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Karakul lake (Xinjiang)

The Karakul lake (black lake) is situated 200 km from Kashgar in Xinjiang province. The lake is surrounded by the famous snow-covered peak "Muztag Ata" 7546 m. and other 7000's like the Kongur Tagh (7649 m.) and the Kongur Tiube (7530 m.). Start place for a 4 days trek routes to the Muztag Ata BC.

Tashkurgan
Xinjiang Weiwuerzizhiqu
China

Song Kul Too

The Son Kul Range is a mountain range located north of Lake Son Kul in central Kyrgyzstan. This mountain range is part of the inner Tien Shan and forms the natural border of the northern side of the Son Kul high-altitude plateau.

The range rises above the lake and creates a picturesque mountain landscape with alpine meadows, wide pastures, and steep slopes. The Son Kul Range covers the northern part of the lake and reaches its highest point at an altitude of 3,650 meters above sea level.

Song Kul lake
Kyrgyzstan

Tulpar Tash (Song Kul)

Tulpar Tash is situated north west part of Son Kul, jailoo of nomads from Kyzart region. This is one of the most beautiful places of Son Kul.  Transparent shiny surface of the lake can be seen from away. The surrounding landscape is pristine lake around this place, there are faces of Turkic on stone, preserved since the heyday of the Turkic Khaganate they mistakenly called balbals. These are statues real ancestors installed in their places of burial.

Song Kul lake
Kyrgyzstan

Tulpar-Kol lake

In the heart of the Achyk Tash valley, the Toulpar Kel lakes form an array of shimmering small lakes situated on the ancient moraine of the Lenin Glacier. Located just opposite the base camps of Lenin Peak (7,134 m), they offer a haven of tranquility in a magnificent setting, between high-altitude steppes and snowy peaks. A pedestrian bridge allows easy access to the base camps and the trail leading to Lenin Peak.

Sary-Mogol
Kyrgyzstan

Tuz-Kol dead lake

Discover Tuz-Kol: Kyrgyzstan’s Natural “Dead Sea”

Nestled on the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, the second-largest mountain lake in the world, lies Tuz-Kol, a small hypersaline lake known as the Dead Lake. Situated at an altitude of about 1,600 meters, Tuz-Kol is framed by rolling steppe, dramatic cliffs, and distant snow-capped peaks of the Tien Shan. Its unique location offers a stunning contrast between the shimmering turquoise waters of Issyk-Kul nearby and the dark, mineral-rich waters of Tuz-Kol itself.

A Natural Wellness Retreat

Kyzyl-Tuu
Kyrgyzstan

Paterbashik lakes

The 2 endoheric Paterbashik lakes are located on a high plain north of the Borkoldoy range, where the Tez river originates. 

The larger one, which stretches for 2.3 km, is to the west of the road leading to Uch-Kochkon, and the other smaller 670m. is on the east side of the road.

Jeti-Ögüz
Kyrgyzstan