Life on the jailoo · Kyrgyzstan
A high alpine lake where herders move their yurts every summer.
Song-Kul is a high alpine lake at roughly 3,000 m, surrounded by grassy pastures and mountains. From June to September, herding families move here with their horses, sheep and yurts, and some open their camps to visitors.
A night or two at Song-Kul, with horse riding, felt-making demonstrations, simple meals and a sky full of stars, is for many people the highlight of Kyrgyzstan.
Don’t miss
Sleep in a herder family’s yurt by the lake.
Ride across the pastures with a local guide.
Very little light pollution at this altitude.
Watch shyrdak carpets being made.
Tours
Ashgabat → Darvaza gas crater → Kunya-Urgench → Khiva → Bukhara → Samarkand → Seven Lakes (Haft Kul) → Tashkent → Margilan → Osh → Bishkek → Song-Kul → Issyk-Kul → Almaty
Tashkent → Khiva → Bukhara → Samarkand → Bishkek → Issyk-Kul → Karakol → Song-Kul
Bishkek → Ala Archa National Park → Issyk-Kul → Karakol → Song-Kul
Almaty → Charyn Canyon → Kolsai Lakes → Karakol → Issyk-Kul → Song-Kul → Bishkek
Nearby
Darvaza Trip · Koshona street 75/1, Khiva, Uzbekistan · WhatsApp +998 91 920 94 20 · tours.uzbekistan@gmail.com · darvazatrip.com/destinations/kyrgyzstan/song-kul/
