You can't really call it a museum, just rock carvings on stones with tablets in which century and what is painted. The entrance fee is 80 som (August 2024), there is no guide, guess for yourself what and where is painted on the stones, without the name of the tablets, it is hardly possible to understand what is depicted on the stone.
I walked from Cholpan Ata market along the abandoned Cholpan Ata airport (far away, 1 hour in that direction and 1 hour back). I do not recommend taking a taxi or an excursion, you will spend a lot of money in vain
It's honestly not worth your money, and it's not a fact that it was painted back in the 5th century, and not yourself, in order to enrich yourself on tourists.
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Наталья Гнеушева
Level 11 Local Expert
July 28
Strange... They take tourists by car to a field covered with stones and say, look for it.. There are definitely petroglyphs here somewhere. When asked what they look like and what to look for, they show a stone with a pattern... And everyone rode off to look. To be honest, my husband realized that it was necessary to look for broken stones and was happy when he found them, after they clarified that this was not what he was upset about)) I found another similar one (but not exactly). So 40 minutes of wasted time with the threat of a broken leg))
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Ksenia Bozina
Level 3 Local Expert
October 5
It would be nice if all the routes were marked with flags, otherwise at some point you realize that you are walking among ordinary stones. Overall, I liked it, but still there are not enough "exhibits" for such a huge area
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Сергей Клад
Level 14 Local Expert
July 26
As the caretaker told us, this is the second largest place in Kyrgyzstan with pertroglyphs. There are very distinct drawings. You can wander for hours. There is a check mark and a description next to each drawing.
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Антон П.
Level 6 Local Expert
July 2
It's a decent walk from the intersection on Sovetskaya Street to the museum, my arms and calves were burned from walking back and forth in the sun. There's not much to see, you can buy beautiful magnets, but it's expensive.
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Анатолий Гр
Level 12 Local Expert
August 20
Of course, it causes an ambiguous impression, it is unclear where the fence number of large stones with rock paintings of ancient people came from.
What was disappointing: the careless attitude of the servants of the monument. Entrance is paid, and the signs are torn off and pet excrement is everywhere..
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Leyli B.
Level 7 Local Expert
September 21
Of course, you can wander around, but it feels like many petroglyphs have been refreshed by a modern person... and this is no longer interesting.
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Dmitriy Lee
Level 19 Local Expert
July 20
The territory of the museum is huge. You can walk for a long time. Several routes with descriptions in different languages.
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yana lurye
Level 11 Local Expert
July 13
The feeling of time travel. And a view of the snowy peaks on the opposite side of the lake. I remember it forever.
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Сергей П.
Level 6 Local Expert
July 11
It's unclear who you're paying for admission to.
They do not issue checks, they do not accept them by card.
There is no desire to sponsor local magnet sellers.
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Эдуард Зубков
Level 17 Local Expert
August 21, 2023
A very interesting museum. The payment for the visit is purely symbolic. I recommend a visit with a guide, because the signs on the site are not very informative.
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Виктория Дикая
Level 6 Local Expert
May 1
A large area with stones. The open-air museum raises doubts that it is really a monument of antiquity. Images/symbols are carved on several stones, 90% are just stones. There were several garbage bags on the territory, and pets of local residents walked around. It cost 80 SOM/person to visit the museum. If you really have nothing to do, you can go for a walk.
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sashaimp
Level 6 Local Expert
August 6, 2022
In general, it was interesting to visit. And the entrance, although paid, is purely symbolic. But the exposition itself was a bit disappointing. These are mostly images of goats and hunting them. Yes, there were also stone statues with faces, but nothing impressive. For example, a similar place in Altai is much more interesting. The drawings were clearer, and the plots themselves were much more interesting. Giants with triangular heads teach the local population new methods of hunting and cultivating the land. And here... They're just assholes.
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Галиакберов Андрей
Level 17 Local Expert
January 23
You can visit if you have a lot of free time. It's not very interesting. However, we did not take the tour, which was offered by the guard))
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Инна Витив
Level 7 Local Expert
July 16
A place of power . Good guides. You can spend half a day
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Александр Огородников
Level 27 Local Expert
September 20, 2023
It's informative, interesting, you can at least spend the whole day. But it's already a little battered and broken, we should keep an eye on the exhibits and the territory.
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Dmitry Lagutin
Level 11 Local Expert
May 12
From a distance it looks like a pile of stones. It's a little more interesting up close, but it's worth visiting only if you have extra time.
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Татьяна Александровна Шевченко
Level 11 Local Expert
October 11, 2023
A platform of huge stones with ancient drawings. A huge collection. You can take a beautiful photo against the background of this stone variety.
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Екатерина Рыбина
Level 10 Local Expert
May 24, 2023
40 hectares of ancient stones!
It's very cool. Of course, you can't get around everything, but there is a route developed, signs are made to get around the most interesting things
I recommend it!
