🏔️ Tour Route:

Bishkek – Ala-Archa Nationalpark – Burana Tower – Chon-Kemin Nationalpark – Son-Kul Lake – Issyk-Kul Lake – Bokonbayevo Village – Skazka Canyon – Barskaun Gorge – Jety-Oguz – Karakol – Grigoriev and Senenov Gorges – Cholpon-Ata – Bishkek

🌄 Highlights and Overview of this Trip📖 Introduction

Actively spend your vacation while discovering the beauty of Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬. Enjoy the fresh mountain air 🌬️, breathtaking landscapes 🏔️, crystal-clear rivers 💧, and magnificent lakes 🌊 of the Central Tien-Shan Mountains.

Experience the hospitality of the Kyrgyz people 🤝, explore their unique traditions 🛖, taste delicious Oriental cuisine 🍽️, traditional drinks 🥛, seasonal fruits 🍎, and learn about Kyrgyz arts 🎨 and nomadic ethnography 🐎.

Immerse yourself in Eastern culture 🕌, charming villages 🏡, colorful bazaars 🛍️, and untouched nature 🌿 while creating unforgettable memories. ✨

✨ HIGHLIGHTS

• 🏔️ Ala-Archa National Park
• 🏛️ Burana Tower
• 💙 Son-Kul Lake
• 🌊 Issyk-Kul Lake
• 🏜️ Skazka Canyon
• 💦 Barskaun Gorge

📅 Duration: 9 days / 8 nights

☀️ Trip season: May – October

🏡 Accommodation: Guest Houses, Yurt Camps, Hotels

💪 Difficulty: Easy

🗓️ PROGRAM✈️

DAY 1 – Airport → Bishkek → City Tour

🚐 40 km | 35 min

🏨 Arrival in Bishkek, hotel transfer and check-in.

🏙️ City sightseeing includes:

• 🏛️ Ala-Too Square
• 🌳 Oak Tree Park
• 🗿 Sculptures of famous Kyrgyz people
• 🏛️ Old Square
• 🎼 National Philharmonic
• 🕊️ Victory Square
• 🕌 White Mosque
• 🏛️ Historical Museum

🍽️ Dinner at a traditional Kyrgyz restaurant.

🏨 Overnight at hotel.

🍴 Meals: 🍽️ Dinner

🌲 DAY 2 – Bishkek → Ala-Archa National Park → Shaman Ceremony → Bishkek

🍳 Breakfast.

🚐 Morning transfer to Ala-Archa National Park. 🏔️

🥾 Walk through the alpine national park and take photos 📸 for 2–3 hours.

🍽️ Lunch in Bishkek.

🔮 Visit a traditional Kyrgyz Shaman.

Learn about:

• 🌿 Bubu
• 🌿 Bakshy
• 🔮 Kozuachyk
• ☪️ Moldo

✨ Watch a traditional shaman ceremony.

🍽️ Dinner at a local restaurant.

🏨 Overnight at hotel.

🍴 Meals: 🥞 Breakfast | 🍽️ Dinner

🏛️ DAY 3 – Bishkek → Burana Tower → Chon-Kemin Nature Park

🚐 150 km | 3 hrs

🥞 Breakfast.

🛍️ Visit the famous Osh Bazaar.

🏛️ Explore Burana Tower, including:

• 🔭 Climb to the top
• 🏺 Local museum
• 🗿 Balbals (Stone Warriors)
• 🪨 Petroglyphs

🍽️ Lunch with a Kyrgyz family.

🐎 Watch the traditional horse game Kok-Boru.

🚐 Continue to Chon-Kemin Valley.

🌿 Explore the village and enjoy local rural life.

🍽️ Dinner.

🏡 Overnight at guesthouse.

🍴 Meals: 🍽️ Full Board

💙 DAY 4 – Chon-Kemin → Son-Kul Lake

🚐 250 km | 4–5 hrs

🥞 Breakfast.

🚐 Transfer to Son-Kul Lake (3060 m). 🏔️

Meet local nomads 🐎 and experience authentic traditions.

🥛 Taste traditional Kymyz.

🍽️ Lunch at Yurt Camp.

🐎 Optional horseback riding around the lake.

🍽️ Dinner.

🛖 Overnight in a traditional yurt.

🍴 Meals: 🍽️ Full Board

🦅 DAY 5 – Son-Kul → Bokonbaevo Village

🚐 300 km | 4 hrs

🥞 Breakfast.

🌊 Drive to the southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake.

🛖 Visit a traditional Yurt Maker's Workshop.

🍽️ Lunch with a Kyrgyz family.

🦅 Visit an Eagle Hunter (Berkutchi).

Watch a live eagle hunting demonstration.

🍽️ Dinner.

🛖 Overnight in a yurt camp.

🍴 Meals: 🍽️ Full Board

🏜️ DAY 6 – Bokonbaevo → Skazka Canyon → Barskaun Gorge → Jety-Oguz → Karakol

🚐 220 km | 4 hrs

🥞 Breakfast.

🏜️ Visit Skazka (Fairy Tale) Canyon.

💦 Explore Barskaun Gorge and its famous waterfalls:

• 👴 Beard of Old Man
• 🐆 Tears of Snow Leopard
• 🛡️ Cup of Manas

🥪 Picnic lunch.

❤️ Visit Jety-Oguz Gorge, including:

• ❤️ Broken Heart
• 🐂 Seven Bulls

🚐 Continue to Karakol.

🍽️ Dinner with a Dungan family.

🏨 Overnight at hotel.

