International travelers remain in the dark about the one of the world’s awesome trekking destination. Exotic mountains of Kyrgyzstan are perched above the rest of the Central Asia region, covered in green, capped with snow at the peaks and decorated with plummeting gorges and alpine lakes. Kyrgyzstan is a rare oasis of gorgeousness and serenity for trekkers which is made possible by the quiet people who do not look to draw a lot of attention from the other places of the world.
Trekking Kyrgyzstan Mountains
90% of Kyrgyzstan is covered with mountains. Just imagine a country that is levitating in the air. 85% of Kyrgyzstan is over 1000M tall with forty-five percent of that over 300 meters tall. Tien Shan and the Pamir-Alai mountains are the two mountain systems that consume a large percentage of the landscape. The Pamir-Alai mountains have the world’s second highest international highway, and the mountains begin in the south close to the city of Osh.
Tien Shan Mountains are the most popular Mountain ranges in Kyrgyzstan. It is well-known as one of the ten most beautiful fields thus making it awesome for Kyrgyzstan trekking.
Trekking Kyrgyzstan’s remote wilderness
Kyrgyzstan trekking destinations are too many to count all of them. It is a fact that the whole country is a trekking destination. The rural countryside of Kyrgyzstan is widely uninhabited since the majority of the people live in the cities. The rural landscape is also rugged, remote and wild making it ideal for trekking. Travelers trekking in Kyrgyzstan may pass by yurt camps or some small villages used by the nomads who are herding in the mountainsides. While Kyrgyzstan trekking, apart from the mountain ranges, you will also come across hot springs, valleys, waterfalls, canyons, and many other captivating sites.
Weather for Kyrgyzstan trekking
There is an average of 245 days in a year that it does not rain in Kyrgyzstan, but there is a lot of snow in the winter season. The trekkers should prepare themselves psychologically for hot and sunny days during the summer months but cold weathers during the night.
Kyrgyzstan trekking is an awesome activity to undertake, and you will have no regrets.
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