Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Karakol
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Sights
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Drinking & Nightlife
1
Dungan Mosque.......................................B2
22
Karakol Coffee .........................................B3
2
Holy Trinity Cathedral .............................B3
3
Karakol Zoo ..............................................B4
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Shopping
4
Merchant's Home ................................... C4
23
Kürk Art Gallery .......................................B3
5
Radio & TV Office.................................... C3
24
OVOP......................................................... B3
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Regional Museum....................................B3
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Information
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Sleeping
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Alp Tour Issyk Köl....................................C4
7
Altamira.................................................... C2
26
CBT............................................................ B3
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Hotel Amir ................................................ C4
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Ecotrek......................................................C3
9
Jamilya's B&B ..........................................A5
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IGPA ..........................................................C4
10
Madanor Hotel .........................................A4
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Karakol Medical Clinic ............................ B3
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Tagaytay .................................................. C3
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Post & Telephone Office.........................C3
12
Teskey Guesthouse ................................ D3
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RSK Bank..................................................C3
13
Turkestan Yurt Camp............................. C2
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TIC............................................................. B3
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Yak Tours Hostel......................................B4
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Tour Khan Tengri.....................................C4
Turkestan ........................................(see 13)
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Eating
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Vista ..........................................................C3
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Bistro Mustafa..........................................B4
Yak Tours.........................................(see 14)
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Fakir Café..................................................B3
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Kalinka...................................................... C4
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Transport
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Kench Café .............................................. D4
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Main Bus Station ......................................B1
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Lovely Pizza ............................................. C3
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Marshrutka to Ak-Suu ............................ A3
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Maximum................................................. C2
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Marshrutka to Jeti-Öghüz ...................... A3
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Tou............................................................ C3
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Marshrutka to Pristan............................. B3
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Marshrutka to Tüp area..........................A3
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Southern Bus Stand................................ A4
deal and this is a good place to meet other
travellers, especially when the brilliant old
Russian-style dining room downstairs is
operative.
Turkestan¨Yurt¨Camp¨
YURTSTAY, HOSTEL $
(
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564 89; www.turkestan.biz; Toktogul 273; tent/
yurt 100/250som, r 300-400som;
h
Apr-Nov;
p
)
An attractive Wild-West-style encampment
behind the tall wooden climbing wall is
home to a yurt camp between May and Oc-
tober. Behind are well-furnished, three-bed
dorms in a small house sharing the same
decent shower block. Breakfast costs 50som
extra (not available April or November).
Artisan's¨B&B¨
HOMESTAY $
(gulnara Perizat guesthouse;
%
055-019 1512, 701
71; madinart1103@gmail.com; Murmansk 114; s/d/
tr 500/1000/1500som)
Some 2km west of Ka-
rakol centre, this wonderfully quirky home-
stay was built from scratch by its artist/
artisan owners. Fanciful carved chairs, '60s-
style colour-panel lamps, African masks,
framed stamp collections and a stupendous
Soviet patchwork banner all add to the
fun. Get off marshrutka 112 (from Ak-Tilek
Bazaar) at 141 Toktogul then walk north
on Harikovskaya. The B&B is on the third
left-hand corner where Harikovskaya kinks
(facing a school).
Jamilya's¨B&B¨
HOMESTAY $
(
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054-498 0980, 417 18; kemelov@hotmail.com;
Shopokova 34B; per person 700-800som, ensuite
1000som;
W
)
The mother-and-son team
here both speak excellent English and of-
fer 10 rooms with a hue - lime, lilac, pink,
yellow or blue. Spotless bathrooms, hot
showers, sit-down toilets, a lounge, dining
room, lovely garden and shared balcony
looking towards the river. The access road
(Kurochkin) is signed from opposite Mada-
nur Hotel. Alternatively marshrutkas 110/111
southbound/northbound pass very near
(Shapak Batyr at Iskakov) but you'll need to
use the little footbridge.
Altamira¨
gUESTHOUSE $
(
%
545 16; www.altamira.kg; Toktogul 227; d/ste
1400/2000som;
pW
)
Nine-room new mini-
hotel close to the commercial centre.
Madanor¨Hotel¨
HOTEL $
(
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077-775 7757, 715 38; Toktogul 201; s/d/tr
700/1400/2100som, with breakfast
800/1600/2400;
piW
)
If you want a new,
fully equipped hotel room and are travel-
ling alone, this styleless establishment set