Tuura-Suu is an altitude village located 8km south of Bokonbaevo (capital of Tong district). This small village is the last village at the foot of the Tong Pass, by which a road that is no longer passable by vehicle, joins Naryn Oblast, and the hot springs of Jeli-Suu. The village shepherds set up yurts in the pastures during the summer. It is also the starting point for accompanying eagle hunters on horseback, and the most authentic period is winter during the hunting season.
Otmok is located in the Suusamyr Valley in direction Talas oblast. There is a parking lot close to the slopes (42.236184, 73.198633) and many options for skiing in alpine terrain in North, East, South and West exposition with start and ending close to the street. You can choose between long slopes up to 2.5 km and short hike ups with fun runs. Usually, you can spend easily 2 days in this area for skitouring.
Ak-Tash (which means "white stone" in Kyrgyz) lies at the foot of the great forests of Chong Kyzyl Suu Valley. The red rock hills form an incredible contrast between the blue Issyk Kul lake and the large meadows covered with edelweiss. In summer, the Ak-Tash yurt camp provides a stopover for overnight stays if you come on horseback or by foot from the Jukku Valley or Jeti Oguz. In winter, yurts become a base camp for ski touring. An ideal place to enjoy the slopes of Siuttu Bulak, Giukiuro, Burgan-Suu, and the mountains overlooking the Kichi-Kyzyl-Suu Gorge.
The western cross border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
One of the lowest pass to reach the Song Kul lake, the whole year around. There is a dirty road, but it's risky to cross it by car. The pass is linking the Kilemche valley to the Song Kul's lake.
Ala Myschik Cave is set in a slot in the cliff face of the Ala Mischuk Too at the western end of the city of Naryn. The main chamber has a spectacular skylight 40 meters above the cave floor. Side caverns extend east and west from the main chamber.
Karakol Zoological Park was founded in 1987. It is the only zoo in Kyrgyzstan. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the country's economy was severely eroded and in 2001 the zoo almost closed. Fortunately, partners and sponsors have been able to preserve the wildlife and keep the parks in relatively good condition.
Managed by NABU from 2003 to 2013, it is today managed by the Bugu-Enye Foundation. The aim of this park is not to increase the variety of animals, but to collect wild animals in difficulty.
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The salty lake is known as a “Dead Lake of Kyrgyzstan”. The lake was opened as a tourist destination in 2001. The water is so salty that one can read a newspaper while floating on the surface. The water contains about 132 gram of salt per liter. This lake is also popular as a “medical tour”. Mud is superheated deep beneath the earth’s surface. Many locals believe that it has healing properties.
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Jyrgalan (Jergalan, Djyrgalan) is a small village situated in the Ak-Suu district, eastern part of the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan. Translated from the Kyrgyz language, Jyrgal - "joy, pleasure", en - "valley". The village is located on the East bank of the Jirgalan River and has about a hundred local residents. In the last decade, the village of Jyrgalan began to be rebuilt as a place for ecotourism, which provides hiking and horseback riding in the summer months and backcountry skiing in the winter. Initially, the village was founded as a coal mining city during the Soviet period.
