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Day 21 of 27 · Tash Rabat · The Classic Kyrgyz Highlands Loop

Day 21 — Tash Rabat Caravanserai

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An active day to your new base in Tash Rabat, with 1 h 48 on the road.

Tash Rabat Caravanserai
Tash Rabat situated in the mountains © photographed on 22 March 2008 by Firespeaker — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 16 · Tash Rabat · Kyrgyzstan

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day 21 1 night 1 h 48 on the road114 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — culture 15. Based on: remarkable site in a built site setting.

programme
7 h
road
1 h 48
  • Guided exploration of the stone caravanserai of Tash Rabat★★★☆☆ · known in 15 languages — article “Tash Rabat”“Tash Rabat ("stone lodging") is a well-preserved 10th- or 15th-century stone caravanserai in At-Bashy District, Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan, located at an altitude of 3,200 metres (10,500 ft).” — after Wikipedia

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    2 h 30
  • Horseback ride through the Tash Rabat valley

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    4 h 30

To add if time allows: Traditional dinner in the historic yurt camp (2 h) · Short hike to the ancient ruins of the fortress walls (2 h)

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Guided exploration of the stone caravanserai of Tash Rabat

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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 a gateway to the region with local historical significance.

    30 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

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

  • Koshoy Korgon

    Koshoy Korgon

    The ruins of an ancient fortress dating back to the Turkic Khaganate period.

    60 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 22 March 2008 by Firespeaker — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons