Getting there
There is no road to the plateau for ordinary cars; tours go by SUV.
A high mountain pasture where astronomers set up a telescope.
On the western edge of the plateau stands the Assy-Turgen Observatory, nicknamed “Chupa Chups” for its shape. Its domes hold telescopes 1 and 1.5 metres across.
Sources give the plateau's height anywhere from 2,200 to 3,000 metres, and tour operators most often say 2,700. This is jailau, summer pasture, and there is no phone signal. Let people know in advance.
The Turgen Gorge with its waterfalls lies on the way. The most popular of them is Bear Falls.
- Altitude
- about 2,700 m
- Telescopes
- 1 m and 1.5 m
- Phone signal
- none
