Journey · 1 day
Batay Aral (Song Kul) - Bishkek
Drive to Bishkek
Batay Aral (Song Kul)Bishkek
- Drive
- 350 km6 hr
- Season
- June – October
- Meals
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
- Elevation gain
- 400 m
- Elevation loss
- 2700 m
Journey route
The route
- 01OriginBatay Aral (Song Kul)
- 02DestinationBishkek
Journey notes
About this Journey
We leave the Song Kul's lake driving up the Kalmak Ashuu pass, before to descend in the colorful valley of Tiulek. Most of shepherds of Tiulek are living from yak breeder. Then we arrive on the newest road linking Bishkek to the Torugart pass. We descend till Kochkor for lunch. In the afternoon, we drive through the Issyk Kul lake and Balikchi, the fishermen town situated on the west side of the lake. The road continue in the gorge of Boom part of the Chuy valley. (They are many options for this day : folk concert or wool show in Kochkor, walk in the Konorchek canyon, visit of the Burana tower, 2 hours rafting in the Chong Kemin or Chuy river, and more). Night in Bishkek in guesthouse.
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KochkorBatay Aral (Song Kul)
BishkekBatay Aral (Song Kul)
BishkekBatay Aral (Song Kul)
Continuing from here
BishkekKumdu Suu (Song Kul)
BishkekSuusamyr
BishkekBatay Aral (Song Kul)
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