Guaranteed Departures Tour - The heart of Kyrgyzstan

We will pick you up at the airport / border point and bring you to the capital (check-in at 14:00).

After some rest, the visit of the city Bishkek is planned. We will visit sights such as the central square Ala Too with its monuments and the Oak park.

After lunch at the local restaurant, we visit the famous market, Osh bazar. Just as you step into the market, you plunge into the real oriental atmosphere: an interminable stream of people, a big variety of goods and colors.

Dinner in the traditional restaurant where you can taste the national Kyrgyz cuisine.

Meals included: lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Rixon Hotel or similar)

Breakfast in the hotel. Departure.

Along the way, we visit Burana, located about 80 km from the capital. The tower with funerary monuments, earthworks, remains of the castle, and three mausoleums – that’s all that last out of the ancient Balasagyn town founded by Karakhanids at the end of the ninth century.

As we arrive in Cholpon Ata, we will visit the petroglyphs museum. The 42 hectares of the museum are lined with stones, tombs, balbals and various petroglyphs dated from the 2nd millennium BC until the 4th century AD.

You will stay in the comfortable resort hotel on the shore of Issyk Kul lake. You can swim in the lake and relax on the beach.

Dinner in the local restaurant.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel 4* (Kapriz Resort Hotel or similar)

Optionally: boat trip (100 USD/hour per group)

After breakfast, we go towards Grigoriev and Semenov gorge.

They are located on the northern shore of Issyk Kul Lake, 60 kilometers from Cholpon Ata. These places are considered the most famous attractions in the Issyk Kul region. We can drive to the first lake at Grigoriev Gorge to have a picnic on the shore (if the weather is nice). You can take a walk and enjoy the wild nature around you.

When we get to Karakol, we will visit its famous sights, such as the Russian Orthodox cathedral and Dungan mosque.

For dinner, you can order the typical dish of this region ¨ashlan fu¨, Dungan traditional cuisine.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (My Hotel or similar)

After breakfast transfer to Karakol Gorge (30 min).

You hike there on the territory of the ski resort towards the panoramic point where a beautiful view of the mountains and the city opens. You can have a rest in this picturesque place breathing pure mountain air.

Return to Karakol. Lunch at the restaurant. Then we visit its famous sights such as the Orthodox Church and the Dungan Mosque.

Dinner at the restaurant.

Hiking: 6 km, + 500m, - 500m, 3-4h

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (My Hotel or similar)

After breakfast we leave Karakol for Jety Oguz gorge. The red rock Broken Heart located at the entrance to the gorge creates a special romantic ambiance in the gorge. You take a walk there for an hour.

Then we go to the Barskoon gorge. The gorge is famous for its waterfalls. One of the best known is Tears of the Snow Leopard. In the middle of the gorge you find the monument for the first cosmonaut Yu. A. Gagarin.

Dinner in the guesthouse with a Russian family.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation:  Guesthouse (U Pavla Guesthouse or similar)

After breakfast in the guesthouse, we head towards Kochkor village and pass by the south shore of the lake. On the road we visit the Skazka canyons which translate as the “fairy tale”. Here you can find objects of surprising shapes and sizes. A real skyscraper or an animal can appear in front of you. Walking in the canyons (1-2h).

In Bokonbaevo, we meet an eagle hunter with his bird. You can appreciate the alertness and speed of the bird during the hunting. It is one of the oldest traditions of Kyrgyz nomads.

Lunch in the guesthouse or cafe.

Our next stop is Kyzyl Tuu village where the local family reveals the secrets of yurt production. This family is engaged in this unique art from generation to generation.

Dinner in the guesthouse in Kochkor.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation:  Guesthouse (Mira Guesthouse or similar)

After breakfast, we take the road and continue our journey.

On our way, we have to overcome the Dolon Pass (3030 m), then we go to the old caravan stop of the Silk Road period - Tash Rabat.

On the road we stop in the city of Naryn to have lunch in the restaurant.

We arrive at the yurt camp in Tash Rabat. Tash Rabat is a historical monument founded by monks in the 10th century. At the begging of the Silk Road period Tash Rabat lost its religious significance and the monastery served as a hotel for passing caravans.

Dinner and overnight in yurt.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Yurt camp*

* To note: 2 people per a yurt. Toilets, shower and sauna are outside.

After breakfast, the beautiful mountain roads lead us to Son Kul Lake.

Today, we overcome the mountain pass Moldo Ashu (3400 m). From the pass the lake Son Kul seems very small, but descending lower and approaching the lake, it appears as a big and gorgeous lake.

Upon arrival at a camp at the lake, you get to know the hospitality of the nomads, their lifestyle and their customs. Dinner and night in the yurts.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Yurt camp*

* To note: 2 people per a yurt. Toilets, shower and sauna are outside.

We return to the capital after breakfast in the yurt.

We will return to the civilization descending from Kalmak Ashu pass of 3400 m and we pass again by the Boom gorge.

Lunch in the cafe in Kochkor.

As we get Bishkek we will have time to visit the local market to buy some presents, and in the evening the farewell dinner awaits us.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Rixon Hotel or similar)

Transfer to the airport. Departure.

Meals included: breakfast