Ak-Tengir
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A private beach, quiet comfort and enough space to feel far from the noise and close to yourself.
The place for Ak-Tengir was chosen with care: mountains on one side and the pearl of Kyrgyzstan, Lake Issyk-Kul, on the other. That is why it feels so quiet, secluded and free here.
For its first ten years, Ak-Tengir was open by personal invitation only. Today its doors are open to everyone.
What matters most has not changed: silence, privacy and the feeling of a free, bright space far from the noise of the city.
from a classic yurt to an ethno-house with its own terrace
10 yurts from Standard to VIP, a beach yurt and a one-of-a-kind Premium ethno-house. We are open all year round: while most camps on Issyk-Kul close for winter, we insulate our yurts and heat the bathrooms for your comfort, keeping the place authentic.
| Option · tap to open | Per night |
|---|---|
| Standard and Standard+ yurtssleeps 3–4 | from $45 / $60per person |
| VIP yurtprivate bathroom, stained-glass windows | from $150 |
| Premium Beach Yurta few steps from the water | from $250 |
| Premium Ethno-Housetwo yurts joined into one house, private terrace | from $450 |
A felt yurt with a tunduk overhead, a shyrdak rug on the floor and several beds. Standard+ yurts come with a built-in annex and a private bathroom.
For those who want to feel the traditions of Kyrgyzstan, and for groups of friends. Sleeps three to four.
An upgraded interior, stained-glass windows, a private bathroom and even more privacy.
The only VIP yurts on the south shore
A few steps from the water, tucked into greenery: carved furniture and a panoramic lake view right from your bed.
Wake up and walk straight into the lake
A permanent house built from two yurts: stained-glass walls, a pergola in the greenery, a private terrace surrounded by flowers and direct access to the lake.
The calm of a house, the soul of a yurt
5–10 metres from the water
A hot steam room and a separate lounge with large stained-glass windows facing Issyk-Kul. Sunset is the most beautiful time for a steam.
In the lounge: tea with local thyme, seasonal fruit, watermelon or sweets. Bath brooms on request. A ritual with local white clay can be booked in advance.
From our land to your table
For more than ten years, our trusted team of cooks has been feeding Ak-Tengir’s guests. Every morning we bake fresh bread and pastries, we cook national dishes over an open fire, and in summer and autumn we preserve the vegetables and fruit grown right here at Ak-Tengir.
Our vegetable garden follows the principles of permaculture. It was laid out more than ten years ago by a specialist from Italy: the soil was built up in layers using natural felt and different types of earth. This keeps moisture in, preserves fertility and creates a natural environment for the plants.
Today we grow fresh herbs, aubergines, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and cabbage, and the orchard has apple, cherry and sweet cherry trees, and even a ginkgo biloba.
Most of what our land grows ends up on our guests’ table. We make compotes, drinks and smoothies from our own apples and local seasonal fruit and serve them at breakfast, lunch and dinner.
SUP boards and fishing on request, wicker chairs in the shade and a view of the mountains. Everything for an active day, or simply for sitting with a book and a cup of tea.
SUP and boat prices on request.
There is a small bar on site: freshly brewed coffee, lemonades, local and imported snacks. You can also taste cured meats, juices and local wines by Attila.
And for a slow evening by the lake, a hookah is available on request.
Escape the noise. Reconnect with yourself.
If you are a guide, psychologist, yoga teacher or run your own programme, Ak-Tengir can become the space for your group. We can close the whole resort for your retreat to keep it private, quiet and immersive.
Ak-Tengir also hosts its own small programmes, built on proven methods used by our resident practitioner and by visiting psychologists, body therapists and coaches.
For companies, we design corporate retreats and team-building around each team’s goals, with a programme based on the method of Ak-Tengir’s founder, Jenishbek Nazaraliev.
Come with your own programme, or let us create one for you.
Jenishbek Nazaraliev is a psychiatrist and addiction specialist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, professor, founder of the Dr Nazaraliev Medical Centre and of the World League “Mind Free of Drugs”.
Since the early 1990s, his work has focused on the human psyche, addiction and our capacity for inner transformation. But his search never stayed within the walls of a clinic.
Professor Nazaraliev travelled the world, learning from different countries and cultures. His path crossed five continents, from India and the Himalayas to Africa and South America. He studied medical approaches, spiritual traditions, and meditative and body practices of many peoples. Part of that journey became his book “Deliver and Forgive”.
All those years he was also looking for his own place: somewhere nature, silence and distance from the outside world could become part of a person’s inner work. That is how Ak-Tengir, the “Bright Space”, came to be on the south shore of Issyk-Kul.
Ak-Tengir remained a closed space. Guests and patients of Jenishbek Nazaraliev came here to recover, and it hosted psychological trainings and practices. Athletes, including Olympians, and business people from many countries came too. The Bright Space was open by personal invitation only.
Today the founder’s family carries Ak-Tengir’s story forward. For the first time, its doors are open wider: to guests from Kyrgyzstan and travellers from all over the world. We carefully keep what this place was chosen for: privacy, silence, closeness to nature and a chance to step out of everyday life for a while.
We invite you to discover its story and philosophy, and this hidden corner between the mountains and Issyk-Kul, created with love and meaning.
Guests usually leave with one thought: when can we come back
11 more guests left a score without a comment: Rebekka (Germany), Nataliya (France), Marie-sophie (Germany), Viktor (Kazakhstan), Anastasiya (Italy) — 10; Alan (Poland), Wolfgang (Germany), Vadim (Russia) — 9; Claudia (Germany), Helle (Denmark), Samuel (Switzerland) — 8.
Reviews from Booking.com, translated into English and shortened.
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ak-tengir
tosor village,
south shore of issyk-kul,
kyrgyzstan
5CG6+X83
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