Is Cholpon-Ata safe? Kyrgyzstan travel risk
Is Cholpon-Ata safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cholpon-Ata scores 38/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Kyrgyzstan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 10 Feb 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cholpon-Ata scores 38/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Kyrgyzstan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cholpon-Ata: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (44/100).
A score of 38 is higher than the scores of 47% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kyrgyzstan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Cholpon-Ata belongs to Ysyk-Köl (Kyrgyzstan), centered at coordinates 42.6494° N, 77.0822° E (1630 m above sea level). Distance to Bishkek is 206.8 km towards the W.
Ysyk-Köl
42.6494° N, 77.0822° E
1630 m
Asia/Bishkek
11,520
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Kyrgyzstan)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Kyrgyzstan travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Kyrgyzstan entry requirements.
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