20 Jun 2025
I struggled to find a tour operator offering a half day to the national park and found the Atlas tour on Trip Advisor. The guide Aziz made contact quickly on WhatsApp to arrange pick up time. There were just 3 of us on the tour and Aziz arrived early. He spoke excellent English which was great as he was able to explain many aspects of life in Kyrgyzstan which was very interesting. We walked to a viewpoint and back which took about 2 hours. Steep in places but ok for anyone of moderate fitness. It was cool and rainy which was probably a good thing as the day before was 40°. We hand fed squirrels and he offered the chance for fishing. An excellent trip which I enjoyed. We set off at 8.45am and returned around 2pm. Recommended.