• Osh, in the southwest of the country, one of the oldest towns in the world, great bazaar.
• Tash-Rabat Caravanserai: Kyrgyzstan’s most impressive Silk Road relic. A very nice stopover between Bishkek and Kashgar (China).The Caravan Serai of “Tash Rabat”: Kyrgyzstan’s most impressive Silk Road relic is hidden in Southern Naryn, A region filled with history and culture
• Burana Tower: 60 km from Bishkek: 25 m tall, this 11th century minaret is another relic of the Silk Road. Gravestones. There are many gravestones surrounding the tower.
• Rock Drawings: dating back to the third millennium BC: major collection in Cholpon-Ata, on the north shore of Issyk-Kul Lake. Cholpon-Ata is also a very popular resort.
• Samarkand, Bukhara, Tashkent, Khyva-Urgench: famous ancient cities. (1 hour flight from Bishkek to Tashkent)
• Xinjiang-China: the great old town of Kashgar – 1 day trip from Bishkek over Torugart Pass (3752 m)
• Son-Kul Lake is a shepherd’s summer pasture: Son Kul, in Kyrgyz, means “The Final Lake”. You will be welcomed by Kyrgyz shepherds in their yurts.
• Karakol town is east of Issyk Kul Lake: Each Sunday the animal market takes place. At the same time you may visit the Moslem mosque, Russian Orthodox Church and the museum of Prjevalsky, the Great Russian traveler.

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