Kyrgyzstan: Arslanbob Loop Walk Explore the best of Arslanbob village and the surrounding walnuts forests on this fairly easy one-day loop around the village that offers an intro to the natural landscapes and cultural highlights of the area. Total km: 17 km Elevation gain/loss: 870m+/947m- Start point: Arslanbob Small Waterfall […]
Kyrgyzstan: Sary-Chelek Lakes Loop (Jalalabad) Exceedingly popular among domestic tourists, Sary-Chelek Biosphere Reserve is something of a niche destination for international visitors. If you do make the long drive up, try to set aside three or four hours to make this pleasant little loop through the seven small lakes […]
Kyrgyzstan: Kezhige-Kol (Alay) Kezhige-Kol, also locally known as the ‘Emerald Lake’, is a small lake tucked into a side valley of the Alay mountains just off the highway between Osh and Sary Tash. A quick and easy walk that will take a couple of hours max, this makes for a […]
Armenia: Aragats South Peak Aragats Peak is Armenia’s highest, and while this route to the South Peak doesn’t quite hit the high point it does keep to solid ground and non-technical trekking, allowing hikers to head up and down in a day trip – even doable from Yerevan, if you […]
Kyrgyzstan: Tulpar-Köl Panorama Skip the grueling technical climb to Peak Lenin in favor of this low-angle view of the beautiful mountain, walking up from the yurt camps of the Tulpar-Köl lakes near Osh oblast’s Sary-Mogol. Total km: 12.m km (round-trip) Total days: 1 Elevation gain/loss: 485m+/485m- Start point: Tulpar-Köl Yurt […]
Kyrgyzstan: Suluutor Lakes The short walk to Suluutor Lakes – it’s hard to really even call it a hike – a few hours from Bishkek has become one of the most popular day trips from Kyrgyzstan’s capital city. Total km: 5.8km (round-trip) Total days: 1 Elevation gain/loss: 196m+/196m- Start point: […]