Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Naryn
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500 m
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0.25 miles
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66
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Stadium
Bazaar
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66
Freedom
Statue
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200 m
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1993 Mosque
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Salkyn Tör (15km);
Eki-Naryn
(28km)
Jusepov
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n Canal
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Kyzyl-Bel Pass (24km);
Tash Rabat (112km)
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Naryn
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Sights
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Shopping
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Iskusstvo Galeriyasy ............................... B1
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Art Gallery ................................................C2
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Regional Museum................................... D2
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Information
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Sleeping
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Akai Bank..................................................A2
3
Beyshagul's Homestay .......................... D2
13
CBT............................................................C2
4
Celestial Mountains Guest House .........D1
14
Hakimyat (Municipal
Dushagul's Homestay ..................... (see 3)
Administration Building) ......................B1
5
Hotel Ala-Too ...........................................C1
15
Kubat Tour ...............................................C2
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Kachkumbek ........................................... D2
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OVIR.......................................................... B2
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Khan Tengri Hotel ................................... D2
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Eating
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Bus Station...............................................C2
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Anarkul Apa Café .....................................C1
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Taxi Stand .................................................A1
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Kafe Ademi ............................................... A1
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Samsakhana............................................. B1
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Information
Naryn is the irst/last place to change money
after/before the Chinese border. Several banks
around the Lenina/Toktosunov junction change
clean, unfolded US dollars and euros, and have
Visa ATMs. Nowhere takes MasterCard/Maestro.
Akai Bank
(Lenina 51;
h
9am-5pm Mon-Fri)
Decent rates for US$ and euro exchange
Telephone Office
(Toktosunov; internet per hr
20som;
h
24hr) Several booths with relatively
new computers, and theoretically open 24
hours.
CBT
(
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077-268 9262, 508 65; Lenina 8, apt
2;
h
9am-6pm or later May-Nov) Youthful
gulira speaks excellent English and is tire-
lessly keen to help visitors. She can arrange
guides, horses, yurtstays, homestays and
transport (14som per km). Helpfully the office
tries to pair up visitors to save costs on shared
rides, and within a day permits and rides can
be organised to get you across the Torugart
Pass to Kashgar: US$100 per car to the bor-
der (including a Tash Rabat excursion) plus
US$300/400/500 for two/four/six people to
be collected and whisked to Kashgar by their
Chinese partners.
Kubat Tour
(
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077-268 9262; www.kubat-tour.
from.kg; Lenina 6, apt 51;
h
9am-6pm May-
Oct) Competitive prices on community tourism
offerings and Torugart transfers. Some home-
stay options available.
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Getting¨There¨&¨Away
Most longer distance buses, minibuses and
shared taxis leave from the
bus station
(Lenina). Those for regional villages leave from
the
bazaar
.
Bishkek
Minibuses (350som, seven hours)
depart between 8am and 11am, with a night bus
(270som) at 9pm. Shared taxi drivers linger all
day (450som). Any Bishkek service will drop
you at Kochkor.