Tien Shan Hot Springs
- Location
- Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 35 °C
- pH
- 7.5
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Tien Shan Hot Springs is a thermal site in the Karakol area of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Region, where chloride-rich springs emerge from the geologically active foothills of the central Tian Shan range — one of the world's great mountain systems, stretching 2,500 kilometres across Central Asia and reaching 7,439 metres at the peak of Jengish Chokusu (Pobeda). The chloride springs provide saline mineral bathing in a landscape defined by the grandeur of the Inner Tian Shan, with close-by access to trekking routes, mountaineering base camps, and the extraordinary alpine wilderness of the Karakol valley. The thermal springs serve as a base-level restorative element within what is one of Central Asia's most complete adventure and nature tourism destinations, combining geothermal wellness with access to some of Earth's most dramatic mountain terrain.