The trek to Ala-Kul lake is one of the most famous in Kyrgyzstan and because I thought it would be a tourist trap I was almost going to skip it. I decided to go for this 3-day trek anyway and I have no regrets whatsoever.

Day 1:
The trek starts of in the Karakol National Park passes at camp 1 and then I slept at camp 2 aka Camp Sirota.
My Strava upload: https://www.strava.com/activities/7547161805

Day 2:
Starting at Sirota camp I made my way to the Ala-Kul lake followed by crossing the Ala-Kul pass at 3900 meters above sealevel. After hiking all day I reached Altyn-Arashan where I slept in a guesthouse with the same name.
My Strava upload: https://www.strava.com/activities/7547169656

Day 3:
After a quick stop at the 'natural' hotsprings we made our way to Ak-Suu where we took a 25 Som marshrutka (minibus) back to Karakol.
My Strava upload: https://www.strava.com/activities/7547174449

0:00 Intro video
0:29 Start hike day 1 from 1st bridge
06:16 Passing through Camp 1 at 2nd bridge
08:50 Arrival at Camp 2 aka Sirota
13:28 Start hike day 2 from Sirota
15:47 Arrival at Ala-Kul lake
18:02 Reaching the highest point from the Ala-Kull pass
21:36 Arrival at Altyn-Arashan
22:47 Start hike day 3 from Altyn-Arashan
23:25 Checking out the natural hotsprings
25:47 Hike to Ak-Suu
26:40 Arrival at Ak-Suu
27:30 Outro video in Karakol

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