Ferris Wheel

Issyk-Köl Oblast


Kyrgyzstan's largest Ferris wheel, where the sixteen-minute ride gives plenty of time to admire the lake- and mountainscapes surrounding the town of Bosteri (around 10km east of Cholpon-Ata). It's on the waterfront beyond the Dolphin Hotel.


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