Tash-Rabat

A stone caravanserai on the old Silk Road, alone in a high valley.

Region: At-Bashy, Naryn region
Altitude: 3,200 m
Best time: June to September
Our routes: 2 tours stop here

Tash-Rabat is a 15th-century stone caravanserai tucked into a side valley at around 3,200 metres. Merchants crossing to Kashgar once sheltered here. Today a few yurt camps stand nearby, and the valley above makes a good half-day walk or ride.

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Silk Road history
Yurt camp in a quiet valley
Walks to ridgeline views

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A turquoise river in a deep rocky canyon

8 days

Kel-Suu Lake, 3,514 m

Tash-Rabat & Kel-Suu Expedition

Eight days into the high south, to a Silk Road caravanserai and a lake in a canyon.

Season: July – mid-September
Pace: Active
Group: 2–6 travellers

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Snow-capped peaks above an ochre plateau

10 days

Too-Ashuu pass, 3,586 m

Grand Kyrgyzstan Overland

Ten days across the whole country: Suusamyr, Song-Kol, Tash-Rabat and Issyk-Kul.

Season: June – September
Pace: Moderate
Group: 1–6 travellers

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