Kol Tor Lake is one of the most popular weekend treks for residents of Bishkek – a beautiful walk through pine forests and beneath craggy peaks ends at an aggressively turquoise mountain lake that’s easy to love.

Hiking to Kol Tor lake is navigationally easy and no special skills are required – it’s a straightforward walk along a well-worn path the whole way. However, for many casual dayhikers, this is the first trip near Bishkek that climbs any notable elevation and so some struggle with the longer uphill section.

Also note that the name “Kol Tor” is quite common in the Kyrgyz language, and there are a number of lakes across the country which the name might reference. Derived from a local word meaning roughly “place of honor”, a Kol Tor will typically be the highest lake in a chain or the last/highest lake up a valley. This Kol Tor lake, in Chuy Oblast’s Kegety Valley, is probably the most well-known among those (and certainly one of the prettiest)

The trek to Kol Tor Lake starts at a yurt camp in a small clearing at the end of the road up the Kichi Kegeti Valley. The last stretch is all gravel over some larger rocks, so vehicles with low ground clearance may have to park a little before the end of the road and walk an extra few hundred meters.

The trail picks up from the yurt camp heading southwards along the east side of the small river, passing in an out of the verdant forests that line the river and climbing very briefly on several occasions to avoid small cliffs or rock falls. It carries on through this pleasant landscape for 1.7km before crossing to the west bank of the river, and after another 200m along the river begins to climb.

There are almost 2000 lakes in Kyrgyzstan; between its multitudes of lakes and rivers, it’s certainly the lushest of all the Central Asian countries. The lakes, rivers, and waterfalls of Kyrgyzstan frost the already beautiful mountain landscape like exquisite pieces of jewelry decorating various regions. You might be thinking “well, if I visit one or two, that’ll give me a good enough idea what they’re all like.” You’d be surprised.

What makes the alpine lakes of Kyrgyzstan so distinctive is that yes, while they’re all lakes, each one displays its splendor and personality differently. Here’s a list of what I think are the 5 most beautiful lakes in Kyrgyzstan: Chatyr-Kul Lake, Sary-Chelek Lake, Issyk-Kul Lake, Kel-Suu Lake, and Son-Kul Lake.

Here's a list of what I think are the 5 most beautiful lakes in Kyrgyzstan: Chatyr-Kul Lake, Sary-Chelek Lake, Issyk-Kul Lake, Kel-Suu Lake, and Son-Kul Lake. Chatyr-Kul's name means “celestial lake” or “lake on the roof.” It's 181 square km and 3530m high, holding the record for the highest alpine lake in Kyrgyzstan.

Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan's largest lake, lies at an altitude of 1,600 m in the high mountain range of Tien-Shan (Heaven's mountains) in the north of Kyrgyzstan. It is after Lake Titicaca in South America world's second largest high mountain lake covering a surface of 6,236 sq

Jaisamand lake is the largest human made lake in Asia. The lake is vast and is a demonstration of how each drop of water is so important in this area (though, Udaipur district is a relatively green district of Rajasthan).

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