Ala-Kul — Attraction in Issyk-Kul Region

One of the most beautiful lake I've ever seen!

Love this place. even way to get there is an adventure. you can reach it from 3 places: Altyn-Arashan, Karakol gorge, Jeti-Oguz valley. in all 3 directions you would have to hike for looong time. but place is just unbelievable and so stunning! easiest way is to hire old soviet car to get to Altyn-Arashan hot springs, it takes about 3 hours on realy shaky road(it is hard to call it road), after you can get a horse there and it will take 3.5 hours and scenery is so great that you have to make sure you will not fall from a horse, and last and hardest part is 1.5 hour hike or better to call it climbing or gravel road with extreme degree. after all you'll be very tired and exhausted. But... whenever you reach the top and see all the beauty made by nature you will just have no other words than "WOOOOWW".

from local language it is translated as Great Lake or God's Lake.

in general Kyrgyzstan is country of "Wow's" I call it cause work as a tour guide and driver every new corner of my country is making people to say this magic three letters. sometime they even start to be shy cause of that but nature is not giving any chance to stop saying it.

Keep travelling, have a safe trips, make sure you'll visit this lake and a lot of positive moments on tours!

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Ala kul lake is a lake situated in Karakol. We did 3 days trekking with "Travel Forever " Our trip was not so easy. When we got to the lake you forgot everything. The lake is very clear and blue. Altitude 3500. After Ala Kul went up to 3900m. Down to Altyn Arashan. After long trekking day take a natural hot shower. Next day back to Karakol. For this tour you have to take good trekking shoes, warm clothes, water, power bank. No electricity on the way. With this company also hired Porter. Porter is who us carry your bag during the trip. And their give us more cheaper prices. Highly recommend "Travel Forever" company (Easy to contact...

It is an excellent experience hiking to Ala Kul. We go without guide and take the camp and supple for 3 days 2 night. You need to check the route and the condition of yourself and the weather carefully. The hiking trail started from karakol to Arashan where you need to pass through 3900m pass and get ready to descend at the slope cover with snow. When you see the breath taking view, it...