After arrival in Sary-Tash and a quick gas refill we made it to our guesthouse at the outskirts of the village.

Sary-Tash – with its about 1500 inhabitants – sits at an elevation of 3170m above sea level in the Alay Valley. Despite its size, Sary-Tash is an important crossroad for the region – essentially a connection point between China (72km by road to the Chines border), Tajikistan (44km to the border with Tajikistan) and Kyrgyzstan (main road back to Osh).

We made it to our guesthouse, moved into our (multi-share) rooms – to then head out and just indulge on the views towards the Chong-Alau range.

Dinner was served in the restaurant yurt of the homestay. As – with the sun set by now – temperatures had dropped significantly (beanie time for me), most did call it a day early on.

When I got up the next day – after quick morning wash – I did head back out into the field in front of the guesthouse for another great view of the Chong-Alay range.

Breakfast was had in the yurt again – before we finally got packed up and were on our way towards the border …