Group inclusive tour from Bishkek to Almaty.

“It is untrue that equality is a law of nature. Nature has no equality; its sovereign law is subordination and dependence” 

Luc de Clapiers de Vauvenargues.

Cultural walking excursion on Issyk-Kul lake.

The San-Tash pass (indicated on the topographic map as the Syptas pass) is located at the eastern end of the Kungei Ala-Too mountains and in the northern part of the Terskey Ala-Too mountain range, 3 kilometers to the east and slightly north of the 3 farm of the village of San Tash on the mountain plateau in the eastern part of the Tyup district of the Issyk-Kul region.
The pass is located at an altitude of 2000 meters above sea level north-west of the Kylchykbay mountains, which are the northern end of the Terskey Alla-Too ridge. The pass is located at the watershed of the Karkara and Tyup rivers.
The pass is known for the ancient burial mound of the same name San-Tash (Count stones). Folk legend connects this mound with the campaigns of Tamerlane. From the small town of Basharin, where the dairy farm is located, the road to the villages in the valley of the Jergalan River and to the city of Karakol, bypassing the village of Tyup, passes by the shortest route through the Kyzyl-Kiya pass.
The forested mountains of Tasma serve as a watershed between the valleys of the Tyup and Jergalan rivers. The distance from the Akbulak village, which is located in the valley of the Jergalan River, to the San-Tash pass is 28 kilometers.
In winter, the passage through the San-Tash pass is difficult due to heavy snow. From here a strong east wind blows, which is also called "San-Tash" by the name of the pass, through which the wind rushes into the basin of the lake.
The wind blows through the Boom Gorge from the west. Both winds occur when cold air accumulates behind the mountains that enclose the lake basin. They cause a storm over Lake Issyk-Kul, but their influence usually extends only twenty to thirty kilometers from the coast.
The expeditions of P.P. Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky in 1856 and 1857 and Nikolai Severtsov in 1867.
Geographic coordinates of the San-Tash pass: N42 ° 45'34.25 "E79 ° 01'49.35"

Authority
Vladimir Petrov, Bishkek town. Alexander Petrov, Almaty town.

Photos by
Alexander Petrov.