Duration: | 14 Day(s) - 13 Night(s) |
Tour Category: | Eco Tours |
Day 1: Meeting at the Airport, Bishkek City Tour
This tour starts in Bishkek city. Your tour guide will meet you at the airport, transfer to your hotel will be provided. After getting settled, we will enjoy an early dinner at a wonderful local restaurant.
We will then visit the central part of Bishkek city, Victory Square, Ala-Too Square, Oak Park, and see the monuments of the heroes of the Kyrgyz people, like Manas – the main character of the Kyrgyz national epic.
After exploring the city, we will head back to the hotel.
Accommodation – 3* hotel in Bishkek, Meal: dinner
Day 2: Ala Archa National Park - Issyk Ata Mineral Hot Springs
In the morning, we will take you from your hotel in Bishkek, transfer to Ala- Ala-Archa National Park. We will start our hike to a waterfall, which is about 2 km one way. We will visit the waterfall, provide time there, for lunch, and we will have a lunchbox.
So, we will come back to the car and drive to Issyk Ata gorge. There we will have our guesthouse for overnight and a mineral hot spring pool for swimming. Also, we will take a walk in the territory of the Soviet Union sanitarium if time allows us. Dinner at the guesthouse café.
Lodgings: Guesthouse in Issyk Ata, Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 3: Alamedin Waterfall - Issyk Ata Mineral Hot Springs
After breakfast at the guesthouse, we will drive to Alamedin gorge, we will start our hike to a waterfall, it is about 3 km one way. We will visit the waterfall, spend time there, and for lunch, we will have a lunchbox. So, we will come back to the car and drive to Issyk Ata gorge to our guesthouse, where we will swim at the hot springs again. Dinner at the guest house café.
Lodgings: Guesthouse in Issyk Ata, Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 4. Hiking and Overnight at the Yurt Camp in Chon Kemin.
After breakfast at the guesthouse, we will continue to Chon Kemin Nature Park. On the road, we will visit the Burana tower, the archeological site from the Karakhanid Empire, hear the history and visit the archeological museum nearby, visit the garden of Balbal Stones, and tombstones. Upon arrival at Chon-Kemin, we will have hiking in the gorge, lunch and dinner at the guest house, and overnight at yurt camp or guesthouse according to your choice.
Lodgings: Yurt camp in Chon Kemin, Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 5: Cholpon Ata
After breakfast, we will continue to Cholpon-At, where we will visit the Petroglyphs open sky museum, the Rukh Ordo cultural center, and have time at the beach.
Lodgings: guesthouse in Cholpon-Ata, Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 6: Cholpon Ata – Karakol
After breakfast, we will visit Kirchin Jailoo. We will start from Semenevka gorge, and we will come back to the road by Grigorevka gorge. For lunch, we will organize a picnic in nature. Then we will drive to Karakol city, where we will have a city tour in Karakol. During dinner at the local Dungan family, we will have a folklore show from the local musical band “Kylym”.
Lodgings: 3* hotel in Karakol, Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 7: Altyn-Arashan Mineral Hot Springs in Nature, Ak-Suu Kench Mineral Hot Spring Pool.
Breakfast in the hotel in Karakol. Today we will have an adventure day on the Soviet Union Track. We will go to Altyn-Arashan mineral hot springs by the Soviet Union Track.
In Altyn-Arashan gorge, we will have lunch at the yurt camp, we will hike to the mineral hot springs in nature, and take a bath there. And when we come back from Altyn-Arashan, we will also take a swim at the mineral hot spring pool Ak-Suu Kench. According to a lot of comments about mineral hot springs, after having a bath at these mineral hot springs that you are going to sleep like a baby because it will influence on your body, nervous system. In the evening, we will come back to Karakol city, dinner at a local restaurant.
Accommodation: 3* hotel in Karakol, Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 8. Jeti-Oguz valley –Kok-Jayik Jailoo
After breakfast, transfer to Jeti-Oguz where we will discover the Jeti-Oguz valley. We will hike to “Maiden Braid” waterfall, see the “Broken Heart” scale, and “Jeti-Oguz” rocks, translated as “Seven Bulls” rocks. We will hear a lot of legends about these destinations.
Lodgings: Yurt camp in Jeti-Oguz, Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 9: Barskoon, Skazka Canyon, Kaji-Sai
After breakfast, we will drive to Barskoon gorge. This is the gorge where the gold mine “Kumtor” is. We will visit one of the 4 waterfalls in Barskoon, see the stone monument of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, for lunch we will organize a picnic in nature, then we will continue to Skazka canyon.
“Fairy Tale” canyon, where interesting faces of giant people formed from sand after rain, as if they are guarding these lands. We will walk in the canyon, take pictures, hear legends about the place, and then we will drive to Kaji-Sai village for one night.
Lodgings: Guesthouse in Kaji-Sai, Meal: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 10: Day of the Nomadic Lifestyle and Culture, Kochkor
After breakfast, we will visit Golden Eagle House, where you can take a picture with an eagle. Then we will go to the village of the felt world – Kyzyl–Tuu on the south shore of Issyk Kul Lake, participate in assembling a nomadic yurt of a local family, and have lunch with this local family.
Then we will drive to Kochkor village, where we will visit the felt factory, we will see a master class of making felt carpet “Shyrdak,” and we will come to our guesthouse in Kochkor for the night.
Lodgings: guesthouse in Kochkor, Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 11: Kalmak Ashu Pass – Alpine Lake Son-Kul
After breakfast, we will move to Son-Kul Lake through Kalmak Ashu Pass. In the Kalmak Ashu Pass, we will have the opportunity to see the yaks. Upon arrival at Son Kul Lake,, we will walk among the alpine lake at 3000 m above sea level, and climb to a panorama to see the gorgeous scenery. Lunch and dinner at the yurt camp.
Accommodation: luxe yurt camp at Son-Kul lake with modern toilet outside (4 pax accommodation), Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 12. Son-Kul – Kizil Oi – Suusamyr Valley
After breakfast, we will go out of Son-Kul Lake. We will go to Suusamyr through Kara-Keche Pass and Kizil-Oi. Suusamyr Valley is famous with it is fauna and flora. Today will be the day of photography, the gorgeous scenery will make you become a photo model or a photographer. We can assure you that the photos you take here will be the best.
Accommodation: Guesthouse at Suusamyr, meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 13. Suusamyr – Sulutor Lake Walking – Bishkek
After breakfast, we will continue to Bishkek city. Today we will pass gorgeous Too Ashu Pass, which of 2 km long at a level of 3200 m above sea level. We will also stop our cars on the side and hike to Alpine Sulfur Lake in Too Ashu. The level of hike is easy; it is 2 km one way. This place is cold in summertime, even, and windy, so you need to take warm clothes and, warm cap.
For lunch, we will have lunch boxes. Then we will continue to Bishkek. Dinner at a local restaurant and transfer to the hotel
Accommodation: 3* hotel in Bishkek, meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Day 14. Transfer to the Airport
Early in the morning, you will be picked up by a transfer and brought to the airport for your flight home, having gained wonderful and lasting impressions from what you have seen and experienced.
Meal: Breakfast