossing to the lake starts here.
A 3,030 m pass on the road to Naryn overlooking the Kochkor valley.
