{"id":527,"date":"2020-08-27T10:09:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/staging\/?destination=ala-archa-national-park"},"modified":"2024-06-06T01:38:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T17:38:37","slug":"ala-archa","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/destination\/ala-archa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ala Archa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/api.mapbox.com\/styles\/v1\/visitsilkroad\/clvl3cel701dq01phev10aq9m\/static\/pin-s+ff0000(74.4830010000001,42.563012)\/74.4830010000001,42.563012,12.5,0\/725x300?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidmlzaXRzaWxrcm9hZCIsImEiOiJjbHV2YWEzbDMwMWRvMmpvYXd1NzRkNDcwIn0.iA4-BEz1MfIrSQRk3uxVkw\">\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While marshrutka (routed shared taxi) number 265 from Bishkek goes to the main gate of the national park on some departures, no public transport covers the remaining 11km to the alplager area. Taxis from Bishkek cover the whole 40km from the city in around an hour, though it is wise to negotiate a round-trip price and identify a pick-up time beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kyrgyz Republic\u2019s first national park remains popular with Bishkek residents for picnics, and with international hikers and mountaineers looking to conquer the region&#8217;s imposing peaks. From simple day hikes through juniper forests to the Ak-Sai Waterfall and challenging treks to Adygene Glacier or Peak Manas, Ala-Archa has outdoor options for all abilities. <\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-gallery-id-527_60263f-2c.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius, .kb-gallery-id-527_60263f-2c.kb-gallery-ul.kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel .kt-blocks-carousel figure .kb-gal-image-radius img{height:300px;}.kb-gallery-id-527_60263f-2c .kadence-blocks-gallery-item .kb-gal-image-radius{border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;;}<\/style><div class=\"kb-gallery-wrap-id-527_60263f-2c alignnone wp-block-kadence-advancedgallery\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-ul kb-gallery-non-static kb-gallery-type-fluidcarousel kb-gallery-id-527_60263f-2c kb-gallery-caption-style-bottom-hover kb-gallery-filter-none\" data-image-filter=\"none\" data-lightbox-caption=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel kt-carousel-container-dotstyle-dark\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-carousel-init 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640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\" \"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan1.jpg\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"  ><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan1.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan1.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan1.jpg\" data-id=\"13703\" class=\"wp-image-13703 skip-lazy\" 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class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"  ><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan3.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan3.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan3.jpg\" data-id=\"13699\" class=\"wp-image-13699 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\" \"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan4.jpg\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"  ><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan4.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan4.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan4.jpg\" data-id=\"13700\" class=\"wp-image-13700 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kb-slide-item kb-gallery-carousel-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item\"><div class=\"kadence-blocks-gallery-item-inner\"><figure class=\"kb-gallery-figure kb-gallery-item-has-link kadence-blocks-gallery-item-hide-caption\" \"><a href=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan2.jpg\" class=\"kb-gallery-item-link\"  ><div class=\"kb-gal-image-radius\"><div class=\"kb-gallery-image-contain\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan2.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"\" data-full-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan2.jpg\" data-light-image=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan2.jpg\" data-id=\"13698\" class=\"wp-image-13698 skip-lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-Kyrgyzstan2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mountaineers often use the Ratsek Hut area as a base for climbing surrounding peaks, from the non-technical Peak Uchitel (4540m) to the Kyrgyz Ala-Too range&#8217;s tallest peak Semenov-Tien-Shansky (4895m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pixels-photo\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/71292407\/Ala-Archa-National-Park-by-Evgeniy-Graznov\" alt=\"Ala Archa National Park by Evgeniy Graznov on 500px.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/71292407\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=c9059510d99c0fb36e32137a317bb27136800b1c3662a2716029412df3c7fb8c\" alt=\"Ala Archa National Park by Evgeniy Graznov on 500px.com\">\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Ala Archa Natural Park is located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek in the region\u2019s largest gorge also named Ala-Archa. With an area of 2280 hectares, the Park was formed in 1976. The alpine park stretches for over 35 km of the western Tien Shan range. The national park\u2019s altitude ranges from about 1,500 meters at the entrance to a maximum of 4,895 meters at Semenova Tian-Shanski, the highest peak in the Kyrgyz Ala-Too range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pixels-photo\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/photo\/103674453\/On-the-Trail-in-Ala-Archa-by-Karen-Ralph\" alt=\"On the Trail in Ala Archa by Karen Ralph on 500px.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drscdn.500px.org\/photo\/103674453\/m%3D900\/v2?sig=6ff6eb40a8031f6def5fc35a777855836c8f4013db013350c855467fe64a29d8\" alt=\"On the Trail in Ala Archa by Karen Ralph on 500px.com\">\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/500px.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facilities Available<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tourist facilities in Ala-Archa are concentrated on the &#8216;alplager&#8217; area, where one hotel and one simple dormitory offer overnight accommodation and food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most travellers visit the park on day trips from Bishkek, bringing with them everything they&#8217;ll need for the day, or overnight in tents further in the park on self-sufficient treks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For mountaineers, hiking into the <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-sai.com\/en\/ak-sai-travel-camps\/mountain-hut\/ak-sai-mountain-hut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ratsek Hut<\/a> at 3400m is another option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ala-Archa gorge is located in the Chuy Region and is one of the most famous sights of Kyrgyzstan. It is located on the central and highest part of the Kyrgyz Range &#8211; the second longest range in Tien-Shan. Ala-Archa is famous for its unspoiled nature: vast spruce forests, birch groves, numerous springs with clear glacial water and mighty rocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8944,"parent":0,"template":"","destination_type":[17],"location":[86,22],"site_type":[166],"featured":[174],"class_list":["post-527","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination_type-site","location-chuy","location-kyrgyz-republic","site_type-nature-eco-tourism","featured-national-park"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19016,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/527\/revisions\/19016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination_type?post=527"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=527"},{"taxonomy":"site_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site_type?post=527"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}