in the last episode i took you around issyk kul lake and altyn arashan
let's head further and see what else we can explore
this place has almost like a mythical existence even for people who live here in kyrgyzstan
if you have not seen my kyrgyzstan travel guide i would definitely recommend you
check that before continuing with this video because it's tons of information
there that's really really important and you should know that before you actually
start planning your visit to this country so check that out and then we continue with the video
it's another beautiful day around lake issyk kul and i am at jeti oguz or the seven bulls this time
it's an amazing place again the landscape changes so frequently and so beautifully in kyrgyzstan
it's amazing this place is about 40 minutes drive from karakol and it's quite easy to get here the
road isn't the best as usual but it's quite easy to get here it's fairly easy there are directions
so you won't have any problem there's no public transport that gets you here from karakol
gonna spend some time here there is actually a little village as usual there's a beautiful
river flying by there are hot springs if you want to enjoy those spend more time here
um but i'm gonna spend a little bit time here and then we move on to a waterfall
and then to my really really favorite place that i really really want to see skazka canyon
i am at skazka canyon and this is as incredible as i'd imagined i saw some photos and i fell in
love with this place and i wanted to visit i mean that was literally the first spot i wanted to see
in kyrgyzstan and i'm here now and i'm super excited i mean it's really bizarre
i went to kenya last year and i went to a place called watamu if you haven't checked
the video do it there's a place called hell's kitchen and it's a canyon exactly like this
the same rugged red rocks all around you this looks more like mars than earth except for
that beautiful issyk kul lake you see all the way over there it's gorgeous i'm in love with
this place i love kyrgyzstan this is incredible if you come here there's a place called the great
wall of china which is right behind me and it runs actually like a wall so don't miss that place it's
actually quite incredible and if you use your focus and imagination according to my guide
you can see some animal shapes i've been a bit unlucky so far i'm gonna spend some time
here and then we get moving to kaji say which is where i will be spending the next two days
i'm heading to song kul lake and this place has almost like a mythical existence
even for people who live here in kyrgyzstan so if you're coming from bishkek it's gonna take
you about six to seven hours or if you're coming from issyk kul lake like i am it will take about
five hours still but the landscape is amazing we left in the morning and it's just rugged mountains
in all directions until we got to this point and we're pretty close now um a little bit of
practical information so the road is not all made up some of it is pretty good but when you turn
from the main road it is all sort of like a gravel road and you need to come prepared for a song kul
you need to bring some cash with you because there's literally no cash machines or anything
else here there's no internet reception there's no phone reception bring some towels with you
if you like that and you can only stay in a yurt camp and that's like a must-do if you're coming
to kyrgyzstan yaks yaks and tons of them i've never seen one so close before
this one he's looking at me and he's not looking at me now
oh
i'm here this is song kul lake the song called means the last lake and i think it means the
last lake before issyk kul it's cold look at this beautiful lake it's gorgeous with nothing
for miles and miles around it's just stunning so i'm gonna enjoy my sunset here and then go get
some dinner and just sleep in nature i'm really looking forward to that as well so beautiful
this is where we're going to be staying and i already made a new friend so cute come here
come he's being a lot more brave before but he's being a bit shy now let's go see the earth
now and i'll tell you a few things about that as well this is going to be home for tonight
my very own yurt this is a traditional heater and it is amazing when it gets cold which it
does let's talk about yurts now number one how do you book them well there's quite a few that are
available on booking that are available on airbnb but honestly you can just go up and there's a lot
of camps and there are a lot of places and you can just negotiate a price and you can just stay
so it's it's not something that you need to definitely book in advance which i think would
be a good idea if you're coming during the high season low season like it is now it's perfectly
fine i am sort of on my own you know how important the youths are to kyrgyz people this is the
ceiling of a yurt and it actually features right in the middle of the kyrgyz flag so that thing
in the middle with like two crosses that is the ceiling of the earth that's how important it is
my new buddy's a little less shy now
hello hello who is that if you're going to stay in a yurt lower your expectations this is not a hotel
room you can't expect fully functional toilets you can't expect showers you can't expect luxury here
even if the ones that are marketed as luxury it's still a tent out in the open so please
come with the right expectations it's actually quite fun i would recommend bringing some warm
clothes for sure because it does get quite cold um especially in the night and i would also recommend
bringing some slippers and some towels if you do that honestly you'd have a pretty good stay
welcome to my yurt
good morning this is as bed head as it gets for me but i had a wonderful night's sleep and it was
amazing it's so calm and literally no noise but it did get very cold so do bring some thermals
with you if you live in uk uniqlo is the best one it's amazing i also forgot to tell you to
bring some chargers or some battery packs with you because there's very limited electricity here
the only thing they get is from the solar panels and it's usually not enough to charge everything
so bring something with you i'm gonna go get some breakfast and just go around the lake and
enjoy this beautiful place so another little fun story um yesterday we tried to do the horse riding
but one of the guys he was feeling kind of adventurous so he went racing
fell off the horse and um yeah his skull almost opened up right in front of us it was a bit scary
i'm like not super enthusiastic about horse riding right now but i've been told that it's
like a freak accident and i'm not planning on going anywhere near the speed he was going so i
think we should be fine let's see what happens especially nice sharing the breakfast with rex
say hello rex say good morning good morning
he had to be chained at night because look at that face oh
this is our yurt camp
and that is a beauty standing right next to the lake a horse a horse my kingdom for a horse
any one of these would do but be careful don't try to get too close to them because
a single cake can be pretty lethal so as soon as they're turning their back towards you run
they like it if you scratch their heads adorable
kyrgyzstan is the land of horses i have never seen so many horses in one place is like it has to be
hundreds of thousands of them and everywhere you go you will see a horse especially if you
come to song kul they're just so beautiful so gorgeous to look at and they're so majestic
so going for horse riding and this is my guide he's probably quarter my age
but he's so good with horses hello we're gonna go to this lake and come back because yeah i'm
still a bit scared of the horses but they're really beautiful and they're really tame
horses
i hope you guys enjoyed kyrgyzstan with me i will see you guys in the next country
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