Issyk Kul Region
Base camp Karkara
Base camp Karkara is located in the Central Tien Shan, about 470 km from Bishkek and 70 km from Karakol.
Destinations
Kyrgyzstan offers plenty of attractions in every corner of the country. Seven regions of the country are quite different from each other in terms of natural resources and historical heritage. The country has over two thousand lakes, hundreds of rivers, plenty of national parks, pastures, valleys, gorges. In Kyrgyzstan each mountain has unique scenery. In Kyrgyzstan everyone can find something to fall in love with.
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Ornok
Ornok is a kind of real open-air museum, keeping the exhibits of bronze and iron ages, as well as the early Middle Ages.
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Juuku Gorge
Juuku Gorge is located 75 km from the town of Karakol, to the west of Chong-Kyzyl-Suu gorge. The length of the valley is 50 km.
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Shatyly Panorama
The Shatyly Panorama is 10 km away. from the regional center of Bokonbaevo and is part of the Boz-Salkyn mountain valley.
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Barskoon Gorge
Barskoon gorge is located on the southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul, 80 km far from Karakol. The length of the valley is about 30 km.
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Ak-Say Canyons
Ak-Say Canyons stretch along the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake near the village of the same name Ak-Say. They are located 16 kilometers from the regional center Bokonbaevo.
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Tears of Bars Waterfall
The waterfall Tears of a Bars (Snow Leopard) is the most famous waterfall in the gorge of Barskoon. This unique object is the state natural sanctuary.
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Barskoon (Arabel) Syrts
Through Barskoon gorge runs the highway that connects the pass Barskoon (3754 m), the Issyk Kul basin and mountainous area of the Inner Tien-Shan.
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Tamga
The village of Tamga is located on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake in Jeti-Oguz District. The population of the village is about 3.500 people.
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Pobeda Peak
Pobeda Peak is the highest point is the Tien Shan, which is 7439 m high. It is also the highest peak in the whole Kyrgyzstan.
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Museum of Przewalski
The famous Russian traveler of the 19th century Nikolai Mikhailovich Przevalski was one of the first to make an expedition to the Central Asia.
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Burial mound complex San-Tash
The burial mound complex San Tash is located close to the pass of the same name (2195 m) between Kungei and Terskey Ala-Too mountain ranges.
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Karakol Gorge
5 km to the south of the town Karakol a gorge of the same name is located. The gorge has a length of 40 km and it is adjacent to the ridge Terskey Ala-Too.
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Kok-Moinok Canyons
On the way to the Issyk-Kul Lake in the Boom Gorge there are colorful and unique in their relief - Kok-Moinok Canyons. It was named after the village of the same name, Kok-Moinok.
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Petroglyph Gallery Cholpon-Ata
According to the researchers, near the town of Cholpon-Ata is situated a place where ancient nomads worshiped the heavenly bodies and performed religious rituals.
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Manjyly-Ata Valley
On the southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul, between the villages Kaji-Sai and Ton is situated a unique place called Manjyly-Ata. People call it "the Valley of the sacred springs."
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Kok-Jaiyk Valley
The Kok-Jaiyk valley is located in the Jeti-Oguz Gorge, 25 km. from the city of Karakol and is one of the main Jailoo (summer pastures) in the south of Issyk-Kul.
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The Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral
The Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral is located in the center of Karakol. It was built of hewn logs in 1894-1895 on the ruins of the brick church.
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Dungan Mosque
Dungan mosque built in 1907-1910 is a unique architectural monument. Without it modern urban landscape of Karakol is unimaginable.
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Maiden Tears Waterfall
The famous waterfall Maiden Tears is located in "the Valley of Seven Bulls", Jeti-Oguz, at the altitude of about 2500 m. The height of the waterfall is about 40 m.
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Jyrgalan Valley
The valley of Jyrgalan situated in 60 km. from city of Karakol in east part of Issyk Kul Region. This place resembles a lost paradise, located among the mountains of the Central Tien Shan.
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Bokonbaevo
The village Bokonbaevo is the center of Ton district of Issyk Kul region. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul.
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Hot Springs of Altyn-Arashan
Altyn-Arashan gorge is famous for its hot springs located at the altitude of about 2600 m. As early as in Soviet times there was built a small resort with several houses for tourists.
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Issyk-Kul Reserve
Issyk-Kul reserve is the biggest one on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. It consists of 12 separate parts with general area more than 19500 hectares. Issyk-Kul national reserve was established in 1948.
