Uzbekistan: Kadvan Valley Ruins Ўзбекистон: Долина Кадван The Kadvan Valley Ruins walk offers an easy half-day walk in Uzbekistan from the popular tourism village of Sentob in Uzbekistan’s Nuratau mountains. The ruins of old Sentob, combined with a few other historical buildings and pleasant natural setting along the Kadvan river, […]
Tajikistan: Artuch Alplager to Chukurak Pass Таджикистан: Альплагер Артуча до перевала Чукурак This short dayhike from the popular tourist base at the Artuch Alplager climbs to the Chukurak Lakes and Chukurak Pass, from where there are excellent views of the Kulikalon Lakes below. Although it can easily combined with the […]
Kyrgyzstan: Shatyly Panorama Кыргызстан: Панорама Шатылы Shatyly Panorama is a short but rewarding viewpoint hike from the Boz-Salkyn Valley (near the town of Bokonbaevo) to an overlook with incredible views of the South Shore of Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kol Lake. Barely even long enough to call it a hike in Kyrgyzstan, we […]
Kyrgyzstan: Chon Kaindy Valley Kyrgyzstan’s Chon Kaindy Valley (sometimes transliterated as Chong-Kaindy of Chong-Kaingdy instead) is not among the well-known trekking routes in the Chuy Oblast surrounding Bishkek, and therein lies much of the appeal. There are no epic peak panoramas, but an abundance of beautiful verdant nature away from […]
Kyrgyzstan: Ak Kol Loop Hike This Ak Kol Loop route begins and ends in the quaint log-cabin village of Ak-Kol in Naryn oblasts’ rarely-visited Jumgal region. Though access to the village isn’t easy (requiring a private transfer from the nearest village at Chaek), the surroundings are beautiful and the village […]
Kyrgyzstan: Ak Suu Arboretum Dayhike Ak Suu Arboretum is an easy dayhike outside the city of Karakol in the east of Kyrgyzstan. Not very physically demanding and with reasonably pleasant walking and nice views, it makes for a nice rest day in Karakol or a simple dayhike for travellers who […]