Iván Marcos
Lake Issyk-Kul is one of the great...
Lake Issyk-Kul is one of the great tourist attractions of Kyrgyzstan. It is the second largest mountain lake in the world. It occupies a very large area, and from most of the lake, you can catch a glimpse of the stunning mountains (often snow-capped). As in the rest of the country, the best way to get there is by bus or shared taxi starting out from Bishkek. Most of these will take between 3-4 hours, to Cholpon, for example. During the summer season, it serves as the "Central Asian beach", do not forget that we are in the world's most remote area of the sea. This area is full of tourists, Uzbekos, Kazakhs and Kyrgyz.
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