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”.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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