{"id":527,"date":"2022-11-11T08:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T05:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newdev.cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/?p=527"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:03:27","slug":"explore-the-hidden-treasures-of-kyrgyzstan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/summer-travel\/explore-the-hidden-treasures-of-kyrgyzstan\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore the Hidden Treasures of Kyrgyzstan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Trip Essentials:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Tour Type:<\/strong>\u00a0auto\/trekking<\/p>\n

Total Duration:<\/strong>\u00a011 days<\/p>\n

Best Season:<\/strong>\u00a0mid-June \u2013 end of September<\/p>\n

Level of Difficulty:<\/strong>\u00a0moderate<\/p>\n

Maximum Altitude on the Trip:<\/strong>\u00a03 800 meters ASL<\/p>\n

Start and End Point:<\/strong>\u00a0Bishkek<\/p>\n

Transport:<\/strong>\u00a0jeep\/minivan\/minibus depending on the size of the group<\/p>\n

Best group size:<\/strong>\u00a02- 12 persons<\/p>\n

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Trip Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Issyk-Kul Lake<\/strong> \u2013 the crown jewel of the\u00a0Tian Shan<\/a>,\u00a0Lake Issyk-Kul<\/a>\u00a0is 6232 sq m of sparkling blue paradise. \u00a0The second largest saline lake in the world, its name in Kyrgyz means \u201chot lake\u201d\u2013 though surrounded by spectacular snow capped peaks, the water never freezes. \u00a0Silk Road<\/a>\u00a0traders stopped here to recover from the grueling trek over the passes of the Tian Shan, and it is still the most popular destination in Kyrgyzstan to relax for both tourists and locals.<\/p>\n

Lake Son-Kul<\/a>\u2014 in Kyrgyz \u201cthe final lake\u201d. \u00a0Son Kul gleams like a brilliant sapphire on it\u2019s lush green mountain plateau. \u00a0At 3016 m it is inaccessible during winter months, and even in summer weather conditions can change rapidly. \u201cThe Last Lake\u201d is considered one of the most beautiful areas for summer pasturing with an area of 270 km sq. \u00a0In winter the lake freezes over with ice more than a meter thick.<\/p>\n

Nomads have been making the upland trek to this 3016 m asl lake since ancient times with their livestock. \u00a0Some left mysterious \u201cstanding stone\u201d arrangements.<\/p>\n

Lake Son-Kul<\/strong> is a beautiful place to experience life on a\u00a0jailoo<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 summer pasture. \u00a0Ride horses in the surrounding mountains, or stay in a yurt and experience an old-fashioned Kyrgyz summer.<\/p>\n

Kol-Suu lake<\/strong> \u2013 Kol-Suu is an alpine lake in the At-Bashi District of Naryn Province of southeastern Kyrgyzstan. It is located at 3500 m elevation in the Kurumduk Valley which means \u201cthe preserved valley\u201d of the Tian Shan mountains. Lake Kel-Suu is straddled by sheer cliffs on one side and the Sary-Beles mountain (4,726 meters high) to the east. It was only recently formed by a landslide in the 1980\u2019s. It varies in width from approximately 800 meters down to only a 100 narrow meters in places. The lake is fed and drained by the Kurumduk River, a left tributary of the Kok-Kyya River.<\/p>\n

Services Included<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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

Twin accommodation according the program (overnights at home stays, guest houses yurt camps)<\/p>\n

Meals during tour (10 breakfasts, 9 lunches, 9 dinners), except alcoholic drinks<\/p>\n

Transport services,<\/p>\n

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

Enter fee to the festival Birds of prey<\/p>\n

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

Border permit to Kol-Suu lake<\/p>\n

English speaking touring guide<\/p>\n

Fully supported 3 days trekking tour from Jety-Oguz to Kok-Jayik valley<\/p>\n

Fully supported 2 days trekking tour to Song-Kol lake<\/p>\n

1 day trekking tour to Kol-Suu lake<\/p>\n

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

Accommodation in Bishkek;<\/p>\n

Meals at caf\u00e9s<\/p>\n

single supplement;<\/p>\n

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

travel insurance;<\/p>\n

souvenirs and tips;<\/p>\n

international air fare;<\/p>\n

horse riding;<\/p>\n

boat trip and rafting<\/p>\n

visa fee and visa support<\/p>\n

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

This day drive to Chong-Kemin Valley. Visit the Burana Tower architectural complex (10th-11th century, an important point on the Great Silk Road) on the way (15 km from the main road, 1 hour). Upon arrival to Chong-Kemin have a lunch at home stay.\u00a0 Accommodation in a local guesthouse. Optional: horse riding or walk around the village.<\/p>\n

