Saimaluu Tash (meaning embroidered or patterned stones in Kyrgyz is a petroglyph site in Jalal-Abad Province, Kyrgyzstan south of Kazarman. Over 10 000 carved pictures and perhaps as many as 11 000 which are black and white rock paintings, have so far been identified, making the site a globally important collection of rock art. They are a sacred display of offerings of the ancient people of the lower valley.
Saimaluu-Tash there are single petroglyphs and multi-image compositions that date from the early 2000 BC to 3000 BC of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, and up into the Middle Ages (8th century AD).
The largest gallery of petroglyphs in Central Asia consists of about 10 thousand individual specimens and is concentrated in the area of “Saimaluu-Tash”.The site has unquestionably long been considered to be sacred and frequently visited by local shamans.
CBT Kazarman offers 2 days radial trekking to this sacred place from Kazarman.
Day 1: After breakfast at the CBT home stay a driver takes you for an about 10 km ride to the south west of Kazarman area and where you will meet your guide near the river Kok-Art. Start trekking up to the gorge of Saimaluu-Tash. You will have to cross two mountain rivers. Following the single trails, you will be trekking up to the river. The total distance of the ascent is 8 km and the trail road is not easy at some part you will have to walk through mud snow and stones. Lunch picnic in the wild. At long last ascent to your destination in the afternoon, camping on the top and sightseeing in the place with a lot of petroglyph galleries. Meals in the wild and sleep in tent.
Day 2: After a light breakfast and packing your tents hike down back to the start, the same way you came. Descend to the finish point in 2-3 hours where you will be picked up by CBT transport and transfered to Kazarman for lunch time. Have lunch, take a shower and have a rest in CBT home stay.
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