Ferghana Valley (Kyrgyzstan)

• – 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.
• – An Islamic village popular with local pilgrims and famous for its picturesque walnut tree forest.
• – A region Southwest of Osh containing the Lenina peak, the highest mountain in Kyrgyzstan.
• – 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.

The Ferghana Valley itself actually spreads over Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The whole valley is on the main route of the old Silk Road route between Kashgar and Samarkand. The Kyrgyz part is at the southeast extreme of the valley, nearest Kashgar.

Osh Airport (OSS) has international flights and a domestic connection with Bishkek.

To get to Chon-Alai take a marshrutka or shared taxi from Osh. You can contact Abdulla, a local, which is apparently starting a tour agency (his WhatsApp is +996 777021172). But hitch-hiking might be the more economical and faster option.

Please see the relevant city articles for details.