Pass

A difficult road cross this pass, through the Terskey Alatoo and permit to link the south shore of the Issyk Kul's lake to the Djiluu Suu valley. 

The pass is not opening by the government, so it means you can maybe pass between snowfalls, and with a very good 4x4 car.

The pass between Kochkor and the Jumgal valley. Open all the year around. In summer, you can observe some yurt camp around this region. In winter is windy and snowy.

The pass between the Song Kul's lake and the valley of Kurtka.

The Kol Ter pass is the link between the Ashuu Kol Ter gorge to the north and the Kol Ter valley to the south. This is another alternative to Shamshi Pass, further west of the latter. South of the pass, there is a small lake with turquoise water.

High pass between the small Pamir Alay and the great Pamir Alay

A pass that allows crossing the Terskey Ala-Too for caravans coming from Kyzyl-Suu to Kashgar.

As soon as you reach the highest point of the pass, an incredible view of the peaks and glaciers of the huge high-mountainous desert, the Arabel Plateau, immediately opens up.

A great view of the lakes of the Juku gorge, the Dunguromo gorge, the winding river that goes into the depths of the gorge also fascinates with its view.

Glaciers are everywhere, beckoning with their ancient history and beauty.

The height of the pass is 3,700 m above sea level.

Kalmak-Ashuu Pass is located on the shortest access between Kochkor and Song Kul Lake. The pass is opened by a snow-blower at the end of May. and will close when the first snowfall falls in late October. But the nomads who wait each year for the pass to open will leave well before it closes. It is said that the pass is named "Kalmak" because it is from this pass that Kalmyk soldiers once attacked Kyrgyz on the Song Kul meadows.

Kara-Suu Lake (Kara-Kamysh) lies within the beautiful landscapes of the Sary-Chelek Biosphere Reserve, in a neighboring valley not far from the famous Sary-Chelek Lake. The lake stretches for about 1.3 km and is known locally as Kara-Kamysh, meaning “black reeds,” a name inspired by the dark vegetation growing along its shores. On most topographic maps, however, the lake is labeled Kara-Suu, which translates as “black water.”

The pass on the main road between Kochkor and Naryn. Our horse trek from lake Koel Ukoek to Song Kul cross this pass.

A road pass that allows you to reach the Karasay valley to that of Baralbas. Formerly a Silk Road passed there to join the Bedel Pass on the Chinese border, and the Chinese city of Aksu.