Kyrgyzstan is a land of adventure nature hiking skiing it's amazing landscape in every direction
it's very hard to pick top 10 spots for kyrgyzstan but here are my top 10
and they're not in any particular order so you get to see a mix of culture
adventure beautiful landscape and everything in between let's explore my top head
if you have not seen my kyrgyzstan travel guide i would definitely recommend you check that before
continuing with this video because it's tons of information there that's really really important
and you should know that before you actually start planning your visit to this country so
check that out and then we continue with the video jet yogurts are the seven bulls is located
close to risiko lake and it's a very interesting spot it's quite famous
there's a local legend or a story attached to this place which is around two kings the other one
has a beautiful wife the younger one kidnaps her slits her throat and that's how this whole place
became so red and the seven bulls come from the seven bulls that were slaughtered before the war
if that's your thing there's some hot springs
in the village if you want to chill a bit more in seven bulls
issyk kul is the biggest lake in kyrgyzstan and it is a saline lake which means it never
freezes even in winter whether you are into water sports kayaking jet skiing or you
just want to have an adrenaline rush with paragliding whether you want to go hiking
or you just want to party there is so much that is a cool offers my personal activity
that's been my favorite was the beach and for that i would definitely recommend kaji say with
its beautiful beaches that i pretty much got to myself for entire days and then
kegeti gorge is one of my absolute favorite spots when it comes to hiking because you get
to a very beautiful alpine lake at the end of this six and a half seven kilometer hike
it was also my first time staying in a yurt which was quite exciting and
the sound of that beautiful stream nearby just made everything perfect
look at the color of that lake kol tor is a very beautiful lake with absolutely pristine water
it does get a bit cold up there and weather can change fairly quickly so
make sure you're well prepared and do bring some food with you
but the views are just absolutely stunning this place is staggeringly beautiful
skazka canyon or the fairytale canyon is another wonderful place right next to issyk kul lake
the deep red crimson color of the canyons with the backdrop
of blue issyk kul lake is absolutely breathtaking
i just wandered around for what felt like ages and don't forget there is
a little chinese wall in the middle which is quite interesting and it will be a challenge
to spot that some people also say that the canyon the rocks make the shapes
of different animals although i couldn't spot it maybe you're better at it than me
while kegeti is all green in nature konorchek is completely different and this is absolutely rugged
with a completely different landscape and they are not too far from each other getting to the
konorchek canyon is actually quite easy the hike is quite simple although some places it you have
to go up but it's generally quite an easy hike and eventually when you get to the place the canyon
you see these beautiful mountains it almost feels like you're on a different planet all together
i really enjoyed doing it in the afternoon because i could see the sun
and the mountain changing its color from red to golden to deep red absolutely amazing just
wonderful and wow just make sure not to forget to bring some water with you
song kul is another alpine lake but this one is completely different from kol tor
or ala kul or issyk kul even the landscape is completely different it's a bit like
step when you go to patagonia it is rugged mountains there's no trees or even shrubbery
the environment is as if you're on a different planet altogether
there is no internet there is no phone reception and the only place you can stay here
is a youth camp so definitely definitely book one and arrive and you will have the best time
but it does get very cold in the evenings even in summer
another fun thing that you cannot miss is doing horse riding here it is absolutely spectacular
whether you are going to bishkek or to ash or to karakol you definitely need to visit
at least one bazaar in kyrgyzstan they are very lively they are really fun and there's
so much on sale here it's a great place to watch people to see how they interact
because this is not just a buying and selling activity for cages people it's a social event
some of the best local food that i try was in these bazaars
in aktalik bazaar there's a alley for ashlyam foo
there was a very good restaurant that served really really yummy manti
and some other great food it was amazing
the best way to explore these bazaars is to just get lost in them
kyrgyzstan is a former silk route country and remnants of that can
be found around especially the burana tower
there's an interesting legend attached to this tower if you
are interested you can watch my kyrgyzstan legends video
but it was actually developed as a watchtower for their surrounding city
tower is located close to the city of tokmok and it can easily be visited
when you are going from bishkek all the way to karakol or anywhere around issyk kul lake
means golden springs and it is one of the most beautiful valley i've ever seen in my life
the road is really bad so you have to get a local jeep or you can go there
by a full day's hike which is really really beautiful welcome to kyrgyzstan
there are some yurt camps there which are amazing if you want to get some
food or if you want to stay there to move on to the next stop which is ala kul lake
but generally just spending a day there was mind-blowing absolutely mind-blowing
just when i thought it couldn't get any better i found out that there are hot springs
in altyn arashan which is why the name
so we went there and i had the time of my life it was just so surreal and beautiful
it was such a shame that i couldn't visit ala kul lake which is another beautiful alpine lake
but it is a hard hike that takes a full day so from karakol it takes roughly three days to go
and then come back the lake is considered special because it changes color based on
the season and the time of the day to let you on a little secret you can do this by
hiring horses that take you four hours on the way up
you still have to do one hour's hike and then you can come back by horses but shh don't tell anyone
this is the ala archa national gorge it's an amazing place to do some hiking especially if
you are coming to bishkek and if you're not doing anything else you should definitely come here and
do some hiking but do come prepared you need some sturdy shoes because when it rains it's quite
slippery so about the park it's really gorgeous so the mountains are part of the tian shen
mountains that lead all the way to china and the name of the national park ala archa
means multi colored and archer is juniper trees so as you can see around me it's really multicolored
and they have tons of juniper trees so that's the reason behind the name so if you're going
all the way up it will take you about four to five hours of hiking but if you're going
for something easy there are three stops before that so i hiked all the way to stop number three
up to the waterfall it rained it snowed and it was cloudy but then it opened up and it's absolutely
gorgeous i absolutely do not regret getting wet getting all this way here so if you come here
do come prepared there's no public transport that comes all the way here so you'll need to
get a taxi which will cost about 20 25 dollars something like that but i would recommend coming
here with a guide so you can actually enjoy it get some information as well there's no restaurants
or cafes here so do bring some lunch with you there's only one restaurant but
um food is not guaranteed all the time so just like i did bring some food with you
like i said before it is very hard to get a list of 10 beautiful places in kyrgyzstan the
whole country is just absolutely stunning but these are my 10 favorite places in kyrgyzstan
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