A two-week trip to Kyrgyzstan shows the route from Bishkek through the Sky Bridge and Chunkurchak to the southwest: Toktogul Reservoir, Kara Suu Lake, Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve, Sonkol Mountain Lake in a yurt camp, Chatyr-Kul desert, Issyk-Kul coast, Barskoon Gorge, Arabel Plateau, Jety-Oguz and Altyn-Arashan hot springs. The authors overcome difficult mountain roads, rivers and passes in search of picturesque landscapes.
- Duration
- 1 h 16 min
- Route distance
- 2076.0 km
- Start
- Нарын облусу, Кыргызстан
- End
- Sary Chechelek Biosphere Reserve
- Stops
- 21
- Channel author
- Mik Han
Timestamps and places
- — Нарын облусу, Кыргызстан (Intro)
- — Нарын облусу, Кыргызстан (How to get there, car rental and everything you need to know)
- — Ысык-Көл облусу, Кыргызстан (The road to the southwest. Picturesque valleys and passes)
- — Toktogul Reservoir
- — Kara Suu Lake
- — Sary-Chelek is a nature reserve with lakes
- — Эңилчек, Кыргызстан (The road through the South to the east. The Pass and the Nomads)
- — Алтын, Кыргызстан (Khan Salyk Red Canyon)
- — Бишкек шаары, Кыргызстан (Song-Kul mountain lake. Overnight in a yurt camp)
- — Manas International Airport (Бешке) (Parrot 33 Pass and Waterfall)
- — Road to the huge deserted lake Chatyr-Kol
- — Sky Bridge (Köl-Suu - how to get there, where to stay and how to rent a boat)
- — Pigeon Waterfall (Issyk Kul - where to stay and what to see)
- — Barskoon Gorge - waterfalls and Gagarin
- — Plato Arabel'. Glaciers and lakes
- — Jety-Oguz (Jeti Oguz). Unusual rocks and waterfall
- — Chunkurchak (Enilchek is a ghost town. How to get there, what to see, whether it is worth…)
- — Kara-Suu Lake (Altyn-Arashan, Ala-Kul Lake - road, hot springs and mountain hotels)
- — Tashkumyr (Dungans, Uighurs and Karakol. Dungan mosque, food and Ashlyan-fu)
- — Buranatash Canyon (By plane to Bishkek over Issyk-Kul Lake. An alternative to the colorful train)
- — Sary Chechelek Biosphere Reserve (Bishkek. Sights. What to see. Where to stay)