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Day 5 of 27 · Karakol · The Classic Kyrgyz Highlands Loop

Day 5 — Karakol Historic Town

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A cultural day to your new base in Karakol, with 2 h 30 on the road.

Karakol Historic Town
Trinity church photographed from above. Karakol, Issyk-Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan. © photographed on 28 April 2023 by Nikolai Bulykin — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 5 · Karakol · Kyrgyzstan

We sleep in Karakol, 300 m from the place visited

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day 5 2 nights 2 h 30 on the road141 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — culture 20. Based on: place of worship; place of worship reached from the stage (Holy Trinity Cathedral).

programme
7 h 30
road
2 h 30

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Karakol Animal Market Sunday Visit

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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.

  • Cultural Center Ruh Ordo

    Cultural Center Ruh Ordo

    An open-air museum featuring diverse religious and cultural monuments along the shore of Issyk-Kul.

    90 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

    © photographed in 2011 by Thomas Depenbusch (Depi) from Cologne, Germany — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

  • Ananyevo Church

    A historic Orthodox church reflecting the architectural heritage of the region's early settlers.

    30 min there · detour +5 km · View on Google Maps