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

After breakfast drive to Karakol (about 5-6 hours). On the way make a stop in Cholpon-Ata to visit an open-air petroglyph (rock painting) gallery (5km from Cholpon-Ata, heading to the mountains). Continue your way to Karakol, on the way we will make another stop to have a lunch at cafe. Upon arrival to Karakol, visit Dungan Mosque and Russian Ortodox Church. Dinner will be at caf\u00e9, overnight at guest house.<\/p>\n

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

Transfer from Karakol to Kyzyl-Suu valley ( 40 km from Karakol) . Start trekking towards Jeti Ogyz valley via Jeti Ogyz Pass (2800 meter elevation) \u2013 18 km walking distance. Max elevation \u2013 2800.<\/p>\n

Lunch on route, diner and overnight in the yurt camp.<\/p>\n

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

Trekking to Yrdyk Valley via Kum Bel Pass (3400 meters elevation) 14-16 km walking distance, max elevation \u2013 3400 meters. Lunch on route overnight in the Tents.<\/p>\n

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

Walk down to Yrdyk valley, on the way visit Red cliffs. \u2013 9-10 km walking distance. Short transfer to Jety-Oguz gorge, where you will have a lunch at local guest house. On the way we will make a stop to visit Skazka canyons (Fairy Tale canyons). Upon arrival to Bokonbaevo village, free time before dinner and accommodation at yurt camp near the lake shore.<\/p>\n

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

After late breakfast transfer to the mountain area to see eagle hunting show and have a lunch at Jaychi yurt camp. Then transfer to Kochkor village for dinner and B&B at guest house.<\/p>\n

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

After breakfast drive to Kyzart pass, from where you will start trekking tour to Song-Kol lake. Within sight of the road, cross Kyzyl-Kiya jailoo, an enormous, relatively flat sea of grass.\u00a0 Continue over the Chaar-Archa Pass (3 061 m) into the Chaar-Archa Valley and eat a tasty lunch by the racing river, with views of holy 4400 m Baba-Ata Mountain.\u00a0 Sated, ford the river and follow the trail over verdant hills to Kilemche Jailoo.\u00a0 The name means \u201clike a carpet,\u201d and this swathe of grass covers whole mountain ranges, with shadings as subtle as any shyrdak (shyrdak is a Kyrgyz felt carpet).\u00a0 Dine and sleep in a yurt, naturally.<\/p>\n

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Day 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

After breakfast at Kilemche, spend the morning climbing to Jalgyz Karagai pass (3400 m), over the Song-Kol Mountains and into the lake\u2019s basin. The morning climb affords wonderful views of Kilemche jailoo, and the pass itself is rocky and exciting.\u00a0 From the pass, Song-Kol is still distant, but as you traipse down the slopes, it gets larger and larger; the mountains on the other side get higher and higher, until finally the lake fills most of your field of view and the southern mountains tower above it.\u00a0 After lunch at Jaman Echki, car will pick up you and transfer to Batai-Aral yurt camp.<\/p>\n

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Day 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morning transfer to Kol-Suu lake via 32 sloop pass. Have a lunch at local guest house in Naryn village. On the way you will make a stop at Border zone, where you need to show border permit to enter to this area. Dinner and B&B will be at yurt camp, near the lake.<\/p>\n

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Day 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

After breakfast make 2 hours trek to Kol-Suu lake, optional horse trek to the lake and back. Make a picnic lunch at Kol-Suu lake. Walk at surrounding area. Optional: horse riding. By lunch time return to yurt camp. Than transfer to Naryn. Upon arrival to Naryn, hotel accommodation. Dinner at caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

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Day 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Morning transfer to Bishkek, upon arrival to Bishkek, end of the tour.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Trip Essentials: Tour Type:\u00a0auto\/trekking Total Duration:\u00a011 days Best Season:\u00a0mid-June \u2013 end of September Level of Difficulty:\u00a0moderate Maximum Altitude on the Trip:\u00a03 800 meters ASL Start and End Point:\u00a0Bishkek Transport:\u00a0jeep\/minivan\/minibus depending on the size of the group Best group size:\u00a02- 12 persons   Trip Highlights Issyk-Kul Lake \u2013 the crown jewel of the\u00a0Tian Shan,\u00a0Lake Issyk-Kul\u00a0is 6232 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,4,14,7],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-women-travel","category-summer-travel","category-upcoming","category-green-travel"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 20:22:45","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\/527","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=527"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2200,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527\/revisions\/2200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cbtkyrgyzstan.kg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}