Women Tour 2024

Women-only travel is a fast-growing tourism industry that has even a greater potential for Kyrgyzstan, especially for Jalal-Abad region; due to its rich diversity in natural sightseeing, culture, tradition, and women lives. Jalal-Abad has famous destinations such as Sary-Chelek or Arstanbap for instance, which could be easily accessible for women travelers. These destinations have variety of traditions, cultures, or cuisine. Accordingly, there is a big contrast in women lives and gender equality in Jalal-Abad. As of today, no tour operator professionally promotes “women-only travel” in Jalal-Abad to show these diversities and varieties to the women tourists. By creating “women-only travel” tourism product (segment) in Jalal-Abad, the project is to “develop sustainable economic opportunities for women particularly in rural areas”.  Women Tour 2023 is implemented as the result of the project “Women travel in Jalal-Abad region” within the GIZ program “Integrated Regional Development” co-financed by the European Union and the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). 

 

Trip Essеntials

Tour Type: auto/trekking

Total Duration:  7 days

Best Season:  mid-June – end of September

Level of Difficulty:  medium

Maximum Altitude on the Trip:  3 500 meters ASL

Start and End Point:  Bishkek

Transport: jeep/minivan/minibus depending on the size of the group

Best group size:  2- 12 persons

 

Services Included

Price includes: 

Accommodation in Kyzyl-Kol village guesthouse 1 night, Sary-Chelek guesthouse 1 night, Arstanbap village guesthouse 2 nights.

Meals during tour, except alcohol drinks

Transport services by minibus Mercedes Spinter

Visiting cultural/historical places and entrance fees

Cultural events and show according to the program

English speaking touring guide

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

Bishkek –Toktogul – Sary-Chelek lake – Arstanbap – Jalalabat – Bishkek

Day 1

Morning meeting in our office. Small briefing.

After city tour in Bishkek with visiting: Victory Square, Tsum Center, Opera and Ballet Building, Museum of Fine Arts, Oak Park, Mikhail Frunze Museum, Erkindik Boulevard, Open Air Art Gallery, Central Square Ala-Too, monument to Chingiz Aitmatov, Old Square, monument to Lenin, Panfilov Park, White House, Monument to Revolution, Philharmonic Hall Building, Monument to Manas, Osh bazaar.

Day 2

Morning transfer to Kyzyl-Kol village (the nearest village to Sary-Chelek lake, on the way we will cross Too-Ashuu pass (3576 m a.s.l.), Suusamyr valley, Toktogul water reservoir. Have lunch at a guest house in Toktogul town. Upon arrival at the guest house, have a rest, dinner and accommodation at the guest house.

 

Day 3

After breakfast at the guest house, we trek to Kara-Kamysh lake, on the way we will cross a big waterfall, take photos there, continue trek to the lake, about noon a tasty lunch will be waiting for us. Have a rest after the trek, then a boat will be waiting for us. Dinner will be surrounding the fire where there will be national dances and music. Accommodation will be in tents.

Day 4 

Morning we’ll start a trekking tour around the lakes of Sary-Chelek National park. Before noon we will cross Kotormo pass and come to Iri-Kol lake, where picnic lunch will be waiting for us. Then continue the trek around the small 6 lakes ending at Sary-Chelek lake, where a car will pick us up and transfer to the guest house for dinner and accommodation.

Day 5 

After an early breakfast transfer to Arslanbob village. Upon arrival at Arslanbob village, dinner and accommodation at a local home stay.

Day 6 

Morning starts a 1-day hike to the wild wallnut forests and small waterfall of Arslanbob with a late afternoon arrival back in Arslanbob. Lunch during hike. After coming back to the guest house, you will be participating in making a “pastila” – snack from dried fruits. (The women of Arslanbob are making pastila for the tourist season). Dinner, bed and breakfast at a home-stay.

Day 7 

After breakfast transfer to Bishkek. Lunch en route. Arrival in Bishkek. End of the tour.