Karakol river near Karakol gorge, Kyrgyz Republic
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Kyrgyz Republic Karakol river near Karakol gorge

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The entire hiking area around Ala-Kul Lake is a paradise for hikers who enjoy tours lasting several days and are rewarded with a variety of nature and vegetation. Before you arrive at Camp Karakol Gorge, you have this beautiful view of the valley along the river you have just left behind.

Photography Tips

A telephoto lens focuses a little more on the trees and the water meandering through them. Without the sky, new interesting perspectives emerge as an alternative.

Travel Information

You can start your route directly from Karakol national park entrance up towards Karakol Gorge. The way up is around 14km with an ascent of around 650m. The spot is right before the camp comes.

Alternatively, you can start a little further north and complete the first stage towards Altyn-Arashan before crossing the pass to Ala-Kol Lake on the second day and going down to Karakol gorge.

Due to the rapidly changing weather, you should have the right hiking/mountaineering equipment with you. On the hike itself, you can rent yurts to spend the night in the respective camps. You can also buy food there. There are also sources of drinking water that you can use free of charge.

Depending on the weather, the hike can be very challenging. You may encounter very muddy, steep paths, river crossings through suddenly raging rivers without bridge crossings (sometimes destroyed) or steep gravel paths up to the pass that are slippery due to rain. Be sure to take hiking poles with you!
Spot Type Outdoor
Crowd Factor Just a few people
Best Timing Daytime in summer
Sunrise & Sunset 07:01 - 18:01 | current local time: 00:30
Photo Themes Forest glacier river mountain river pine trees River river valley riverside tree Trees

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