UZBEKISTAN · KYRGYZSTAN · 15 DAYS
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
The Silk Road cities of Uzbekistan, then over the border through the Fergana Valley to Osh, Issyk-Kul and a yurt on the high pasture at Song-Kul.
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Kyrgyzstan · 5 to 8 days
Kyrgyzstan
Mountains, lakes and yurts: Issyk-Kul, the high pasture at Song-Kul, and Osh, a land border away from the Fergana Valley.
Why go
Why Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is where you go after the cities for air. Ninety per cent of the country is mountain. In summer the herders move up to the pastures with their yurts, and you can stay with them: at Song-Kul, a lake at 3,000 metres, or in the valleys above Karakol.
It joins Uzbekistan naturally. The Fergana Valley runs straight into Osh across a walking border, and a short flight takes you to Bishkek and the lake.
See and do
What to see
- Issyk-Kul
- A lake 180 kilometres long that never freezes, with the Tian Shan behind it.
- Song-Kul
- Summer pasture at 3,000 metres, yurt camps and horses. Open June to September.
- Karakol
- A wooden Dungan mosque, a Russian cathedral and the valleys of Jeti-Oguz and Altyn Arashan.
- Osh and Sulaiman-Too
- The oldest city in the country and its sacred mountain.
- Burana tower
- An eleventh-century minaret, all that remains of a Silk Road capital.
- Tash Rabat
- A stone caravanserai in a high valley near the Chinese border.
Practical
When and how
- How long
- 5 to 8 days
- Best time
- June to September. The high passes and yurt camps close for the rest of the year.
- Getting there
- By land from the Fergana Valley to Osh, or by air from Tashkent to Bishkek in ninety minutes. Visa-free for most European and many other passports; we confirm for yours.
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