🍴 Meals: 🍽️ Full Board

🏔️ DAY 7 – Karakol → Kyrchyn Pasture → Cholpon-Ata

🚐 200 km | 3 hrs

🥞 Breakfast.

🏛️ Karakol sightseeing:

• 🕌 Dungan Mosque
• ⛪ Russian Orthodox Church
• 🛍️ Local Bazaar
• 🐄 Animal Market (Sunday only)

🚐 Continue via:

• 🌲 Semenov Gorge
• 🌲 Grigoriev Gorge

🐎 Watch traditional Nomad Games.

👘 Dress in traditional Kyrgyz clothes for photos.

🐟 Lunch by the Ak-Suu River.

🏖️ Continue to Cholpon-Ata.

🌊 Free time on the beach.

🏨 Overnight at beach resort.

🍴 Meals: 🍽️ Full Board

🚤 DAY 8 – Cholpon-Ata → Bishkek

🚐 270 km | 4 hrs

🥞 Breakfast.

🏛️ Visit:

• 🏛️ Ruh Ordo Cultural Center
• 🪨 Petroglyph Museum

🚤 1-hour boat excursion.

🍽️ Lunch.

🧶 Traditional felt-making show in Tamchy Village.

🚐 Return to Bishkek.

🎶 Farewell dinner with Kyrgyz folklore performance.

🏨 Overnight at hotel.

🍴 Meals: 🥞 Breakfast | 🍽️ Dinner

✈️ DAY 9 – Bishkek → Airport

🚐 30 km | 40 min

🥞 Breakfast.

🚐 Transfer to Manas International Airport.

✈️ Departure.

🍴 Meals: 🥞 Breakfast

💰 PRICE

💵 The price is influenced by various factors such as group size 👥 or season ☀️. The accessibility of some places may change during the year 🏔️. Therefore, it is difficult to provide a fixed price.

✅ Package includes in Kyrgyzstan:

• 🏨 Accommodation as mentioned in the program (based on twin room occupancy)
• 🚐 Transportation by Mercedes Sprinter (18 seats)
• 🍽️ Meals as mentioned in the program
• 🥞 Daily breakfasts
• 🥗 5 lunches
• 🍲 8 dinners
• 🧭 English-speaking guide
• 🎟️ Excursions according to the tour program
• 🏛️ Entrance fees for all mentioned monuments
• 🎭 All activities mentioned in the program:
• 🔮 Visit to a Shaman House
• 🐎 Kok-Boru (Buzkashi)
• 🦅 Eagle Hunting Show
• 🛖 Yurt Assembly Show
• 🧶 Felt Show
• 👘 Visit ethnic people in traditional Kyrgyz clothes in Semenov Gorge
• 🚤 Boating (1 hour)
• 🎶 Kyrgyz Folklore Show
• 👘 Traditional Kyrgyz Clothing Show (Semenov Gorge)
• 🏷️ All local taxes

❌ Not included:

• ✈️ International and domestic flights
• 📄 Visa
• 🩺 Medical insurance policy
• 🐎 Horse riding at Son-Kul Lake (10 USD per horse/hour)
• 💵 Tips and gratuities
• 🛍️ Personal expenses

📝 Notes

• 📩 Contact us for additional nights, activities, or any questions.
• ➕ You can add other trips to your journey.
• 🔄 The tour operator reserves the right to modify the itinerary or substitute hotels with accommodations of similar quality if necessary.
• ✈️ Domestic flights are booked subject to availability. If a flight is cancelled or unavailable at the time of booking, the itinerary will be adjusted accordingly.

👕 Clothing

• 👕 Layered clothing (base, mid and outer layers)
• 🌧️ Waterproof jacket and pants
• 🧤 Warm hat and gloves
• 👢 Comfortable waterproof boots
• 👟 Additional pair of shoes or sandals
• 🧦 Extra socks and underwear

🎒 Gear

• 🎒 Backpack (recommended maximum weight: 10 kg)
• 🛏️ Sleeping bag liner
• 🔦 Headlamp or flashlight with extra batteries
• 🔪 Multi-tool or knife

💧 Food and Water

• 💧 Water bottles (recommended 7–10 L refill bottles to reduce waste)
• 🍫 Meals not included in the program can be enjoyed at local markets, bazaars, restaurants, or cafés.

🩹 Safety

• 🩹 First aid kit
• 🪥 Personal hygiene items
• 💊 Personal medications (plus extras in case of delays)
• ☀️ Sun protection (sunscreen, SPF lip balm, hat, sunglasses)
• 🛡️ Travel insurance

Travel insurance is not included in the tour package. It is highly recommended that clients have their own insurance covering illness, injury, loss or damage to personal belongings. 🚑 In case of emergency, the staff will do their best to assist and transport you to a hospital or another point of care. If you do not have insurance, you will be required to cover all expenses yourself. Your insurance should also include 🚁 helicopter rescue and search operations in the mountains.

📷 Miscellaneous

• 💵 Money (cash is commonly used)
• 💳 Credit cards can be used mainly in Bishkek and Karakol
• 🏪 Some larger restaurants, cafés, and gas stations accept cards
• 📷 Camera or smartphone
• 🔋 Power bank
• 📶 Wi-Fi may be available in mountain accommodations, but do not rely on it. Mobile reception may also be limited.
• ♻️ Reusable bags for carrying trash

🎒 Remember: Pack light, but make sure you have all the essentials to stay safe and comfortable during your adventure.

🐎✨ Enjoy the ride!