Karakol town, Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul region.

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Karakol is the small lovely town in the eastern part of Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyz Republic (Kyrgyzstan).

This mountaineous area around Karakol is very attractive for tourists of any kind: mountain climbing expeditions, horse-riding tours, hikings and trekkings, heli and mountain skiing. In addition to that Issyk-Kul Lake (which is proudly called the Pearl of Tien-Shan) offers the sandy beaches, resorts, spas, hot springs and great opportunity to sunburn in the summer time.

The usual way to get to this wonderful area is to arrive to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek city. International airport "Manas" (FRU) takes a lot of flights from many countries. Regular flights from Almaty, Istambul, Moscow, Shanghai, Dubai are landing daily. On arrival to Bishkek or Almaty (Kazakhstan) you should take a taxi or order transfer to Karakol and have a stunning journey over the Boom pass and along the 180km lake shore.

When you are in Karakol town you can choose the following variants where to stay:

• Karakol Hotels
  The choice is very large: from economy rooms to luxury apartments, from single to four bed rooms. Breakfast is usually included to the price. Cafe, bar, conference hall is for additional booking in Karakol hotels.
   
• Guest Houses
  Guest House in Karakol it's a private house with 3-6 rooms usually offered for booking as per room or as full house for one group. The owners of the house are usually cooking local national food for guests and breakfasts are also included to the price. Saunas (banya), pool, and a few other services offered additionaly in many of the guesthouses.
   
• Flats
  There are many variants of flat rental in Karakol town. This way of living in this area is very popular with small groups of students, mountain skiers, families. Kitchen is equipped with all neccessary for cooking and no meal included to the price.