Around the Issyk-Kul Lake

Day 1

Bishkek – Burana Tower – Chon Kemin (ca. 200 km, 3h)

• Starting time after breakfast by 9:30 a.m
• Check out from the hotel
• We will go to Burana Tower for a 1-hour excursion
• After Burana Tower we will go to Chon-Kemin
• Once we reach Chon-Kemin we will have lunch
• After lunch we will do horse riding for around 3-4 hour
• Free evening

Accommodation:          My village guest house or similar

Meals:                                 Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner

Included:                         Transfer, guide, hotel, food, horse riding

We visit the ancient Silk Road minaret –  Burana Tower. The tower is one of the last remaining vestiges of the ancient city of Balasagyn, which was established by the Karakhanids at the end of the 9th century. Today’s destination is Chon Kemin Valley. It is one of the most scenic places in Kyrgyzstan, located 150 kilometers east of the city of Bishkek, which is a unique natural complex that includes a gorge, a valley, and the Chon-Kemin River.

Day 2

 Chon Kemin – Grigoriev and Semenov Gorges – Karakol (ca. 270 km, 5-6h)

• Breakfast at the guesthouse
• Starting time after breakfast by 9:00 a.m
• Check out from the hotel
• We will go to Karakol, the administrative town of the Issyk Kul region
• On the way we will pass through Cholpon Ata
• In Cholpon-Ata we will have lunch
• After that, we will visit Grigoriev and Semenov Gorges
• After the gorge, we will go to Karakol city
• Once we arrive in Karakol we will do a check-in
• After that dinner and a free evening

Accommodation:            Karagat Hotel 4* or similar

Meals:                                 Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner

Included:                           Transfer, guide, hotel, food, entrance tickets

Issyk-Kol Lake is the second-largest mountain lake in the world surrounded by Tien Shan mountains. In Cholpon Ata we can visit the Petroglyphs Museum. The 42 hectares of the museum is a real stone garden famous for its singularity and stone drawings. Grigoriev and Semenov Gorges. They are located on the northern shore of Issyk Kul Lake, 60 kilometers from Cholpon Ata. These places are considered as one of the scenic gorges of the country. Here you witness the slopes of the gorge covered with the world-famous Tian Shan blue spruce with crystal clear rivers.  In Karakol sightseeing places such as the Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Dungan mosque.

Day 3

Karakol – Altyn Arashan – Jety Oguz – Kok Jaiyk Valley

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Starting time after breakfast by 8:30 a.m
• Today we will go to Altyn-Arashan Gorge
• We will change the car to SUV-UAZ Russian car
• Upon arrival, we will have lunch and swimming hot spring
• Afternoon we will return to Karakol by the same transport
• Then we drive towards Jety Oguz Gorge.
• We arrive in Jety Oguz Gorge and go to Kok Jaiyk pasture.
• Dinner and overnight at the yurt camp.

Accommodation:             Yurt camp

Meals:                                  Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner

Included:                            Transfer, guide, hotel, food, entrance tickets

Altyn Arashan Gorge you can hike in the gorge enjoying the rich vegetation, the luminous carpet of flowers, and the emerald grass. After you can relax in the hot springs. The name of the gorge is symbolic which means “seven bulls” in Kyrgyz language because there are seven giant red-brown rocks resembling furious bulls standing together.  Here you can hike to the Maiden Tears Waterfall, drink kumys (mare’s milk) in their yurt, and get acquainted with the nomadic culture.

Day 4

Kok Jaiyk Valley – Barskoon waterfall – Skazka – Bokonbaevo (ca. 200 km, 4-5h)

• Breakfast in yurt camp
• Starting time after breakfast by 8:30 a.m
• We will go to Borskoon waterfall
• We will have lunch in Barskoon
• After lunch we will go to a Skazka “fairytale canyon”
• Dinner and overnight at the guest house

Accommodation:             Guest house

Meals:                                  Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner

Included:                            Transfer, guide, hotel, food.

On the way Skazka canyons which is translated from Russian as ‘Fairytale’. There you can find rocks of surprising shapes and sizes. You can do short hiking in the canyons

Day 5

Bokonbaevo – Kyzyl Tuu – Bishkek (ca. 280 km, 4-5h)

• Breakfast in the guest house
• Starting time after breakfast by 8:30 a.m
• We will go to see the Eagle Show in Bokonbaevo
• After the Eagle show we will go to the Yurt show
• Lunch in the Balykchy
• After lunch return to Bishkek by the same Boom Gorge
• Once we reach Bishkek you can walk around the city
• Free evening

Meals:                  Breakfast / Lunch/ Dinner

Included:            Transfer, guide, hotel, food.

In  Bokonbaevo, we will meet an eagle hunter with his bird of prey. Eagle hunting is one of the ancient traditions of nomads. Then we visit Kyzyl-Tuu village, where a local family reveals the secrets of yurt production and has been practicing this unique art from generation to generation. This family will show us how the yurt is made you can also participate in the construction of the yurt. We can visit the heart of the city, Ala-Too Square and Oak Park. Also, we can visit gift shops or bazaars to buy presents

    Tour prices PER PERSON:

• One pax 1300$
• Two pax 750$
• Three pax 600$
• Four & Five pax 500$
• Six pax 480$
• Seven pax 450$
• Eight Pax 400$+