🏔️ Tour Route: Bishkek – Kochkor – Son-Kul Lake – Naryn – Kel-Suu – Issyk-Kol – Karakol – Bishkek 🇰🇬
Discover the beauty of our pristine mountains 🌄 on a horse riding tour 🐎, following the trails of nomads from centuries past. In Kyrgyzstan, where the saying goes, "Horses are man's wings" 🪽, you'll truly feel the connection.
💪 Difficulty:
☀️ Trip season: June – September
🎭 Type: Cultural, Silk Road, Trekking 🥾
📅 Duration: 10 days / 9 nights (3 days trekking)
🏡 Accommodation: Homestays, Yurt Camp 🛖, Tent ⛺, Hotel 🏨
👥 Groupsize:
🗓️ Program✈️ DAY 1: Airport Manas – Bishkek – Son-Kul Lake (40 km)
🚐 You will be picked up at Manas Airport and transferred to a 3-star hotel in Bishkek. Continue your journey to Son-Kul Lake 💙 (5–6 hours drive). 🍽️ Lunch stop in Kochkor. Optional 🐎 horse trek around the lake. Dinner 🍲 and overnight in a yurt camp. 🛖
🚐 320 km drive
🍽️ Meals: Dinner
💙 DAY 2: Son-Kul – Kel-Suu
🌅 Early in the morning drive towards Kel-Suu Lake through the famous 32 Parrots Pass. 🏔️
🍽️ Lunch stop in Naryn before continuing through Kynda and Kok Kyia Passes (3,300 m). Arrival at Kel-Suu Lake, dinner 🍲 and overnight in a yurt camp. 🛖
🚐 300 km drive | 6–7 hours
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
🥾 DAY 3: Hike to Kel-Suu – Kel-Suu – Naryn
🌅 Morning hike to Kel-Suu Lake 🏞️ (7 km one way).
🚤 Enjoy a boat trip on the lake before hiking back another 7 km.
🚐 Transfer to Naryn City for overnight at a guesthouse. 🏡
🚐 150 km drive
🥾 4–5 hours hiking
🚐 3–4 hours driving
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
🌊 DAY 4: Naryn – Issyk-Kol
🍳 After breakfast, drive to Bokonbaevo on the southern shore of Issyk-Kol Lake. 🌊
🏜️ Stop at Ak-Say Canyon for an easy hike.
🦅 Enjoy a Golden Eagle Hunting Show and optionally a traditional Shyrdak felt-making demonstration.
🏡 Dinner and overnight at a guesthouse.
🚐 250 km drive
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
🏜️ DAY 5: Bokonbaevo – Skazka Canyon – Kok Jaiyk
🚐 Drive along the southern shore of Issyk-Kol Lake.
🏜️ Stop for an easy hike at Skazka (Fairy Tale) Canyon.
❤️ Visit Djeti-Oguz and Broken Heart Gorge.
🏕️ Arrival at Kok Jaiyk Valley, dinner 🍲 and overnight in a yurt camp.
🚐 150 km drive
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
🏔️ DAY 6: Kok Jaiyk – Karakol
🥾 Morning easy hike to the waterfall 💦 or optional 🐎 horseback ride.
🍽️ Lunch in the yurt camp.
🚐 Afternoon transfer to Karakol.
🍽️ Dinner at a local restaurant.
🏡 Overnight in a guesthouse.
🚐 50 km drive
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast
🥾 DAY 7: Karakol – Ala-Kol – Altyn Arashan
🌅 Early morning transfer to Karakol Gorge.
🥾 Begin your trekking adventure to Ala-Kol Lake 💙 through forests 🌲 and mountain rivers.
🍱 Lunch on the trail.
🛖 Dinner and overnight in a yurt.
🥾 8 hours trekking
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
🥾 DAY 8: Sirota Campsite – Altyn Arashan
🥾 Continue hiking towards Altyn Arashan.
♨️ Relax in the famous hot springs.
🏡 Overnight in a guesthouse.
🥾 8–10 hours trekking
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
🚙 DAY 9: Altyn Arashan – Ak-Suu – Karakol
🚙 Morning 4×4 off-road drive to Ak-Suu Village.
🚐 Continue by regular vehicle to Karakol.
🍽️ Lunch in Karakol.
🚐 Drive back to Bishkek.
🚐 450 km drive
🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
🏙️ DAY 10: Bishkek – City Tour – Manas Airport (30 km)
🍳 After breakfast visit:
🍽️ Lunch in the city.
✈️ Airport transfer according to your flight schedule.
💰 Price
💵 The price is influenced by various factors such as group size 👥 or season ☀️. Therefore, it is difficult to provide a fixed price.
✅ Program price includes:
❌ Service does not include:
💧 Food and Water
🩹 Safety
📷 Miscellaneous