Naryn Oblasty Travel Guide

Map of Naryn Oblasty
CLICK FOR INTERACTIVE MAP

Naryn

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Kyrgyzstan/Naryn_Oblasty/Naryn-1267902/TravelGuide-Naryn.html

10,22,0

Explore Naryn Oblasty

Naryn Oblasty  

Photograph wobbly camels

Photograph wobbly camels, Naryn Oblasty

 Eish Says:  Bactrian camels in the snow - this was an eye-opening moment for me. Bactrian camels have 2 humps (whereas Dromedary camels have only 1). These animals are on... 

 Things to Do in Naryn Oblasty

Marvel at the strange fauna

Marvel at the strange fauna, Naryn Oblasty

 Eish Says:  Yes, triffids really have landed on earth. I wish I knew what this plant really was, but we found it at 300m at Lake Song Kul. 

 Things to Do in Naryn Oblasty

Need a 4x4 for this high gradient pass!

Need a 4x4 for this high gradient pass!, Naryn Oblasty

 Eish Says:  Our transport to Lake Song Kul was in a trusty 4x4 Mitsubishi. It was pre-arranged, as was the accommodation at the lake, through our agent in Bishkek. In fact,... 

 Transportation in Naryn Oblasty

Yurt: Besh Barmak - eating with 5 fingers

Yurt: Besh Barmak - eating with 5 fingers, Naryn Oblasty

 Eish Says:  Besh Barmak is Kyrgyz for "5 fingers" which is how you eat it. There is a precise technique which we learnt and really enjoyed practicing! Your hand is cupped... 

 Restaurants in Naryn Oblasty

Soak up the pasture lifestyle: get weaving

Soak up the pasture lifestyle: get weaving, Naryn Oblasty

 Eish Says:  The yurts are made from felt: this is a non-woven material. The hair from the goats, sheep, yaks are compressed into a dense fabric. Here, we were told that... 

 Things to Do in Naryn Oblasty

Soak up the pasture lifestyle: get milking

Soak up the pasture lifestyle: get milking, Naryn Oblasty

 Eish Says:  In the morning we woke up at about 6am to watch the yaks being milked. The yak calves are tethered at night so that they do not drink their moms' milk before... 

 Things to Do in Naryn Oblasty

Visit Tash Rabat caravanserai

Visit Tash Rabat caravanserai, Naryn Oblasty

 Eish Says:  The current structure was probably built about 500 years ago, but there were people using this pasture as a camp site and pasture for 1000 years at least.... 

 Things to Do in Naryn Oblasty

In a yurt in a jailoo (pasture)

In a yurt in a jailoo (pasture), Naryn Oblasty

 Eish Says:  This place restores the soul. We stayed in a yurt in a pasture just below the Tash Rabat caravanserai. We slept on the floor of the yurt on woven felt and yak... 

 Hotels in Naryn Oblasty

The Place

Plan a Naryn Oblasty vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Naryn Oblasty locals

Experience Naryn Oblasty
  •   20 Tips and Reviews
  •  36 Photos
 

The People

1 Member Lives Here
 
Our Members Say
 profile photo

 Yes, triffids really have landed on earth. I wish I knew what this plant really was, but we found it at 300m at Lake Song Kul. 

1 member lives in Naryn Oblasty

 

Popular Destinations in Naryn Oblasty

  1. Naryn

More Cities in Naryn Oblasty

Question about Naryn Oblasty?

Our members can help!

postQuestion_button

Top Naryn Oblasty Writer

1

Naryn Oblasty: Tash Rabat and Lake Song Kul

Eish profile photo

 This is Shell Ultra City of the ancient Silk Road (for those non-South Africans: a gasoline station highway rest stop). For a 1000 years people have been using this jailoo (pasture) to rest and... 

View all rated pages

View newest pages

Build your own Naryn Oblasty page