Hot springs “Keremet-Suu” Beaches around the world are already starting to open their doors to their long-awaited visitors! Hot sand, bright sun, even tan and, of course, swimming from early morning until late evening! It is not known when we will have the opportunity to fly overseas, but we have a great opportunity to enjoy …
Burana Tower The Burana Tower is located in the north of Kyrgyzstan, 80 km from the country’s capital Bishkek, in the Chui Valley. The familiar name? Surely! After all, the Chuy valley lies only in its eastern part in Kyrgyzstan, the rest — in our Kazakhstan and is one of the favorite places for guests …
Altyn-Arashan gorge The Altyn-Arashan gorge, meaning «golden source», is located 10 km east of the city of Karakol, as well as 28 km from the east coast of the famous Issyk-Kul Lake. The path to the picturesque gorge begins from the village of Ak-Suu. In the past, the village was called Teploklyuchenko, in honor of …
Jet-Oguz Gorge The slopes of the Terskey Ala-Too ridge are truly rich in magnificent landscapes. We already told you about the favorite gorge of Yuri Gagarin in the previous article. Today we will talk about another, no less famous place. The Jeti-Oguz gorge is located 28 km west of the city of Karakol, on the …
Barskoon Gorge We continue to explore the best corners of the picturesque Kyrgyz Republic. This time the object of our virtual tour will be the Barskoon gorge (Barsovo gorge) in the Issyk-Kul region, located in the mountains of Teskey-Ala-Too. Teskey-Ala-Too — the second largest center of glaciation of the Tien Shan. It has about 1100 …
Bukhtarma reservoir It is located in the East Kazakhstan region, surrounded by high and picturesque Altai mountains. The reservoir is one of the five largest reservoirs in the world created by man. Its area covers 5490 square kilometers! The average depth of the giant is more than 9 meters, and the length is as much …
We often write about lakes, lovingly calling them the pearls of our native land. Today we will tell you about the most important pearl! By its size, Lake Balkhash occupies an honorable second place among the salt lakes after the Caspian Sea, and on the world map Balkhash is the 14th lake in the list. …
Rai lakes — this is how two reservoirs call, those few residents of Almaty who are familiar with them. Why they are so named is unknown, either because of their beauty, or because of their ability to heal wounds and illnesses, but more on that later! Our answer to the Salt Sea lies only 560 …
Today we will talk about Lake Alakol, to the shores of which millions of vacationers gather every summer, but few know how rich its history is! Alakol Lake is located in the east of our vast Kazakh steppe. Its length reaches 104 km, the maximum width is 52 km, and the depth is 54 m! …