Kyrgyz Son Kul lake

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It is no great surprise that, Son Kul lake is considered to be the most beautiful and worth travelling in Kyrgyzstan and see it. In the course of a tour in Kyrgyzstan, you can easily find it in a big depression between two ridges. The lake lies at an altitude of 3000-16 meters above sea level and flows 29 kilometers long and 18 kilometers in width reaching 22 meters depth. Travellers like to visit this precious lake in their tours in Kyrgyzstan. It is important to note that, Son Kul lake is defined to be one of the largest high-mountain lakes as well the largest natural freshwater reservoir in Kyrgyzstan. When you travel in Kyrgyzstan, you will be impressed by its transparency and purity. You are going to see high mountains with beautiful small valleys among the lake. In the course of a tour in Kyrgyzstan, you will have opportunity to walk along small mountain villages and take wonderful pictures! We would like to note one interesting thing that, Son Kul lake is used to change its color depending on mood. You may notice purple and blue, then suddenly yellow and orange. We have to admit that, the lake is moody or maybe temperature changes. If you travel in Kyrgyzstan in winter, you can notice the high precipitation of snow which last for 130 - 160 days. If you come in summer, you will have opportunity to see fresh and transparent water. Any season is open for tours in Kyrgyzstan! There are many legends about Son Kul lake. One of them is related to one khan who wanted his harem to be collected by all pretty girls of Tian Shan. Girls didn't want to be suffered and decided to break mountain and flood the palace where the present Son Kul is.

In the course of a tour in Kyrgyzstan, you will have opportunity for fishing. There are more than 66 species of fish which used to appear from May to September. It is important to note that, Son Kul lake never had fish and thus, people decided to grow them by themselves. In the course of a tour in Kyrgyzstan, you will be inspired by Kyrgyz hospitality and taste national food as well as treated well. We have no doubt that; you will like to be in an incredible tour in Kyrgyzstan. 

 

 

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