Jalal-Abad ? a good bet for visiting a Ferghana Valley town, as it is significantly safer and easier to get to than Osh or destinations further southwest.
Karakol ? a gem at the remote east end of Issyk Kul.
Kochkor ? just south of Balykchy, serves as a launch pad for treks up into the Tian Shan Mountains.
Naryn ? right up in the Tian Shan, near Lake Song Kul, the gateway to the entire southeastern region, its ruins, mountains, and high alpine lakes.
Osh ? Kyrgyzstan's second largest city, a fascinating, 3,000 years old, wildly diverse, Ferghana Valley market town home to Central Asia's biggest and busiest outdoor market.
Talas ? a northwestern town just north of Besh-Tash National Park
Tokmok ? dwarfed by nearby Bishkek, but still large by Kyrgyzstani standards, Tokmok is right by the ancient Burana Tower and the ruins of an ancient Silk Road capital, Ak-Beshim.
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