Road
Approximate — may differ on site
~8 h
Road openFrom Tashkent → via Khujand and Ayni, with border
Asphalt ≈ 363 kmGravel 23 km
- TashkentVia the Oybek border crossing
- Khujand → Ayni≈ 170 km paved, Shahristan Pass
- Ayni → Sarvoda≈ 25 km paved, M34 highway
- Sarvoda turn-offGravel≈ 23 km dirt, narrow and steep in places
- IskanderkulParking next to the lakeside tourist camp
Lakeshore© OpenFreeMap · OpenStreetMap
When to go
You can go until the end of October
Road closed from November. Best time: June – September.
Closes in ~5 days · until November 1
- NowOctoberPossible
- NextNovember – AprilRoad closed
- MayPossible
- June – SeptemberBest
Next 7 days · at the place itself
Good to know
Entry fee
28 somoni at the barrier, for foreigners (2024)
Mobile signal
Available in Sarytag village, unreliable at the lake — save the map
Swimming
No swimming at the main beach; water colder than ~10 °C
About
The largest lake in the Fann Mountains, at 2,195 m. Turquoise water ringed by sheer cliffs. Nearby is the 43 m Fann Waterfall.
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