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Sary-Jaz Valley
The valley of Sary-Jaz is located 75 km. from town of Karakol in the central Tien-Shan, near Kazakhstan's border.
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Sarychat-Ertash Reserve
Sarychat-Ertash national reserve is located in Jeti-Oguz district, Issyk-Kul region. It also includes territory of Uch-Kol riverhead and Sarychat-Ertash syrts.
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Teshik-Kul Lake
Teshik-Kul Lake is located about 38 km. from the village Bokonbaevo. It is located in the end of Karakaman valley at an altitude of 3500 m.
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Inylchek Glacier
Inylchek Glacier is the largest glacier in Kyrgyzstan. Its length is about 100 km and the total area is over 800 sq. km.
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Orto-Tokoy Water Reservoir
Orto-Tokoy reservoir is considered to be the first water reservoir in Kyrgyzstan. It was created in 1956. It is located on the Chu River, beyond the village Kochkor.
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Cholpon-Ata
Cholpon-Ata is the main resort town of Issyk-Kul region. The city located on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul is famous for its amazing beaches of white fine sand and incredibly clear water.
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Karakol
The administrative center of IssykKul region, the town of Karakol is situated at the foot of Terskey Ala-Too mountain range, 12 km from the shore of Lake Issyk Kul.
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Hot Springs of Juuku
Juuku Valley is one of the few places on the shore of Lake Issyk Kul, famous for its thermal springs.
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Oguz-Bashi Peak
The picturesque valley Jeti-Oguz ends with a wall of majestic mountains, passing into Terskey Ala-Too. The highest point of this mountain wall is the peak Oguz-Bashi 5170 m high.
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Chon Ak-Suu Gorge
Chong-Ak-Suu (Grigoriev) gorge is located 60 km from the town of Cholpon-Ata. It descends from the Kungei Ala-Too and extends for 35 km along the shoreline of Lake Issyk Kul
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Mars Canyons
Mars Canyons are located near the village of Kaji-Say on the southern shore of the Issyk-Kul Lake. They represent a ridge of red mountains similar to the landscapes of the planet Mars of the same name.
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Ala-Kul Lake
The pearl of Terskey Ala-Too hidden high in the mountains is a glacial Ala-Kul Lake (translated from Kyrgyz as "the Motley Lake").
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Semenov Gorge
Semenov Gorge, with a length of about 30 km, is located 40 km from the town of Cholpon-Ata. In the valley there flows the river Ak-Suu, which starts from the glacier.
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Issyk-Kul Lake
The pearl of Kyrgyzstan, a lake surrounded on two sides by the majestic Terskey and Kungei Ala-Too mountains is called Issyk Kul.
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Jeti-Oguz Gorge
Picturesque Jeti-Oguz gorge is located 28 kilometers to the south-west of the town of Karakol. Its name is translated from Kyrgyz language means “Seven bulls”.
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The Merzbacher Lake
The unique Mertzbacher Lake is located in the Central Tien Shan, between Sary-Jaz and Tengri-Tag mountain ranges, at the altitude of 3304 m.
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Chong Kyzyl-Suu Gorge
Chong-Kyzyl-Suu gorge is located 60 km to the west of the town of Karakol. Its name "the big red water" the gorge got because water in a river at the bottom of it seems to be red.
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Kyzyl-Tuu
Kyzyl -Tuu is located on the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul , 230 km from Bishkek. The village has a population of about 1,800 people.
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Cultural Center Ruh Ordo
In the town Cholpon-Ata, on the shore of Lake Issyk Kul, a unique cultural center in the open air was built in 2002. Its name is Ruh Ordo.
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Khan-Tengri Peak
Khan Tengri Peak is the third highest peak in Kyrgyzstan, located 7 km far from the border of three countries - Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and China, on Tengri-Tag mountain range.
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Tosor Pass
Tosor pass is situated on Terskey Ala-Too mountain range at the altitude of 3893 m. Through it was paved a road connecting Issyk Kul and Naryn regions.
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Tuz-Kol, Dead Lake
Dead lake of Issyk-Kul (aka Tuz-Kol, Kara-Kul) is located on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul, 70 km from Balykchi.
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Altyn-Arashan Gorge
10 km to the east of the town of Karakol, in the valley of Arashan River the gorge Altyn-Arashan is situated. In the lower part of the river there is the village Ak-Suu (old name Teploklyuchenka).
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Skazka (Fairytale) Canyon
<p>On the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, about 4 km from the village of Tosor there is an unusual place - Skazka (Fairy Tale) Canyon.</p>
