You can't really call it a museum, just rock carvings on stones with tablets in which century and what is painted. The entrance fee is 80 som (August 2024), there is no guide, guess for yourself what and where is painted on the stones, without the name of the tablets, it is hardly possible to understand what is depicted on the stone.
I walked from Cholpan Ata market along the abandoned Cholpan Ata airport (far away, 1 hour in that direction and 1 hour back). I do not recommend taking a taxi or an excursion, you will spend a lot of money in vain
It's honestly not worth your money, and it's not a fact that it was painted back in the 5th century, and not yourself, in order to enrich yourself on tourists.
Strange... They take tourists by car to a field covered with stones and say, look for it.. There are definitely petroglyphs here somewhere. When asked what they look like and what to look for, they show a stone with a pattern... And everyone rode off to look. To be honest, my husband realized that it was necessary to look for broken stones and was happy when he found them, after they clarified that this was not what he was upset about)) I found another similar one (but not exactly). So 40 minutes of wasted time with the threat of a broken leg))
It would be nice if all the routes were marked with flags, otherwise at some point you realize that you are walking among ordinary stones. Overall, I liked it, but still there are not enough "exhibits" for such a huge area
As the caretaker told us, this is the second largest place in Kyrgyzstan with pertroglyphs. There are very distinct drawings. You can wander for hours. There is a check mark and a description next to each drawing.
It's a decent walk from the intersection on Sovetskaya Street to the museum, my arms and calves were burned from walking back and forth in the sun. There's not much to see, you can buy beautiful magnets, but it's expensive.
Of course, it causes an ambiguous impression, it is unclear where the fence number of large stones with rock paintings of ancient people came from.
What was disappointing: the careless attitude of the servants of the monument. Entrance is paid, and the signs are torn off and pet excrement is everywhere..
It's unclear who you're paying for admission to.
They do not issue checks, they do not accept them by card.
There is no desire to sponsor local magnet sellers.
A very interesting museum. The payment for the visit is purely symbolic. I recommend a visit with a guide, because the signs on the site are not very informative.
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Виктория Дикая
Level 6 Local Expert
May 1
A large area with stones. The open-air museum raises doubts that it is really a monument of antiquity. Images/symbols are carved on several stones, 90% are just stones. There were several garbage bags on the territory, and pets of local residents walked around. It cost 80 SOM/person to visit the museum. If you really have nothing to do, you can go for a walk.
In general, it was interesting to visit. And the entrance, although paid, is purely symbolic. But the exposition itself was a bit disappointing. These are mostly images of goats and hunting them. Yes, there were also stone statues with faces, but nothing impressive. For example, a similar place in Altai is much more interesting. The drawings were clearer, and the plots themselves were much more interesting. Giants with triangular heads teach the local population new methods of hunting and cultivating the land. And here... They're just assholes.
It's informative, interesting, you can at least spend the whole day. But it's already a little battered and broken, we should keep an eye on the exhibits and the territory.
40 hectares of ancient stones!
It's very cool. Of course, you can't get around everything, but there is a route developed, signs are made to get around the most interesting things
I recommend it!
I visited this museum on May 24, 2023. I really liked it. At first it seemed that she had come to the cemetery of stones. But I was there for 3 hours. There are signs and signs on the territory, where there are drawings. In general, it is fascinating. Even outside the territory, there are also huge boulders with drawings on them.
You can walk for hours here! Entrance is paid. There is a map with several routes along the petroglyphs. The shortest one will take more than an hour, the other two will take hours to walk)) An interesting place!
In general, an interesting place for a one-time visit. Entrance is paid, but symbolic - 80 som.
All petroglyphs are from the age of VIII thousand BC. I would like more information about the history and those peoples who left these drawings.
The park ranger tells and shows if you are interested, but this is only his initiative.
The museum has a large area, many stones with drawings, according to the caretaker - there are more than a thousand of them. Many are partially erased or disappear over time. We liked it, we can take a walk, there is a stream on the territory, the map at the entrance shows the main stones and buildings of the exposition.
It was in the summer of 2021. We thought for free. But not for money. Moreover, the territory is large, it's not fun to walk in the heat. It was possible to put benches with a canopy. And so nothing special, the drawings are like drawings ... in general, for an amateur.
The road from the sign is tired, if you drive closer to Cholpan Ata (to the east), there is a good road from the village of check-in. It's coming right up to the main entrance.
The State Open-air Museum is under the protection of jica, there are 3 routes for 15 minutes, 40 minutes and 2 hours. Be prepared to pay 80 SOM for admission
A mandatory stop on the Chui tract, the impression of the drawings of the ancients is not spoiled even by the unprofessionalism of the guides and their petty everyday nationalism.