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Наталия Павленко
Level 6 Local Expert
June 10, 2023
I visited this museum on May 24, 2023. I really liked it. At first it seemed that she had come to the cemetery of stones. But I was there for 3 hours. There are signs and signs on the territory, where there are drawings. In general, it is fascinating. Even outside the territory, there are also huge boulders with drawings on them.
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Анна Гаркалина
Level 12 Local Expert
August 31, 2023
You can walk for hours here! Entrance is paid. There is a map with several routes along the petroglyphs. The shortest one will take more than an hour, the other two will take hours to walk)) An interesting place!
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Марина Игнатьева
Level 5 Local Expert
July 28
A very amazing place! I recommend it!
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Evgeniia Shipilova
Level 6 Local Expert
October 24, 2022
In general, an interesting place for a one-time visit. Entrance is paid, but symbolic - 80 som.
All petroglyphs are from the age of VIII thousand BC. I would like more information about the history and those peoples who left these drawings.
The park ranger tells and shows if you are interested, but this is only his initiative.
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Мария Синченкина
Level 5 Local Expert
April 29
The entrance is 80 som. And it's not so much, so you can walk among the stones.
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Ирина Новикова
Level 9 Local Expert
May 15, 2023
The museum has a large area, many stones with drawings, according to the caretaker - there are more than a thousand of them. Many are partially erased or disappear over time. We liked it, we can take a walk, there is a stream on the territory, the map at the entrance shows the main stones and buildings of the exposition.
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Максим К
Level 5 Local Expert
June 11
It offers a beautiful view, it is worth visiting no more than 10-15 minutes
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Елена Шумакова
Level 8 Local Expert
September 6
You can watch it once
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Leonid Zuev
Level 9 Local Expert
August 13
Nothing is clear without the tour.
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Forever young
Level 16 Local Expert
October 3, 2023
The museum is not impressive. There are very few clear petroglyphs. At the entrance, an incomprehensible person demands money.
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Екатерина О.
Level 6 Local Expert
June 22
Very beautiful
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Вадим
Level 12 Local Expert
June 8, 2023
Rocks, rocks, rocks.. The territory is huge, but all the exhibits can be visited in 20-30 minutes.
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Nurlan Nussupbekov
Level 7 Local Expert
September 5, 2021
It was in the summer of 2021. We thought for free. But not for money. Moreover, the territory is large, it's not fun to walk in the heat. It was possible to put benches with a canopy. And so nothing special, the drawings are like drawings ... in general, for an amateur.
The road from the sign is tired, if you drive closer to Cholpan Ata (to the east), there is a good road from the village of check-in. It's coming right up to the main entrance.
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Евгения
Level 10 Local Expert
September 2, 2023
There are only goats and stone heads) there are many, many goats. And some stone heads.
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Анна Бычкова
Level 8 Local Expert
July 15, 2023
A beautiful place! Even if you have already been to such museums, I advise you not to miss this one!!!
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Рустам Данияров
Level 9 Local Expert
August 25, 2022
The State Open-air Museum is under the protection of jica, there are 3 routes for 15 minutes, 40 minutes and 2 hours. Be prepared to pay 80 SOM for admission
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Вадим Патрушев
Level 6 Local Expert
July 3, 2023
Impressive! We "hung out" with the children there for an hour, we saw a hare on the territory :)
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Екатерина
Level 7 Local Expert
September 26, 2023
I personally didn't like it. Utter nonsense, I do not recommend it!
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А
Level 7 Local Expert
August 14, 2023
It is very interesting and informative
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Алексей
Level 7 Local Expert
August 15, 2023
Gorgeous, interesting, but hot)))
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Елена Карасева
Level 8 Local Expert
July 22, 2023
If you like to walk among the stones, then you are here.
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Елизавета Е.
Level 10 Local Expert
April 30
Beautiful views! The spirit is mesmerizing!
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MB
Level 30 Local Expert
September 2, 2021
A mandatory stop on the Chui tract, the impression of the drawings of the ancients is not spoiled even by the unprofessionalism of the guides and their petty everyday nationalism.
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Любовь Кулагина
Level 18 Local Expert
May 5, 2022
Super place, smart girl guide, be sure to take a tour
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Ольга Вожова
Level 6 Local Expert
September 14, 2022
It's a beautiful place. And the view is amazing on Issyk Kul
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Иванов Георгий
Level 30 Local Expert
August 9, 2021
A huge square with stones, a must-visit ! My daughter said there are only stones and g0vn0 (cow cakes).
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Саша М.
Level 23 Local Expert
May 18, 2023
Except that the photo is a waste of time)))
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Никола Никола
Level 13 Local Expert
November 27, 2022
A lot of stones) it gets colder sharply after sunset, keep in mind.
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Дмитрий Созонов
Level 7 Local Expert
September 24, 2023
An interesting place , like the whole of Kyrgyzstan
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Андрей Кретов
Level 11 Local Expert
August 28, 2023
A great museum
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Ирина
Level 16 Local Expert
September 12, 2023
in the open air, so it's hard to walk under the scorching sun