Ala Kul

Issyk-Kul Region · Kyrgyzstan

Ala Kul, Kyrgyzstan
Photo: Peretz Partensky from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
July to September
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A vivid turquoise glacial lake reached by a demanding multi-day trek from Karakol over a high pass. Its color shifts through the day as light plays across the surrounding snowfields.

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