Karakol lies between the eastern end of the largest lake in Kyrgyzstan, the Issyk-Kul, and the Tian Shan mountain range. The city was founded in 1860 as a Russian military outpost. Yet, Karakol did only develop when research travelers started to investigate the region between China and Kyrgyzstan. In 1888, Russian military and geographer Przhevalsky […]
City walk in Karakol
Our city walk in Karakol starts at the Dungan Mosque. Rakhat Dzhamalova from Destination Karakol welcomes us in front of the entrance. Destination Karakol aims to sustainable strengthening tourism in the region. Rakhat speaks excellent German and English, probably also Kyrgyz and Russian. She will go with us on a two-hour tour. To begin with, […]
Tagaytay Hotel in Karakol
In Karakol, we are staying at the Tagaytay Hotel, the first house in the city. The friendly and nice owner seems to work day and night. Please watch the 4K UHD video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing […]
One Village – One Product – Felt Souvenir Master class
The village of Tasma is about 50 km northeast from Karakol. The women of the village specialize in the production of souvenirs made from felt. We have the opportunity to attend the “Foam, felt souvenirs master class”. The production site for the for felt objects is right next to the war memorial. Once we arrive, […]
Dungan Village Yrdyk and Family Dinner
The village of Yrdyk is approximately 10 km west of Karakol. Here lives the closed community of Dungans, the successors of the Muslim Chinese, in China described as Hui. Until recently, only Dungans who are married to Dungans are allowed to live in Yrdyk. About 140 years ago, the Dungans were expelled from China and […]