Kyrgyzstan
A 15th-century stone inn at 3,500 metres, a metal roof that divides opinion, and a horse trek to a border lake that might be the best thing you do in Kyrgyzstan. Tash Rabat is complicated, and whether it's worth the drive depends entirely on what you came for.
Kyrgyzstan
At 3,500 meters above Karakol, Ala-Kul Lake stops hikers mid-stride. Turquoise water, snow capped peaks, silence that settles into your bones. Here's how to earn the view.
Kyrgyzstan
Barskoon Falls Kyrgyzstan delivers a three-tier cascade, Soviet space history, and yurt stays beneath the Tien Shan peaks. Here is how to hike it, when to go, and what to expect.
Kyrgyzstan
Red sandstone hoodoos, dragon-back ridges and wind-carved spires. Skazka Canyon Kyrgyzstan sits just off the road circling Issyk-Kul and looks like Mars.
Kyrgyzstan
Sleep in a yurt above 3,000 metres, ride horses across the jailoo, wake to frost in August. Song Kol Lake isn't easy to reach. That's the point.
Kyrgyzstan
Kol Tor Lake Kyrgyzstan offers turquoise alpine waters just hours from Bishkek. Here's everything you need to know about hiking to this wild Kyrgyz gem.
Kyrgyzstan
Hot springs surrounded by snow-capped peaks, wildflower meadows, and Soviet-era trucks bouncing over mountain roads. Altyn Arashan Kyrgyzstan is the real deal for travelers who don't mind roughing it.
Kyrgyzstan
Just 40 minutes from Bishkek, Ala Archa National Park Kyrgyzstan serves up raw alpine wilderness with glacier hikes, waterfalls, and red squirrels that eat from your hand.