A difficult road cross this pass, through the Terskey Alatoo and permit to link the south shore of the Issyk Kul's lake to the Djiluu Suu valley. The pass is not opening by the government, so it means you can maybe pass between snowfalls, and with a very good 4x4 car.
Today cars are not more crossing this pass ont the main road linking Bishkek to Osh, and using a tunnel of about 3km.
There are two lake, 1,2 km long and a lower lake 340 meters long. They are part of the Terskey Alatoo and the Issyk Kul oblast, even if the river flow into the Naryn bassin. It's situated near a popular local place names Jilu Suu (Jeli Suu) and its hot sources. From hot spring, you may count one day to hike there and back. It's also part of a trek between the valley of Karagoman till Jilu Suu through these lakes. Long time ago, these lakes were created after the retreat of the glacier Kulter (Kul toer) which culminates at 4478 meters altitude.
One of the gorge of Jeti Oguz valley opening a way to the Karakol valley through its pass at 3780 meter altitude.
Small village on the North shore of the Issyk Kul lake. 35 km East of Balykchy town.
The Taldyk pass is situated on the M41 between Gulsho and Sary Tash. All year around open and paved.
The high valley of Suusamyr is situated between the Kyrgyz range and the Suusamyr Too range, on the way (M41) between Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital and Osh city of the Ferghana valley. In summer, Suusamyr become a wide pasture for numerous Kyrgyz nomad coming during the hot season with their cattle. In winter, this is one of the Kyrgyz paradise for ski or snowboard lovers.
The canyon was named because of its bizarre rocky landscape, which for many years has been transformed by erosion into amazing sculptures and formations. Some formations look like The Great Wall of China and you can also find other formations that look like snakes, dragons, sleeping giants and even whole castles. From the canyon you can see a majestic panorama of Lake Issyk-Kul and snow caped mountains. It’s an excellent destination for children and adults because it’s an easy hike close to Lake Issyk-Kul.
A small hut built by local alpinist during the Soviet Union. There absolutely no comfort but the place around is popular for installing camp tents.
At the bottom of the hill Archa-Mazar and on the Road of the Silk in antiquity and Middle Ages; the sacred complex includes buildings of different chronological periods. The mausoleum of Shah-Fazil occupies the southeast corner and dates from the epoch of the expansion of Islam in the 9th and 10th centuries. He differs from other mausoleums by decoration in unique stucco in Central Asia. In the court, a headstone of phallic form is as found there as they call "the stone of fertility» or Tash-Mazar.
