Date: 30th May, 2026 Konorchek canyon is very similar to that of Charyn Canyon of Kazakstan, red soil mountains spread across vast area. Most of the canyon is dry, as such full or sand and small rocks. It takes 2 hours from the Bishkek city centre to get to the canyon. The canyon is on the way to Balkchy or Karakol so one can take any minibus which goes down that way. Initially I searched on chatGPT to know where I should take the bus and it mis-directed me to the old bus sta

Date: May 21, 2026 As part of the bus tour, we spent the day at Charyn Canyon. It's about an hour from Saty village, and the ride was comfortable. The tour covers three main sites: Black Canyon, Moon Canyon, and finally Charyn Canyon. We started with Black Canyon, where the rocks are predominantly black. We spent about 15 to 20 minutes admiring the canyon. The weather was pleasant, slightly hot with a cool breeze, as the area is a vast, dry desert. A river runs through the ca