Shabdan: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Nature

The search for a holiday apartment to rent in Shabdan begins with a location within Chon-Kemin National Park: Shabdan is one of eight villages located in the park. The Chon-Kemin National Park associated with Shabdan encompasses floodplain, coniferous and mixed-forest ecosystems. Snow leopards, maral and golden eagles are listed there as red-listed animal species.

Bilimkana Camp is located in Shabdan in Chon-Kemin National Park. The Chon-Kemin Valley and Chon-Kemin National Nature Park are associated with trekking, horseback riding, rafting, and eco- and ethnotourism. The park includes the Chon-Kemin River, mountain lakes, panoramic views, forest trails and viewpoints.

Culture

In Shabdan, a Chon-Kemin tour includes dinner and an overnight stay with a local family. The following morning, after this overnight stay, a horseback tour in Kalmak-Ashuu begins. After visiting the high-altitude lakes Jashyl Kol and Chelek, the tour returns to Shabdan for an overnight stay.

At Ashu Guest House in Shabdan, there is a boorsok demonstration, a yurt-assembly demonstration, a shyrdak master class and a folklore performance. Hiking, horseback riding and fishing are also associated with Ashu Guest House as visitor activities.

Accommodation

Guesthouses are available in Shabdan for visitors to the Chon-Kemin Valley. Ashu Guest House is located at 22 Borueva Street in Shabdan and offers single and double rooms for up to 30 guests.

Activities

Bilimkana Camp's activity programme includes horseback rides. The camp also offers round-trip transfers by comfortable buses.

The Shabdan section of the T-1 Botanical Tour includes tent camping at an altitude of 1,700 metres. From Shabdan, the T-1 Botanical Tour takes a radial excursion into the valley of the Chon-Kemin River.

Practical information

Mobile signals from Beeline and MegaCom are available in Shabdan.

Other nearby destinations: Shamshy, Novopavlovka, Yurevka, Tokmok, Kant, Lebedinovka, Kemin, Suusamyr.

To the higher-level travel overview: Chuy Region.