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Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan
LAA
Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan
LAA
Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan
LAA
Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan
LAA
Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan
LAA
Song-Kul
A high-mountain lake on a summer pasture at 3,016 m, where herders bring their flocks and yurt camps welcome travellers.
REGION
Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan
ALTITUDE
3,016 m
TOP SIGHTS
Kalmak-Ashuu Pass · Horse riding with herders · Nomad yurt camps · Sunset over the plateau
BEST TIME TO VISIT
Mid-June to mid-September
HOW TO GET
Via Kochkor and the Kalmak-Ashuu Pass (approx. 3 h by 4x4)
TIME NEEDED
1–2 days
Song-Kul lies on a vast high plateau at 3,016 m, surrounded by grassy ridges. Every summer Kyrgyz herders bring their horses, sheep and yaks here and set up their yurts, as they have for centuries — the landscape has barely changed.
Travellers sleep in yurt camps run by herder families, ride along the shore with local horsemen, taste kumis and freshly baked bread and watch the sunset over the steppe. The road climbs over the Kalmak-Ashuu Pass (over 3,400 m) with a panorama of the whole plateau.
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