| Duration: | 8 Day(s) - 7 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Eco Tours |
Day 1: Meeting at the Airport, Bishkek, Karakol
The popular Issyk-Kul and Son-Kul tours start in Bishkek. Your tour guide will meet you at the airport. After having breakfast in Bishkek, we will depart for Issyk Kul Lake. On the road, we will visit Burana Tower, in the capital of the ancient Karakhanid state, which was located on these lands.
We will go to the Bokonbaevo village on the south shore of Issyk Kul Lake, where we will see the Eagle hunting demonstration and have lunch with a local family in Bokonbaevo village.
Then visit the “Fairy Tale” canyon, where interesting faces of giant people formed from sand after rain, as if they are guarding these lands, and then depart to Karakol city. In Karakol, we will have dinner with a local Dungan family
Accommodation – 3* hotel “Muras” in Karakol or similar, BLD
Day 2: Altyn-Arashan
Breakfast at the hotel. Then we will start our tour to Altyn Arashan by the Soviet Union Track. By track, we will go to Altyn Arashan Gorge, we will visit mineral hot springs in nature, and have lunch at the yurt camp in Altyn Arashan. Then we will come back to Karakol. On the way to Aksuu, we will swim in a mineral hot spring pool. Upon arrival at Karakol, dinner with a local family.
Accommodation – 3* hotel “Muras” in Karakol or similar, BLD
Day 3: Sary-Jaz valley
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart early morning on 4WD SUVs toward Sary-Jaz valley through Chon-Ashuu Pass (3822m) with breathtaking views from the top of the pass. On the way there, we will visit Enilchek, which is considered to be a lost city and attracts many tourists with its mystery. In Soviet times, there was a huge factory producing non-ferrous and ferrous metals. We will drive through Enilchek and visit an abandoned mine.
For lunch, we will have lunch boxes. Further enjoying with Kara-Tash hot springs with hot radon water, which flows under high black rock. The width of the spring is 4 meters, the length is about 50 meters, and the depth is about 1.7-2 meters. The water temperature is about 55 degrees.
After that, we will start to drive to Karakol city
Accommodation – 3* hotel “Muras” in Karakol or similar, BLD
Day 4: Karakol, Kalmak Ashu Pass, Son Kul Lake
After breakfast at the hotel, we will visit the Dungan mosque, which is built by Chinese architects without using nails.
Then we will go to Kochkor village through the north shore of Issyk Kul Lake. We will have lunch at the local guesthouse in Kochkor. Then we will continue our way to Lake Son Kul 3000 m through Kalmak Ashu pass. At Kalmak Ashu Pass, we will have the opportunity to see yaks. Upon arrival at Son Kul lake, dinner at the yurt camp, and free time.
Accommodation – Yurt camp “Mirlan” at Lake Son Kul (double accommodation, outside toilet, western type). Meal: BLD
Day 5: Son Kul lake, Moldo Ashu Pass, Naryn, Kelsuu
Early in the morning, after breakfast, we will leave the yurt camp will continue our journey to Lake Kelsuu. We will pass Moldo Ashu Pass and Naryn city, and other villages that are interesting for their lifestyle, tombstones. Moldo Ashu Pass is famous for its serpentine road. In Naryn, we will have lunch at the local restaurant or a local guesthouse. We will come to Kok Kiya village in the evening, have dinner, and overnight at the yurt camp.
Accommodation – Yurt camp “Jyrgal” in Kok Kiya village near Lake Kelsuu or similar (double accommodation, sharing bathroom outside), BLD.
Day 6: Kelsuu, Naryn
After breakfast at the guesthouse, we will start exploring Lake Kelsuu early in the morning. We go up to Kel Suu Lake by horse. Enjoy with lake view for 2 hours. Back to yurt camp. Lunch in a yurt. After lunch, transfer to Naryn
Accommodation – 4* hotel "Khan Tengry", BLD
Day 7: Naryn, Bishkek City
After breakfast, we will continue to Bishkek city
On the way to Bishkek city, in Kemin, we’ll have lunch at the popular dining place of locals “Apamdyn Kattamasy”, and taste the traditional bread “Kattama” and traditional tea ” Samoor chai” or another name is “Kempir Chai”
Upon arrival in Bishkek, we will visit Ala Archa National Park, then we will arrange a farewell dinner at a local restaurant in Bishkek, and we will deliver you to the hotel.
Accommodation – 3* hotel Alpinist in Bishkek or similar, BLD
Day 8: 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.
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