Mountains

Issykata gorge located 77 km from Bishkek is famous for its mineral geothermal springs. The famous resort is situated here, where the healing power of water is used to treat a number of different diseases.

Ak-Say Canyons stretch along the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake near the village of the same name Ak-Say. They are located 16 kilometers from the regional center Bokonbaevo.

Pobeda Peak is the highest point is the Tien Shan, which is 7439 m high. It is also the highest peak in the whole Kyrgyzstan.

Chong-Ak-Suu (Grigoriev) gorge is located 60 km from the town of Cholpon-Ata. It descends from the Kungei Ala-Too and extends for 35 km along the shoreline of Lake Issyk Kul

Alamedin gorge is one of the favorite places of citizens of Bishkek located outside the city. It is situated at the distance of 30 km from Bishkek.

Shamsi gorge is located 120 km from Bishkek and it is considered as one of the most beautiful places in Kyrgyzstan.

Base camp Karkara is located in the Central Tien Shan, about 470 km from Bishkek and 70 km from Karakol.

Barskoon gorge is located on the southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul, 80 km far from Karakol. The length of the valley is about 30 km.

Ak-Sai glacier is located at an altitude of 3500 m in Ala-Archa gorge, not far from Bishkek.

The long Arpa Valley is located in the south of Naryn region. Its dimensions are 60 by 32 km.

Lenin Peak with its height of 7134 m above sea level is located in the mountainous Pamir-Alay, on the border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Belogorka gorge located 80 km from Bishkek is famous for its waterfall: the largest one in the entire Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountain range.

The valley of Jyrgalan situated in 60 km. from city of Karakol in east part of Issyk Kul Region. This place resembles a lost paradise, located among the mountains of the Central Tien Shan.

The picturesque valley Jeti-Oguz ends with a wall of majestic mountains, passing into Terskey Ala-Too. The highest point of this mountain wall is the peak Oguz-Bashi 5170 m high.

Ak-Sai Valley is a kind of "cold pole" of Kyrgyzstan. The valley is situated at the altitude of 3000 m above sea level.

Chong-Kyzyl-Suu gorge is located 60 km to the west of the town of Karakol. Its name "the big red water" the gorge got because water in a river at the bottom of it seems to be red.

On the southern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, about 4 km from the village of Tosor there is an unusual place - Skazka (Fairy Tale) Canyon.

Chuy Valley is the most northern valley of Kyrgyzstan where the capital Bishkek is located. Valley lies on territory of two countries Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan from Boom Gorge to western part of Muyunkum Desert.

Kel-Tor gorge is located about 90 km from Bishkek city and it is adjacent to the gorge Kegety.

The valley is adjacent to the southern slope of the Kyrgyz Mountain Range and borders Suusamyr valley.

Abshir-Say river flows through the valley, that carries the same name from northern ranges of Kichi-Alay mountain range.

Picturesque Jeti-Oguz gorge is located 28 kilometers to the south-west of the town of Karakol. Its name is translated from Kyrgyz language means “Seven bulls”.

Kara-Bulak is a small, beautiful place hidden in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountain range. It is located 27 km. from the city of Bishkek.

Highland Alay Valley is located in the south of Kyrgyzstan, between Alay and Chon-Alay mountain ranges. Its length is 150 km, width is from 2 to 25 km, and the average altitude is 3000 m.