Baytur Kymyz Resort

Kyrgyzstan


If you've ever wanted to try the Kyrgyz pastime of drinking kymys (fermented horse milk) all day, this health resort built from repurposed shipping containers is the place to try. There are also more mainstream delights such as a sauna, billiards tables. and table tennis. Dorms don't include showers, so it may be worth springing for the high-end rooms.

Rates include all meals and kymys treatments, but wi-fi costs extra. Set off the main highway, look for the small sign at a dirt road about 1.5km south of the Lepota Cafe. If you reach the Gazprom petro station, turn back.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kyrgyzstan attractions

1. Kojomkul's Mausoleum

20.12 MILES

On a hilltop behind the village school is the final resting place of the legend himself, while at the foot of the hill is a large silver Soviet-era plinth…

2. Kojomkul Museum

20.26 MILES

This tiny two-room museum holds a collection of Kojomkul's clothing, tools, and a number of media clippings about him. Hours are more suggestion than fact…

3. Yurt-Shaped Мausoleum

20.92 MILES

Built in 1924, this stylised clay yurt and the wooden pavilion that protect it commemorate one of Kojomkul's friends, and the large inscribed stone (said…

4. Tuyuk-Tör Petroglyphs

23.81 MILES

A collection of petroglyphs believed to be from the Bronze and Middle Ages stand just off the road up a valley about 32km east of the village of Köpurö…