Great feel of nature and excellent catering

It is one of the rarest places when you value the people you met more that the bed you slept on. Great experience! To try the Dutch cheese (made by awesome Dutch couple who host the guests) is a must! Great home made dinners and breakfast s - than you, Kristina!

I can say that it was one of the most magnificent experiences in my life! I can’t find words to describe how memorable my stay was! Yacobina is a fantastic host and person with a very warm heart, incredible sense of humour and a desire to make an outstanding atmosphere around. Living in a yurt, spending time with people from all over the world, feeling this unity, bike trips to the Issyk-Kul and valleys, watching clear sky full of stars are something that I will definitely remember for the rest of my life. thank you for being so amazing! :)

Amazing staff; European (!!) and really tasty food; Well equipped kitchen; Nice green territory of the lodge

own garden, many trees, hospitable owner Yakobina )

on the earlier morning can be cold in yurta

I first contacted Jacobiene regarding a potential kayak expedition on Issyk-Kul. She showed immediate interest in my project and I ended up staying 3 nights at Bel-Zhan. The lodge is a great base camp for activities and treks around Grigorievka and has stunning facilities. I really enjoyed the different room options, the home cooked meals and the beautiful surrounding landscape. I could have seriously spent my entire summer there. They also have a super nice team of volunteers to help around! Thank you Jacobiene and Bel-Zhan for making my crazy project become really; I can’t wait to visit back one day!

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Bel-Zhan is one of the best places I've visited during travelling. The central figure is the host - Jacobiene. She creates warm and friendly atmosphere, tells great stories in different languages. We've had wonderful evenings there talking about everything to her and other guests. The food was also great: very tasty and quite big portions. The yurts are interesting place to stay in, they're exotic enough and look cool due to the garden around them. There are also bathroom facilities in separate premises, very clean and convenient. The place has everything for comfortable life of adventurers and travellers, who will definitely have unusual and interesting experience in the place.

We really enjoyed our stay in the tower. Thank you Jacobiene and staff for the amazing experience, the wonderful kayak trip on the lake and the delicious food!

really nice location that was setup with a lot of effort by the owner.

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The yurt lodge is excellent and it is a great experience to stay here. The yurts are well equipped; there is electricity and there are both outdoor and indoor showers and bathrooms. Jacobiena is a really wonderful host and we are glad (and very impressed) to have met her. Her work on this place is a great opportunity to enjoy nature in Kyrgyzstan in a more eco-friendly way. She has great suggestions for how to enjoy the surrounding area, where the landscape is spectacular. It is not too far from Issyk-Kul lake and you can access the beach nearby. The food at dinner and breakfast was delicious, really good portion sizes and nicely home cooked, it was so lovely to enjoy it and chat. We travelled by shared minibus to Grigoryevka and it was not too far to walk from there.

The woman is lovely. The place is part of a community project. Lovely ride from the place to the lake with bikes (around a 20 minutes drive, 40 minutes go and return). Food is excellent. Great cooking.

Very pretty garden grounds with an array of chill-out spots, thus, this property is primed for a relaxing venture. I believe bicycles were also available, as is dinner. The staff were also very friendly and kind.

The shed wasn't insulated thus it was open to the wind and some droplets of water and many bugs and spiders. There were also large cobwebs within the rafters. It was cold at night, however, I had bought my own hot water bottle, so it was tolerable for me. There was also no means to lock the door from the inside, which during the night is particularly disconcerting.

We really enjoyed staying at Bel-Zhan. Jacobiene is a great host and her garden is the best place to unwind after hiking. The yurt was warm and dry, and all facilities were very clean. Samara cooked us delicious breakfast and dinner every day. There is an outdoor kitchen to socialise with other travellers after dinner.

Everything was great

Bel-Zhan was beautiful and incredibly relaxing! It felt like we were in the Garden of Eden with all of the fresh fruit ready to pick from the trees around us. The host was friendly and funny and very helpful. All of the food was delicious and the hosts were able to work around our schedule. We only selfish we could stay longer and we look forward to coming back as soon as we're able! Our yurt was very private and we felt comfortable to spend time by ourselves while also enjoying the company of our host and other guests when we felt like it. The views of both the mountains on one side and Issyk Kul on the other were incredible.

Thanks to host and her passion everything was superb. If you are person of Nature then you'll love that place - garden, Yurt, fresh air. Switch off your smartphone, look around and enjoy.

Samara was a wonderful host and took great care of us. Would highly recommend Bel Zhan!

It was a great experience to stay at Bel-Zhan. It is such a lovely place. The owner is super nice, speaks perfect English and helps you to plan your trip. I recommend! Make sure to spend to extra days at Jürgen s place in the mountains!

Our stay at Bel-Zhab Yurt was really cool! We enjoyed talking with Jacobine and the other guests about Kirghiz way of life. The garden is beautiful, it is a safe heaven!