Bokonbayevo
Bokonbayevo is a village in Kyrgyzstan.
Understand
Streets in Bokonbayevo
Bokonbayevo is a small, laid back city near the southern shore of Issyk Kul lake. Tourists use it mainly as rest/sleep stop between Bishkek and Karakol, although there are some interesting sights nearby.
Get in
Marshrutkas from Bishkek leave from the Western Bus Station (350 som, 5-6 hr). Take any one that goes the "southern route" towards Karakol. Or head to Balykchy first and take any marshrutkas going east on the southern route from here. Any of these should go through Bokonbayevo.
Get around
Walking or taxi (50 som).
See
Do
- Issyk Kul lake
A local eagle man with his Golden Eagle
- Eagle shows (3,000 som or less, depending on your negotiation skills)
Horse trek in the surrounding area
- Horse riding (tours to a nearby viewpoint, 6 hr roundtrip, from 3,100 som for 2 people + guide)
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
- Guesthouse Gulmira, 107 Sekeev Street, ☎ +996 777 274 190. €19/double room.
- 🌍 Various Yurt Camps (just northwest of Tong (Тон) village).
Go next
- A taxi to Karakol with stops at the Fairy Tale Canyon, Barskoon waterfalls and Jeti Oguz can be arranged for 3,000 som. But this is far beyond any reasonable price you should pay in this country. You are better off hitchhiking (autostop) or using a marshrutka.
- A taxi to the nearby Salt Lake is 1,500 som (1 hr drive, 2 hr at the lake, 1 hr back).
- The Barskoon waterfalls is 50 km east of Bokonbayevo, 20 km from the highway to the south.
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