{"id":485,"date":"2022-11-10T14:45:53","date_gmt":"2022-11-10T11:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newdev.cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/?p=485"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:34:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:34:59","slug":"485","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/summer-travel\/485\/","title":{"rendered":"Around Issyk-Kul Lake 2026 (all year around)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trip Essentials<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best Season: May \u2014 October (but possible all year around)<\/p>\n

Duration: 7 days<\/p>\n

Category: combined \u2013 5 days travel + one 2-days medium-level hiking<\/p>\n

Level of Difficulty: easy to medium<\/p>\n

Group size: any<\/p>\n

Transport: Jeep or Minivan (2-5 pax); Minibus (6-12 pax).<\/p>\n

Requirements: weatherproof warm clothes, trekking boots, hat, sleeping bag with mat (can be provided upon request), sunglasses and sunscreen<\/p>\n

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Servides Included<\/b><\/h2>\n

Price includes:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accommodation according the program (home stays, guest houses and yurt camps)<\/p>\n

Meals during tour (4 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 3 dinners), except alcoholic drinks<\/p>\n

Transport services,<\/p>\n

Visiting cultural\/historical places and entrance fees<\/p>\n

Cultural events and show according to the program<\/p>\n

Price doesn\u2019t include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Accommodation and meals at cafes in Bishkek<\/p>\n

single supplement;<\/p>\n

English speaking touring guide<\/p>\n

personal expenses; activities out of program;<\/p>\n

travel insurance;<\/p>\n

tips;<\/p>\n

international air fare;<\/p>\n

horse riding;<\/p>\n

boat trip;<\/p>\n

rafting;<\/p>\n

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Trip Itinerary<\/b><\/h2>\n

Day 1<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Day 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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 caf\u00e9, overnight at guest house.<\/p>\n

Day 3<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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 \u201cSwallow\u2019s Nest Pool\u201d, nestling beneath the open sky. Overnight in hut or yurt.<\/p>\n

Day 4<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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<\/sup> 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.<\/p>\n

Day 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Early in the morning after breakfast you will be picked up at your guesthouse and brought by car to the village of \u201cTuura-Suu\u201d. 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 \u2013 Elevation gain\/loss: 995m\/-30m<\/p>\n

Day 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the morning you will ride to \u201cTuiuk-Tor\u201d. 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 \u2013 Elevation gain\/loss: 700m\/-550m<\/p>\n

Day 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

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) \u2013 a traditional Kyrgyz dwelling tent. Lunch in the village. Then continue your way to Bishkek. Upon arrival to Bishkek, end of trip.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trip Essentials Best Season: May \u2014 October (but possible all year around) Duration: 7 days Category: combined \u2013 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,14,7],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-summer-travel","category-upcoming","category-green-travel"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-20 21:10:38","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2202,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485\/revisions\/2202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}