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Kyrgyzstan itineraries by trip length

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Kyrgyzstan runs on a season and on cash. The high passes to Song Kul are open roughly June to September and the yurt camps physically leave for the winter, so a trip planned for May or October is a different trip. There is also no cash machine near the lake, which surprises people who are used to being able to solve problems on arrival.

How many days do you need in Kyrgyzstan?

7 days. That fits Bishkek, a night in a yurt at Song Kul and the mountains behind Karakol.

Bishkek to Karakol alone is 6 to 8 hours, so a shorter trip means dropping one end of the country rather than moving faster. Sixteen days is what people take who want Kel Suu and the south as well.

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