Tag: Highlights Kyrgyzstan – Kazakhstan

  • Tuesday 16 May 2023Highlights: Hiking Charyn Canyon, Zenkov Cathedra, Panfilov’s Park, Independence Square An early start to the day with breakfast at 6.30 am. This was to allow us to explore one of the major highlights of Kazakhstan in Charyn Canyon and get to Almaty for a city tour.

  • Monday 15 May 2023Highlights: Border crossing, Exploring Kolsay Lakes National Park Today we left Kyrgyzstan for the next stop in the tour, a short visit to Kazakhstan. From Karakol it took us a few hours to reach the border with a several stops in between. Border control was very strict, I had my passport checked…

  • Sunday 14 May 2023Highlights: Hiking Jeti-Oguz Gorge, Hiking Karakol National Park Today we set off to hike Jeti-Oguz Gorge which was about 30 minute drive on semi-rough and bumpy road. We started with a stop at Heartbreak Ridge, the natural landscape of Kyrgyzstan is a treasure of the world.

  • Saturday 13 May 2023Highlights: Exploring landscape at Barskoon, Learning how Yurts are constructed, Cultural music, The beautiful Russian Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Prejevalskiy Museum After a good night’s sleep, an enjoyable breakfast and some time with very young kittens we were off to bring exploring again. First up was a visit to the sanatorium that Yuri…

  • World Trip 2023: Day 14 –  Song Kul to Tamga, Kyrgyzstan

    Friday 12 May 2023Highlights: Holding an Eagle, Hiking in Song Kul, Exploring Fairy Tale Valley After a nice and comfortable sleep in a Yurt it was time to start with a nice breakfast in the main Yurt, sitting was again on the floor which is a good way to test your legs. No showers before…