06 Aug 2025
Tours are quite expensive, about $100 with a guide, so I've been doing it on my own. It takes about 45 minutes by taxi (Yandex) from the center of Bishkek to reach the entrance to the park with a large parking lot. You pay the entrance fee, and when you enter through the entrance gate, free circular buses frequently exit to the trailhead. The paved road is about 15 minutes away at the trailhead, and there are hotels and restaurants. Information boards indicated various hiking and climbing routes. The main route is also well-maintained, with sneakers suffice and magnificent valley beauty with snowy mountains in the distance. I made some progress except on the main route, but it is difficult without climbing shoes because of the bad footing. On the way back, Yandex was immediately grabbed, so there was no need to worry.