Bishkek to Son Kul Lake

We left the city this morning to begin our 7-8 hour journey to picturesque Son Kul Lake, Kyrgyzstan’s second largest mountain lake, where we will spend two nights in our yurt camp. The scenery en route had me sitting on the edge of my seat the entire way. Stunning is an understatement as we climbed up through the mountains passing pastures of cows, horses, sheep and yaks. We were lucky to have multiple photo stops and a stop in a small town for lunch with the locals.Read more