Chu Valley. Unknown steppe

Shuiskaya, better known as Chui, the steppe is the northernmost valley of Kyrgyzstan. She is familiar to most people in the most unattractive quality - namely, as the largest base of herbal narcotic raw materials. Indeed, Chu Valley (photo) - a kind of Mecca of drug dealers and fans of the "easy" drug - cannabis. Every year on its expanses dozens of hectares of this vegetable dope are destroyed. To say, like the authorities of the former USSR, that this territory is free from drugs and plantations of cannabis is not found, it will be wrong. However, the Chui Valley attracts not only adherents of pernicious habits.

Located in one of the most picturesque places of Kyrgyzstan, this amazing natural corner of nature is popular with admirers of hang gliding and automobile tourism.

Features

Located Chui Valley in the dangerous, but incredibly beautiful Kordaysky pass. The huge, more than 140 thousand hectares, the territory of this place includes four most picturesque natural areas. Moving through the territory, you can see with your own eyes the splendor of the steppe (valley), foothill, mountain and highland zone.

Chui Valley is characterized by fairly sharp temperature changes, characteristic of the steppe regions, magnificent landscapes of majestic mountains. In the spring, its boundless expanse literally "floods" with a bright crimson of poppies, but in most of its space the steppe territories are rather monotonous.

Travelers

For lovers of mountain climbing, of course, the so-called Chui proteins will seem attractive. It was this name that received the North and South Chui passes. The average height of ridges in this area exceeds 3500 meters.

The Chui valley enjoys constant popularity with hang-gliders. The most popular starts (starting points of flight): Thousand, Zhalamysh, Chon-Tash. The height of the lowest start is 1270 meters (Zhalamysh), the highest - a little less than 2300 meters (Thousand). Due to the extent and landscape features of these places, fans of extreme entertainment get the opportunity to make dizzying flights from April to September, the length of which can be several tens of kilometers.

Automobile routes do not lag behind the more exotic types of tourism. A trip along the Chuysky tract is a route that can impress even very reserved travelers. The most popular route is a trip along the route from Biysk to the border with Mongolia. More than half of this distance lies on the territory of Chui, which allows you to fully appreciate the local, absolutely unique color.

Throughout the road, travelers will come across settlements of local residents, small cafes, in which they prepare dishes of national cuisine. Near the numerous streams and rivers are equipped with comfortable places for parking and rest, which makes the trip more pleasant. The curious eye reveals incredible beauty landscapes that can only be found in this region.