This offer is valid from 4 pax
from 975 USDTrip Essentials
Best Season: May — October (but possible all year around)
Duration: 7 days
Category: combined – 5 days travel + one 2-days medium-level hiking
Level of Difficulty: easy to medium
Group size: any
Transport: Jeep or Minivan (2-5 pax); Minibus (6-12 pax).
Requirements: weatherproof warm clothes, trekking boots, hat, sleeping bag with mat (can be provided upon request), sunglasses and sunscreen
Servides Included
Price includes:
Accommodation according the program (home stays, guest houses and yurt camps)
Meals during tour (4 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners), except alcoholic drinks
Transport services,
Visiting cultural/historical places and entrance fees
Cultural events and show according to the program
Price doesn’t include:
Accommodation and meals at cafes in Bishkek
single supplement;
English speaking touring guide
personal expenses; activities out of program;
travel insurance;
tips;
international air fare;
horse riding;
boat trip;
rafting;
Trip Itinerary
Day 1
Morning transfer to Chong-Kemin valley, on the way make a stop to visit Burana tower, architectural complex of 10-11 century, important point on the Great Silk Road. Have a lunch at Kyrgyz family near Burana tower. Continue your way to Chong-Kemin valley to Karool-Dobo village. Upon arrival to home stay, free time. Optional, you can do short trek or horse riding. Dinner and B&B at home stay.
Day 2
Morning transfer to Karakol by northern lake shore of Issyk-Kul lake, on the way make a stop to visit open-air museum in Cholpon-Ata and have a lunch. Upon arrival to Karakol, visit Dungan Mosque and Ortodox Church. Dinner will be at café, overnight at guest house.
Day 3
Morning after breakfast transfer from Karakol town to Ak-Suu. Meet your guide team and start trekking up to the river Ak-Suu. Ascent the hot spring first day. At the Altyn-Arashan resort is possible to take a thermal water bath. You will never be able to forget the sight of the snow on Peak Palatka (Tent) 5260 m or “Swallow’s Nest Pool”, nestling beneath the open sky. Overnight in hut or yurt.
Day 4
After breakfast in Altyn-Arashan gorge. At the Altyn-Arashan resort is possible to take a thermal water bath. Trek down to the starting point back to Ak-suu village, where car will pick up us and transfer for Karakol to have a lunch at cafe, then transfer to Jety-Oguz gorge (Seven bulls gorge). 2nd stop will be at Skazka Canyons (Fairy Tale canyons). Dinner and B&B will be at Bel-Tam yurt camp/home stay at Bokonbaevo village.
Day 5
Early in the morning after breakfast you will be picked up at your guesthouse and brought by car to the village of “Tuura-Suu”. There you will meet your guide and start the tour to the first jailoo. We will stop for a picnic lunch on the way. In the afternoon we will reach the jailoo “Ashuu-Tor “, where you can enjoy a beautiful sunset and a panoramic view of Issyk-Kul Lake. We will stay in spepherds yurtas for the night.Distance: 13km – Elevation gain/loss: 995m/-30m
Day 6
In the morning you will ride to “Tuiuk-Tor”. After lunch we will take a short rest to enjoy the panorama of Issyk-Kul Lake and the valley. Later we will arrive at the jailoo “Jazuu-Kechuu”. Drive back to the yurt camp. Dinner and B&B at yurt camp. Distance: 10km – Elevation gain/loss: 700m/-550m
Day 7
Last day of the trip, after breakfast you will continue your way to Bishkek, on the way you will make a stop to visit Kyzyl-Tuu village. This village famous with a yurt makers, Visit a Kyrgyz family where all family members make a Boz Ui (Yurt) – a traditional Kyrgyz dwelling tent. Lunch in the village. Then continue your way to Bishkek. Upon arrival to Bishkek, end of trip.