In eastern Kyrgyzstan, 15 kilometres from the village of Ak Suu lies a fantastic yurt camp for winter sports. Thanks in part to Ryce Travel, there are now three winter-proof yurts. Yurts are traditional Kyrgyz nomadic tents used mainly in summer. Local people use these lightweight tents to build temporary shelters in the Himalayan mountains.
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After a magnificent 2.5-hour drive through the barren Alborz Mountains, we arrive in Dizin. Said parks his cab in the huge almost empty parking lot and we check into the only hotel in Dizin. This is the largest ski resort in Iran. It was built about 30 years ago during the time when the pro-Western Shah was still in power. Since then, the Shah has given way to Islamic Republic of Iran and, as a result, the area has fallen into considerable disrepair.
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