Song-Kul (also spelt Son-Kul, Song-K\u00f6l or Sonkol) is a large alpine lake at 3,016 m in the Naryn region, between inner spurs of the Tian Shan. It is bordered by the Song-Kul-Too and Moldo-Too ranges and protected pastures, which makes it ideal for low-impact, eco-friendly travel.<\/p>\n
The shores are low and grassy. The lake is fed by mountain streams and drains into the Naryn river. From late September until late May it is usually frozen and the road is closed.<\/p>\n
Chaek and Kochkor are the closest towns, but in summer \u2014 especially July and August \u2014 shepherd families set up yurt camps along the shore. Staying with them is the whole point: fresh kaymak cream, bread from the stove, kymyz (fermented mare’s milk) and a sky full of stars.<\/p>\n
By 4\u00d74 over the Kalmak-Ashuu pass (3,446 m), or \u2014 much better \u2014 on horseback over two or three days from Kyzart. See our Song-Kul horse trek<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A high-altitude lake surrounded by summer pastures, yurt camps and grazing horses.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":775,"template":"","class_list":["post-774","destinations","type-destinations","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrgyztravelguide.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destinations\/774"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrgyztravelguide.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destinations"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrgyztravelguide.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destinations"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kyrgyztravelguide.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destinations\/774\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kyrgyztravelguide.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kyrgyztravelguide.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}