Guaranteed Departure Tour: The heart of Kyrgyzstan, 10 days

Arrival to Manas Airport in Bishkek where our team will pick up you and drive you to the hotel. 

After breakfast, visit of the city. We will visit the heart of the city, Ala-Too Square and enjoy a walk in the Oak Park.

After lunch, we'll visit the local market, Osh bazar. Just as you step the market, you plunge into the realoriental atmosphere: an interminable stream of people, a big variety of goods and colors.

In the evening, we go to one of the best restaurants in Bishkek where you can taste delicious Kyrgyz national dishes.

Breakfast in the hotel.

Our journey begins with a visit of the Burana Tower. The Burana Tower is an ancient minaret in the Chuy Valley in the north part of Kyrgyzstan. The tower has several funerary monuments, earthworks, remains of the castle and three mausoleums.

Lunch on the road in a cafe or in a guest house.

As we arrive in Cholpon Ata, we will visit the petroglyph museum. These petroglyphs date from the 2nd millennium BC until the 4th century AD.

Transfer to the hotel on the lake's shore. You can rest on the beach and swim in the lake.

Dinner in a restaurant.

After breakfast we visit the Grigorievskoe and Semienovskoe Gorge. These places are considered as one of the most famous attractions of the Issyk Kul region. You can go for a walk, enjoy the wild nature around you and spend a nice time in this beautiful place.

Picnic or lunch in a cafe on the road.

As we arrive to Karakol we visit its famous sights such as the Orthodox Church and the Dungan Mosque.

Dinner in a local restaurant.

Breakfast in the hotel.

We'll try a special mean of transportation (Russian SUV car UAZ) on real broken mountain roads; we have to overcome the enormous rocks, ravines and pits. This ride should to be very exciting and fascinating.

After our arrival in Altyn Arashan, you can swim in the hot springs.

You will have free time to walk in the gorge. Lunch in a guest house or in a yurt in Altyn Arashan.

Arrival in Karakol, dinner in a restaurant.

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 can take a walk there for an hour.

Picnic lunch is planned or lunch in the yurt.

Then we go to Barskoon Gorge with the gorgeous landscapes. You can go for a walk to the waterfall Tears of Snow Leopard.
In the evening you will enjoy a real Russian sauna.

Dinner in the guesthouse with a Russian family.

After breakfast in the guesthouse, we leave towards the village Kochkor and we will visit the Skazka canyons which translate as “fairy tale”. 

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.

After breakfast, we continue on 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 a 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.
Optional: horse riding

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.

Optional: horse riding

We return to the capital after breakfast in the yurt.

We'll descend from Kalmak Ashu pass of 3400 m and passing again by the Boom gorge.
Lunch in the cafe.

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.

Transfer to the airport. Departure.