Kyrgyzstan karst caves
Kyrgyzstan is rich in beautiful caves, scattered throughout the country. In the south, near the border with Uzbekistan, is Aravansky area located 20 km from Osh, where there is a dozen karst caves in the limestone hills.
In Alayskom, Turkestan, Chatkalskom and some other ridges Kyrgyzstan meet karst cavity, caves different sizes. Stalactites and stalagmites, often shapes, often icy education decorate these underground palaces.
A special beauty Baritovaya Most famous cave near the river. Aravan, formed in limestone massifs of Advanced Alayskogo ridge.
In Osh region are the largest caves in Kyrgyzstan: Chil-Ustun, Chil-Mayram, Keklik-Too.
Interesting Chilustunskaya located nearby cave, large in size, with stalactite and stalagmite drapes, columns and other entities, and cave Dikobraza. At an altitude of 250 meters, almost at the steep cliff located entrance of stalactite and stalagmite caves Chil-Ustun – "Forty columns". At tens of meters into it vzmetnulis stalagnates columns. Near high openwork tower stalagmites. This cave is one of the places in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan, where pilgrims come. "If heavy sins, they overturned into the abyss", – reads a legend. "All the will of God. No merciful God, and if the traveller will take place on the steeper rocky unscathed and will revert to the foot of the mountain, just him all sins. Shredding A pebble in the powder brought from the Chil-Ustun, cure any disease". Chilustunskaya cave slyvet musical – if touch stalagmite in the cave, they are starting to issue sounds forming the original underground symphonies.
Velika in size cave Manas, which can accommodate up to fifty riders on horseback. Legend says that in this cave hero of the Kyrgyz epic Manas harboured by bad weather his horse. With some other caves are also linked legends and devotion.
Known cave Kan-and-Gut ("mine disappearance") length of 98 km, located in the mountains of southern Ferghana frames depression (Turkestan Ridge). The cave is allocated enormity of their rooms, reaching a height of 40-50 meters, and beauty emerged in stone colors, patterns, garlands. Much of its cavities linked to the "ore" (sulfuric acid) Karst.
Many caves are minerals interest in a number of caves found curative mummies. For example, in a cave Moldo-Too mountain range in Naryn oblast power layer mummies reached 20-30 cm, which meets infrequently. Some caves are of great interest in archaeological terms, for example, in the grotto Ak-Chunkur from Sary-Jazz in the Central Tien Shan found executed ochre rock paintings, pebbles with traces of processing and goat horn, which remained inside the traces of paint.
Note. By speleologickej club Siberia, cave Chil-Ustun, with the apparent nekategoriynosti requires, depending on the experience of the group, sample from 40 to 150 metres of vertical and horizontal railings. Speleology through drills laid reliable anchors.
Surprise Cave pleased with the relative pristine beauty and approaches to Arvan-canyon.
Schedule of tour
| Day 1 | Arrival in Bishkek, sightseeing, hotel or guest house accommodation. |
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| Day 2 | Flight to Osh, hotel accommodation. |
| Day 3 | Excursion to the Sulaiman mountain, karsts caves, museums, bazaar. |
| Day 4 | Trip into the Osh Hills karst region Kerme-Too. |
| Day 5 | Transfer to Aravan – karst caves region, hotel. |
| Day 6 | Caves of Chil-Majramis mountain, hotel. |
| Day 7 | The Chil-Ustun, Siurpriz, Baritivaya, Adjiadar-Unkur caves. |
| Days 8-9 | Caves on the Tuya-moyun mountain, watermelon and melon meadow hotel. |
| Day 10 | Travel to the Kojo-Kelen valley, camp. |
| Days 11-12 | Trip to cave, waterfall and Djiptik Pass (4175 m). |
| Day 13 | Transport to Osh, hotel accommodation. |
| Day 14 | Return to Bishkek, flight home. |
Prices of tour*
- 1 person – 850 €
- 1-4 pers. – 650 €
- 5-9 pers. – 580 €
- 10+1 pers. free of charge – 540 €
* There is discount for the citizens of former socialists countries and for the citizens of community independent countries.
