City: Issyk Kul Province
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What to do and see in Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan: The Best Mountains
Issyk-Kul Region (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл облусу, Isıq-Köl oblusu, ىسىق-كۅل وبلاستى; Russian: Иссык-Кульская область, Issyk-Kuljskaja oblastj) is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (north), Chuy Region (west), Naryn Region (southwest) and Xinjiang, China (southeast). It takes its name from Lake Issyk-Kul ("warm lake"), the second largest saline lake in the world, which never freezes despite its altitude in the Tian Shan mountains.
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1. Khan Tengri Peak
2. Karakol Peak
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 11 reviews
Reviewed By pcmusic1 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This place is a nice and adventurous place to hike and enjoy all the views on the peaks surrounding Karakol.
3. Engilchek Glacier
4. Barskoon Gorge
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By NomadyTravel - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Barskoon is a long valley with multiple attractions, but waterfalls are the first-ones you reach by comfortable dirt road (built and used for gold mine). There are multiple waterfalls at the beginning of the valley, and you may choose which part to visit based on your hiking experience. Hiking paths to waterfalls start at the parking lot, opposite to boulder with sculpture of Yurii Gagarin (soviet cosmonaut, who as others cosmonauts visited Issyk Kul resorts for rehabilitation). Slopes are quite steep and you should be careful when hiking to higher parts of the waterfall. You may visit the waterfalls at any season. They freeze during the winter.
5. Sary-Jaz Valley
6. Semenovskoye Canyon
7. Karakol Gorge
8. Ak-Suu Gorge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
9. Djigit Peak
10. Juuku Gorge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By mars_atlas - Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
If you are looking for serenity, calmness and true authentic alpine views of Kyrgyztan, then should visit Juuku valley. Its not polular tourist destination, which in my mind makes it more unique and calm place. The reason is one needs 4by4 to get there. Its truly underrated place to visit. Many animals are available to see. I personally saw fox, rabbit, eagles while driving there.
