By summer's end, more than 600 miles will be added to the Kyrgyz Nomad Trail, granting hikers access to lesser-known parts of the country.

What to Expect: A high-altitude alpine lake at 3,532 meters ... Nearest Airport: Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU) in Tamchy, about 120 km (75 miles) from Altyn Arashan, the base for Ala ...

Along the trail, hikers also experience the beauty of Kyrgyzstan firsthand with natural landmarks such as Ala-Köl, a lake located in the Terskey Alatoo mountain range in the Issyk-Kul region ...

This includes, Song-Kul, a remote alpine lake right at the centre of the country. Issyk-Kul, meanwhile, is a little more accessible and is the world's second-largest Alpine lake. In a place like ...

Kyrgyzstan signed a contract with China Road and Bridge Corporation to upgrade a 75-km section of the Barskoon–Karakol road under the ADB-funded Issyk-Kul Ring Road Improvement Project.

including a long-anticipated highway between Almaty and Issyk-Kul, Trend reports via the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kyrgyzstan. This highway will offer a faster alternative to the current ...

Once a stretch of fertile farmland, the area is now underwater. In a surprising turn of events, Tulare Lake– a natural lake that disappeared more than a century ago– has reappeared in ...