| Duration: | 14 Day(s) - 13 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Eco Tours |
Day 1: Arrival at Bishkek City. Bishkek City on the Footsteps of the Soviet Union
We will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel in Bishkek. 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.
Day 2: Explore Suusamyr Valley
After breakfast at the hotel, we will start our journey to the Suusamyr valley in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan. Suusamyr valley is famous for its pastures among the best in the whole country. We will spend the entire day in Suusamyr valley, take pictures, make outside picnic.
Accommodation – Yurt camp in Suusamyr, BLD
Day 3: One day in the Typical Kyrgyz village, Kochkor, Felt Factory
Today we will drive to Kochkor village in the Central Part of Kyrgyzstan. In the morning, drive to the village and visit the felt factory there, and help them make a traditional felt carpet. “Altyn Kol” felt factory is a local association of handicraft women in Kochkor. They produce handmade felt products and export them to foreign countries, and sell them in the bazaars of Kyrgyzstan.
Accommodation – Guesthouse in Kochkor, BLD
Day 4: Overnight at Yurt Camp at Alpine Lake at 3000 m High – Son Kul Lake
After breakfast, we will start to move to Son Kul Lake through Kalmak Ashu Pass. On the road, we will have an opportunity to meet a herd of yaks and take pictures. We will come to our yurt camp on the south shore of Son Kul Lake and have lunch at yurt camp. According to your choice, we will have a demonstration of Horse games (need to book before) like “Kyz Kuumai”, “Er Enish”, “Ulak Tartysh”.
Accommodation – Lux Yurt camp at Song Kul lake (with western type toilet outside) ( 4 pax accommodation in one yurt), BLD
Day 5: Mels Ashu Pass, Silk Road Heritage – Tash Rabat Caravan Sarai
Today we will pass two very amazing mountain passes, Moldo Ashu Pass and Mels Ashu Pass. Moldo Ashu Pass is famous for its serpentine road. After breakfast, go up to the pass Moldo-Ashuu, altitude 3225 m. Go down to the valley of Ak-Tala and have a picnic in nature. We will pass Baetovo village and ride on the MELS pass, 3420 m. Rich the Silk Road ancient heritage - Tash-Rabat caravan Sarai.
We will visit the Tash Rabat and get acquainted with the magic secrets of this ancient Silk Road hotel.
Accommodation – Yurt camp at Tash Rabat ( 4 pax accommodation in one yurt ), BLD
Day 6: Explore the Magic Kel Suu lake.
Early in the morning, we will start to drive to Kok Kyia village near Kel Suu lake. Upon arrival at Kok Kiya, we will take our lunch boxes and start horse riding to Kelsuu lak,e that located 7 km away from our yurt camp, where we will overnight today.
Explore the KelSuu lake, outdoor picnic for lunch, and in the evening, we will come back to our yurt camp in Kok Kiya village. According to your choice, instead of hiking, you can book horses (need to book before)
Accommodation – Yurt camp at Kel Suu lake ( 4 pax accommodation in one yurt), BLD
Day 7: Kelsuu Lake, Naryn City
Today we will drive to Naryn city, the administrative capital of the Naryn region. We will overnight at a hotel in Naryn and prepare ourselves for tomorrow's long journey through the Tosor Pass.
Accommodation – 3* Hotel in Naryn, BLD
Day 8: Naryn City, Eki Naryn, Tosor Pass, Tamga Village
After breakfast, we head east. We drive along the valley of Eki-Naryn. After some beautiful mountain passes, we reach the valley of Jylu-Suu. We will Picnic near the river valley. We continue driving in the mountains and the most remarkable passage of the Tosor pass—at an altitude of 4000 meters—from which we will continue to the beautiful valley and further direct to Issyk-Kul—the second biggest alpine lake in the world. We reach the village of Tamga, located on the south side of the Yssyk Kul lake.
Accommodation – Guesthouse in Tamga, BLD
Day 9: Skazka Canyon, Tuz Kol(Salt Lake), Nomadic Yurt Assembly, Eagle Hunting
Today we will be on the south shore of Yssyk Kul lake. We will visit the canyon “Skazka”. If we have an opportunity, we will see a real eagle hunting procedure; if not, we will continue to Kizil Tuu village for lunch, and then we will help to local family assemble a nomadic yurt camp from the zero. Kyzyl Tuu village is considered the motherland of the yurt camp.
Here, every family deals with yurt camp, produces all details of the yurt camp, and exports to foreign countries and other regions of Kyrgyzstan. Yurt camps all part are all made of wood, and it produced by the traditional technologies of ancestors.
After lunch, we will say goodbye to the hosts good bye, then continue to the Tuz Kol. We will explore the Tuz Kol, swim and do spa therapy with nature mud, swim at Yssyk Kul lake nearby, then drive to our guesthouse in Kaji Sai.
Accommodation – guesthouse in Kaji Sai, BLD
Day 10: Jeti Oguz Valley, Kok Jayik Jailoo, “Broken Heart” Scale, Jeti Oguz rocks, “Maiden Braid” Waterfall
Today we will explore another beautiful valley of Jeti Oguz. Hike to “Maiden Braid” waterfall, relax at yurt camp. Visit the “Broken Heart” scale, Jeti Oguz Rocks.
Accommodation – yurt camp in Jeti Oguz valley, BLD
Day 11: Altyn Arashan Mineral Hot Springs, Day with a Soviet Union Track Adventure to Altyn Arashan
We come down to Karakol city and start our Soviet Union Track adventure. We will climb to Altyn Arashan hot springs by the Soviet Union Track, have lunch at one of the yurt camps, take a bath at mineral hot springs in nature, and come down to Karakol city.
On the road, we will swim at the mineral hot spring pool AkSuu Kench. In Karakol, according to your wishes, we will have dinner with the Dungan family and see the folklore concert by the local musical band “Kylym”(need to book before).
Accommodation – 3* hotel in Karakol city, BLD
Day 12. Cholpon Ata Beach, Cruising
Today we will give time to relax at the Yssyk Kul lake's north shore beach. We will swim at the Yssuk Kul lake that lies among the snowy mountain ranges Kungoi Ala-Too and Teskei Ala-Too. We will make a cruise according to your choice, we will visit the Rukh Ordo cultural complex, and the Petroglyphs open sky museum.
Accommodation – Guesthouse in Cholpon Ata city, BLD
Day 13: Rafting at Chon Kemin and Chu River, Burana Tower
Breakfast, drive to Boom gorge, according to your choice make rafting (need to book before) at Chon Kemin and Chu rivers, then visit popular dining place among the locals “Apamdyn kattamasy”, and taste there local bread “Kattama” and drink traditional Kyrgyz tea “ Samoor Chai”, then we will visit Burana tower on the way to Bishkek city. In Bishkek city, we will visit the Osh bazaar to buy gifts for our loved ones. Firewall dinner and transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation – Hotel in Bishkek city, BLD
Day 14: Transfer to the Airport
Breakfast, transfer to the Airport
