Kazarman is a dusty city in Issyk Kul and the Tian Shan.

Understand

CBT Kazarman

CBT Kazarman (Community Based Tourism) offers the easiest, friendliest, the most hospitable way to meet people and experience the uniqueness of nomadic life. CBT Kazarman allows the conscientious traveler to enjoy the beauty of locality. It accommodates traditional homestays with Kyrgyz families and can help with the hire of guides and horses for short treks, cars and different traditional shows such as shyrdak making show, folk show, boorsok show, national games show.

Tours or trekking to the magnificent 5000-year-old petroglyphs of Saimaluu-Tash can be organized by the members. Saimaluu-Tash is the oldest petroglyphs date from the Bronze Age (3000 BC) and were drawn by prehistoric people so far unknown but probably of Indo-Aryan stock others from Iron age carvings (800 BC).

Besides Saimaluu-Tash, tours to other nicest places around Toguz-Toro region can be provided.

Get in

Prices for

• to/from Jalal-Abad, two taxis a day departing from Keenaliec at the bazaar in the morning time for 600 som (4 hours)
• to/from Bishkek 1200 som (12 hours) with stops in Naryn or Kochkor (full price has to be paid)
• to Naryn 800 som (5 hours) only a couple a week (if there are no taxi from Naryn possible to book taxis coming from Bishkek 1200 som)

See

If you visit Kazarman you can go to Saimaluu-Tash. Saimaluu Tash (meaning embroidered or patterned stones in Kyrgyz) is a petroglyph site in south of Kazarman. Over 10,000 carved pictures—and perhaps as many as 11,000—which are black-and-white rock paintings, have so far been identified, making the site a globally important collection of rock art. They are a sacred display of offerings of the ancient people of the lower valley.

Do

Tours cab be provided by CBT Kazarman office, there are more than 10 tours around Kazarman.

Buy

CBT Kazarman can provide souvinier to the guest.s

Eat

CBT Homestays provide best dinners to their guests

Sleep

• Shirinkan Karmyshova Homestay. Homestay in a welcoming family, but toilets and showers are outdoor. (updated Oct 2016)
• Bakhtygul Chorobaeva Homestay, ☏ +996777688803. English speaking host (updated Oct 2016)
• Bujumal Arykmoldoevas Homestay. Homestay (updated Oct 2016)

Connect

For more information, you can visit facebook page www.facebook.com/cbtkazarman