Museum of Petroglyphs, Issyk Kul Province, Kyrgyzstan

4.0 (158 reviews) Spent Ranking #2 in Cholpon Ata Speciality Museums

Intersting for history

Nice history museum for the lake and around gi e you good idea about land and local pepole worth visit if you are around
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, Cholpon Ata, Kyrgyzstan, Postal Code: 720025.

http://www.kyrgyztours.com

Saturday, May 11, 2024, 21:14

4.0 based on (158 reviews)

Excellent

31%

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35%

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4Ana-Maria B 5:00 PM Sep 4, 2022
Really needs some preservation
I was both enthralled and sad to see the site. The artwork itself is stunning, but I wish there was care put towards preserving it. Just a handful of petroglyphs are still visible and even those in bad shape. Nothing protects them from the elements or vandals. If this goes on, they will soon be gone. The place deserves more care, they ca easily make the tickets more expensive, preserve the art and maybe add more information about it. I'd pay happily. As it is, the site is quite, easy to explore, quite easy to find as well. There is a small souvenir shop, bought a carved rock magnet.
4Dirk W 5:00 PM Nov 6, 2022
Huge site
This "museum" covers a huge site and you could walk it for ever. The carvings are all exposed to the elements, but I guess they have been for a few thousand years. There's a small building where a guard takes your entree money, but you wonder about the security of these historical paintings - nothings stops an idiot carving some more.