This large camp on the south side of the lake is an insider's favourite – in no small part because of the Russian-style banya cabin set a few hundred metres from the lake shore. Horses are available by the hour (200som) or day (1000som), but it's also well positioned for day hikes up into the hills that ring the southern shore.
Baiysh Yurt-Camp
Kyrgyzstan
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
10.55 MILES
This large stone tomb, dedicated to the hero of an 1847 battle against Kazakh invaders, seems distinctly out of place in the north shore's Jamanechki…
Nearby Kyrgyzstan attractions
10.55 MILES
This large stone tomb, dedicated to the hero of an 1847 battle against Kazakh invaders, seems distinctly out of place in the north shore's Jamanechki…