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In-Depth Information
Karakol
æ Sights
û Drinking & Nightlife
1 Dungan Mosque.......................................B2
22 Karakol Coffee .........................................B3
2 Holy Trinity Cathedral .............................B3
3 Karakol Zoo ..............................................B4 þ Shopping
4 Merchant's Home ................................... C4
23 Kürk Art Gallery .......................................B3
5 Radio & TV Office.................................... C3
24 OVOP......................................................... B3
6 Regional Museum....................................B3
ï Information
ÿ Sleeping
25 Alp Tour Issyk Köl....................................C4
7 Altamira.................................................... C2
26 CBT............................................................ B3
8 Hotel Amir ................................................ C4
27 Ecotrek......................................................C3
9 Jamilya's B&B ..........................................A5
28 IGPA ..........................................................C4
10 Madanor Hotel .........................................A4
29 Karakol Medical Clinic ............................ B3
11 Tagaytay .................................................. C3
30 Post & Telephone Office.........................C3
12 Teskey Guesthouse ................................ D3
31 RSK Bank..................................................C3
13 Turkestan Yurt Camp............................. C2
32 TIC............................................................. B3
14 Yak Tours Hostel......................................B4
33 Tour Khan Tengri.....................................C4
Turkestan ........................................(see 13)
ú Eating
34 Vista ..........................................................C3
15 Bistro Mustafa..........................................B4
Yak Tours.........................................(see 14)
16 Fakir Café..................................................B3
17 Kalinka...................................................... C4 ï Transport
18 Kench Café .............................................. D4
35 Main Bus Station ......................................B1
19 Lovely Pizza ............................................. C3
36 Marshrutka to Ak-Suu ............................ A3
20 Maximum................................................. C2
37 Marshrutka to Jeti-Öghüz ...................... A3
21 Tou............................................................ C3
38 Marshrutka to Pristan............................. B3
39 Marshrutka to Tüp area..........................A3
40 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 $
( % 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 $
( % 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 $
( % 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
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