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Day 11 — Kel-Suu Lake & Kok-Kiya Canyons

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A road day to your new base in Kel-Suu, with a long drive (≈ 3 h 12).

Kel-Suu Lake & Kok-Kiya Canyons
Кель-Суу © photographed in 2013 by Калачев Сергей — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 10 · Kel-Suu · Kyrgyzstan

We sleep at Meder Yurt Camp, 9.9 km away

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day 11 1 night ≈ 3 h 12 on the road≈ 176 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: lake; viewpoint reached from the stage (Kel-Suu Lake).

programme
7 h
road
≈ 3 h 12
usable window
12 h

This road time is measured from an approximate position.

  • Horseback trek to the turquoise waters of Kel-Suu LakeInterest nature 15Place Kel Suu Lake, 5 km away · exact place name

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    5 h
  • Hearty nomadic dinner at the Kok-Kiya yurt campInterest nature 15

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    2 h

Bad-weather option — same kind — Exploring the hidden caves around the lake

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On the way

Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

  • At-Bashy

    At-Bashy

    A small town serving as the last hub for supplies and fuel before heading into the remote mountain wilderness.

    45 min there · detour +4 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 28 May 2008 by Nurdjen — Public domain, Wikimedia Commons