The Canyons of Kyrgyzstan 🏜️🇰🇬 — Where Mountains Meet Mars

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Kyrgyzstan is famous for its alpine lakes and green valleys, but its wildest beauty lies in its canyons — carved by wind, time, and imagination.

From Fairytale Canyon (Skazka) near Issyk-Kul with its red, twisted sandstone dragons and castles, to the Konorchek Canyons stretching like a maze of fiery cliffs, these places feel more like Arizona or Mars than Central Asia.

You can walk along ridges painted in orange, red, and gold — formations shaped like snakes, towers, even animals if you stare long enough. No fences, no restrictions — just raw earth and silence.

Post by ExploreItYourself | Oct 6, 2025