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Karakol

Sample tour: A Taste of Karakol: Dungan Dinner and the Old Town

Айгерим Токтосунова
Duration
4 hours
Group size
2 to 10 people
Format
Group
Difficulty
Easy
Starts in
Каракол, Свято-Троицкий собор
Ends in
Каракол

An evening walk around Karakol: the wooden cathedral, the Dungan mosque built without nails, ashlan-fu at the bazaar and dinner with a Dungan family.

Karakol is a town with flavour. We start at the wooden Holy Trinity Cathedral, walk to the Dungan Mosque, built by Chinese craftsmen without a single nail, and along the way look at 19th-century merchant houses with carved window frames. Then we head to the bazaar to try ashlan-fu: cold spicy noodles that people in Karakol eat in any season. We finish as guests of a Dungan family, where the hostess lays a table of eight dishes and tells how her ancestors came here a century and a half ago. Perfect for a first evening in Karakol. Suitable for children and guests of any age.

Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Old Karakol

    Cathedral, mosque, merchant streets, bazaar and dinner with a Dungan family.

Included

  • Guide
  • Ashlan-fu tasting
  • Eight-course dinner
  • Entrance tickets
  • Tea

Not included

  • Transfer to your hotel
  • Drinks beyond the programme
  • Souvenirs

What to bring

  • Comfortable shoes
  • A headscarf for visiting the mosque
  • A good appetite

Reviews

4.0· 2 reviews
  • Sofia

    Food was delicious, but the group was big and it was hard to hear the guide at the market.

  • Сергей

    Ашлян-фу на базаре и ужин из восьми блюд у дунганской семьи — мы потом весь вечер обсуждали. Про мечеть без гвоздей Айгерим рассказала так, что захотелось почитать больше.

    Review in Russian

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