There are clean mountain springs throughout the Alay Mountains and specifically along the Best of Alay Mountains hiking trail. We can refill water bottles from these springs. Yurt stays will provide boiled water. To be on the safe side, bring purification fileter, drops or powder to clean river or spring waters. We also recommend refillable bring a water bottle with its own filtration and purification like a Grayl Water Bottle  or LifeStraw Water Bottle.

Homestays have bottled waters brought from cities where you can refill your bottle or you can ask for boiled water. But we don’t recommend this as it creates plastic waste in a fragile mountain environment.

We advise visitors to drink as much water as possible to avoid dehydration and avoid altitude sickness.