Chatyr-Kul Lake

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We were lucky enough to get to Chatyr-Kul Lake when we were in the area last summer and it really is a heavenly place. It is a beautiful lake, huge area for a bird sanctuary so access is a bit limited...

Active adventure on foot or horseback from Tash Rabat

It is really an adventure, weather is unpredictable, it can snow any time of the year, and if you decide to do the trek on foot it is quite a tough day. At Chatyr Kul there are a few nice but simple y...

Beautiful lake, amazing experience!

We hiked from Tash Rabat to the lake and back in 2 days on our own, no guide, no horses, just us, a map and the tent. It took us 7 h to get there (to the lake itself) and 5 h to walk back. The hike is...

Beautiful mountain top lake, great destination if trekking from Tash Rabat, but not for a final destination

Chatyr- Kul is a wonderful mountain top lake that is not definitely a final destination point, but rather a great destination if you wish to hike or horseback from Tash Rabat. You cannot get close to ...

Rugged and Solitary

Chatyr-Kul is an alpine lake near the Chinese border. Some of the shore is a bird sanctuary, so it's forbidden to get nearer than about a half a kilometer to much of the shore. There are a couple of...