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Son - Kul is the second largest lake in Kyrgyzstan and is situated on a plateau in the interior of the Tien - Shan at 3013 meters above sea level. Surroundings is low, not zasazhina wood and resembles a savanna. Night is oschushenie that the stars are so close and seem to be enormous shvotit. Here you can experience all seasons in one day. And beautiful flowers "Edelweiss" to be found here at every step. The route passes through mountain savanna in the mountains surrounding the lake. Although the mountains 4,500 meters high, but the lake is already at 3,013 m, but appear to be relatively low. Sea coasts since prehistoric times are a good place for the nomads, although the height of the growing season is relatively short. It saved customs Kyrgyz nomads in its original form.
The shepherds live in during summer in traditional yurts (round yurt on a wooden frame, a typical home of nomads, which can be found in Central Asia) and descend to their winter homes in the village. Many shepherds are happy to welcome visitors and offer them a cup Kumyza, mare's milk.
There is even an opportunity for visitors to stay overnight. Usually on mats on the floor. However, during the summer months provided a few "Yurt fairing, where the culinary service, service toilets and cleaning services are offered to tourists. In addition, the possibility of guided tours, horseback riding or using loschadey for cargoes.
There are four ways to leave the plateau. One of Sarah - Bulak in the north - east, the second of more than 30 impressive serpentine in the direction of Naryn in the south - east (if you have time, you can bypass the beautiful waterfalls in the forest), and the third option through Ak - valley in the south -- west and the fourth is for the coal mines of Kara - Keche Gull along the north - west.
Horseback riding trip would be the next opportunity. From some of the surrounding valley, for example, such as a salt mine at Ton Ace (about 1 / 3 - day trip). Before leaving on his own, is not recommended. Such visits should be arranged in advance.
At winter, and it is frequent and in spring and autumn months, these roads are blocked by snow (though it remarkably that off-road cars presume to themselves all), there are no buses to lake. If you are not participants of the organized round, you can take from Naryn or Kочкора a local taxi on top.
In the Son - Kul, the visitor feels impression of pure nature. Although there are no trees on the plateau, where the paradise herbs: chamomile, sage, lichens, aconite and ginseng - many of which are also valued as medicinal herbs. Especially in the spring bloom many flowers, so you can admire the huge amount (especially in the edelweiss). In addition, there are about 66 different species of water birds that build their nests on the lake or in the field about 2 / 3 of all the birds occurring vodolavayuschih in Kyrgyzstan. Little luck and patience, and you will be able to meet here: various chayek, ducks, cranes, storks, naked coots, plovers, hawks, eagles, cormorants and the rare Indian geese. If you're lucky, you can also see how the plain grazing animals such as: deer, foxes, marmots, lynx and wolves. Until 1959, there were no fish in the lake. Only then they settled in an artificial lake, and now may be sold even in the coldest winter in the markets of the Naryn and Kochkor. Fishing is strictly controlled, and to protect fish populations, fish inspection in recent years has banned fishing.
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