Ala Archa National park
Month of the year to visit: full year
Entrance ticket price:
700 som for a car
1200 som for minibus
Transportation: people can take a taxi or minibus to Ala-cha National park, however most of them reach entrance of National park and need to walk about 4 km to reach main part of Ala-Archa National park.
Recommendations: Before going to Ala-Archa National park, ask the driver or guide to reach the parking place near Hotel of Ala-Archa National park.
Entrance ticket price:
700 som for a car
1200 som for minibus
Transportation: people can take a taxi or minibus to Ala-cha National park, however most of them reach entrance of National park and need to walk about 4 km to reach main part of Ala-Archa National park.
Recommendations: Before going to Ala-Archa National park, ask the driver or guide to reach the parking place near Hotel of Ala-Archa National park.
The national park Ala-Archa is a picturesque delight for the eyes, it is located nearby Bishkek (35 km from Bishkek), Ala-Too Kyrgyz ridges. The national park stretches at an altitude of 1600-4860m and is a favorite place of citizens and guests of the capital.
Hikers and climbers from all over the world are attracting by the aroma of coniferous trees, snow-covered peaks, the murmur of mountain rivers, springs and waterfalls, birds singing, rare alpine plants, red-listed animal world, piercing blueness of the sky and mountains with different difficulty levels.
Hikers and climbers from all over the world are attracting by the aroma of coniferous trees, snow-covered peaks, the murmur of mountain rivers, springs and waterfalls, birds singing, rare alpine plants, red-listed animal world, piercing blueness of the sky and mountains with different difficulty levels.
The location is suitable for everyone to visit, because there is comfortable infrastructure:
- paved road (appreciate by drivers and bikers, as well as cyclists);
- spacious parking lot;
- venues for team games;
- picnic areas;
- observational natural sites.
Another advantage is that this location is all-seasonal. For example:
- In winter - attracts winter trekking lovers;
- in spring - from connoisseurs of awakening nature to climbers;
- in summer - followers of active collective and/or family recreation;
- autumn beckons iridescence with fire and spruce colors, the whiteness of clouds and the smell of wet earth.
Ala-Archa is a unique place for meditation and unity with yourself, helps to find impaired harmony and charges for many days ahead.
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