Chimgan
About Chimgan
Chimgan (Chimyon) is an all-season mountain resort in the spurs of the Chatkal range, in the Chimgansay river valley, Bostanlyk district of the Tashkent region, about 85–90 km east of Tashkent. Trekking and cool air in summer, skiing in winter.
The resort sits at around 1400–1600 m. For its beauty Chimgan is called the “Uzbek Switzerland”.
The main peak — Big Chimgan (3309 m).
A Soviet-era cable car still runs here (~800 m, upper station 1925 m). The ski season lasts December to mid-March.
Nearby are the Amirsoy resort and the Charvak reservoir.
Summer
Trekking, nature and a warm open-air pool.
Winter
Skiing and the snowy views of Chimgan.
2 kmto the cable car
9 kmto Amirsoy resort
~1.5 hfrom Tashkent