📝 Details
📅 Duration: 12 days
💪 Physicality: 12/12
Discover the land of nomads 🐎 hidden in the heart of Central Asia 🌏. Nomads are people who herd animals across the steppes 🌿, live in traditional yurts 🛖, and preserve the customs and traditions of their ancestors. Kyrgyzstan offers breathtaking mountain landscapes ⛰️, untouched wilderness 🌲, and endless opportunities for adventure. Local people are famous for their hospitality 🤝 and peaceful lifestyle, surrounded by steppes, prairies, deserts 🏜️, canyons, high valleys, alpine lakes 🌊, and crystal-clear turquoise waters 💙. The Jaabars Travel Team will help you discover these unforgettable traditions and landscapes.
✨ Highlights
- 🏙️ Bishkek
- 🏔️ Karakol City
- 🦅 Bokonbaeva Village
- 💙 Son-Kul Lake
- 🏡 Kizil Oy Village
- 🏞️ Toktogul City
- 🌳 Arslanbob Village
- 🕌 Osh City
🗺️ Itinerary
🏙️ Bishkek ➜ 🏡 Kochkor ➜ 💙 Son-Kul Lake ➜ 🏞️ At-Bashy Valley ➜ 🏰 Tash-Rabat Valley ➜ 🌊 Chatyr-Kul Lake ➜ 🌄 Ak-Say Valley ➜ 🏙️ Naryn ➜ 🏙️ Bishkek
☀️ Trip season: End of May – Mid September
💵 Price per person: USD
📝 Notes
- 📄 No visa required for Swiss, EU, US, Canadian, and Japanese citizens (44 countries in total – see www.mfa.kg) with passports valid for at least 6 months for stays up to 60 days.
- 💉 No mandatory vaccination.
- 🔄 The program is indicative and may change depending on flight schedules, weather, or unforeseen circumstances.
- 🏃 I’m Nomad recommends 7 hours of sport per week before the trip.
- 🍽️ Dinner and camping equipment are provided by I’m Nomad.
- 💱 In case of significant currency exchange rate changes, the company reserves the right to modify the itinerary or price.
- 😊 Program difficulty: Easy
- 👧 Discounts are available for children. Contact: 📧 info@im-nomad.com
- 🐎 During the trip, the guide offers optional 2–3 hour horseback rides.
- 📚 I’m Nomad recommends reading the Lonely Planet guidebook.
- 💊 Bring your own medications, as the guide carries only a basic first aid kit.
- 🌦️ Climate information: www.gismeteo.com
- 📞 Please contact I’m Nomad 3 days before departure.
- ✨ Enjoy unforgettable memories in Central Asia with the I’m Nomad Team!
ℹ️ Additional Information
📍 Location: Kyrgyzstan
👦 Age: 10+
📅 Dates: June – September
🗓️ Program✈️ Day 1 – Bishkek
Arrival at Manas Airport ✈️.
🤝 Meet your guide and driver.
🚐 Transfer to the guest house.
🚿 Shower, rest, and breakfast after your flight.
🍽️ Lunch at a local restaurant.
🏙️ Explore:
- 🏛️ Central Squares
- 🛍️ Osh Bazaar
- 🏢 Soviet-era buildings and monuments
🍽️ Dinner at a local restaurant.
🏡 Overnight at the guest house.
🌿 Day 2 – Bishkek → Chon-Kemin
🥞 Breakfast.
🚐 Drive east to Chon-Kemin National Park.
🏛️ Visit Burana Tower.
🥪 Outdoor picnic.
🏡 Arrival at Karool Dobo Village.
🌲 Walk through the National Park and discover its flora and fauna.
🍽️ Dinner and overnight with a local family.
📏 170 km
🌊 Day 3 – Chon-Kemin → Karakol
🥞 Breakfast.
🚐 Drive to Issyk-Kul Lake.
🥾 Visit Konorchek Canyon.
🍽️ Lunch at Boom Canyon.
🏖️ Stop at Cholpon-Ata Beach.
🏊 Optional swimming.
🚐 Continue to Karakol.
🍽️ Dinner.
🏡 Overnight at the guest house.
📏 300 km
⛪ Day 4 – Karakol → Bokonbaeva
🥞 Breakfast.
Visit:
- ⛪ Russian Orthodox Church
- 🕌 Dungan Mosque
- 🏛️ Przhevalsky Memorial Museum
🥪 Picnic lunch.
🏔️ Visit Jety-Oguz Valley ❤️.
🦅 Eagle Hunting Demonstration.
🛖 Overnight in a yurt camp.
📏 130 km
💙 Day 5 – Bokonbaeva → Son-Kul
🥞 Breakfast.
🛖 Visit a traditional yurt workshop.
🧶 Explore the handicraft center in Kochkor.
🛍️ Opportunity to buy handmade souvenirs.
🍽️ Lunch.
⛰️ Cross Kalmak-Ashuu Pass.
🚐 Arrive at Son-Kul Lake.
🛖 Overnight in warm yurts.
🌌 Enjoy the incredible starry sky.
📏 280 km
🐎 Day 6 – Son-Kul Lake
🥞 Breakfast.
🥾 Search for ancient petroglyphs.
🏔️ Explore the mountains surrounding Son-Kul.
🥪 Picnic with panoramic views.
🐎 Demonstration of traditional Central Asian horseback games.
🍽️ Dinner.
🛖 Overnight in the same yurt camp.
🏇 Day 7 – Kizil Oy
🥞 Breakfast.
🐎 Full-day horseback riding adventure through the mountains.
🥪 Picnic with spectacular panoramic views.
🏡 Return to the guest house.
🍽️ Dinner and overnight.
⏱️ 7–8 hours of horseback riding
🗓️ Day 8 – Kizil Oy → Toktogul
🌅 Early in the morning we leave our guest house and drive through the beautiful Suusamyr Valley. 🏔️
🏛️ Visit a small local museum dedicated to a local hero.
Continue over the Ala-Bel Pass ⛰️ at 3150 m, where we stop to enjoy the breathtaking scenery 📸 and take a short walk.
Descend through the picturesque Chychkan Canyon 🌲 with the opportunity for another walk.
Arrive in Toktogul, famous for its 🍯 natural honey and 💧 crystal-clear mountain water from the Chychkan River.
🛍️ Opportunity to purchase natural honey.
🍽️ Dinner with a local family.
🎼 Demonstration of traditional Kyrgyz musical instruments.
📏 230 km
🌳 Day 9 – Toktogul → Arslanbob
🌅 Morning departure.
Drive along the magnificent Toktogul Reservoir 🌊.
⚡ Stop at Kurpsai Hydroelectric Power Station, the largest in the region.
Continue through the spectacular Naryn Canyon 🏞️ towards the fertile Fergana Valley.
🌾 Along the way you will pass cotton fields.
🍽️ Lunch at a famous local Chaikhana in Kochkor-Ata.
Arrive in Arslanbob, a charming Uzbek village surrounded by the world's largest walnut forest. 🌳
🏡 Accommodation in a local homestay.
🚶 Walk around the village.
🍽️ Dinner with a local family.
📏 330 km
🌰 Day 10 – Arslanbob
🌄 A full day exploring the famous Arslanbob Walnut Forest 🌳.
🥾 Hiking through the forest.
🧺 Picnic in nature.
💦 Visit beautiful waterfalls.
🛍️ Explore the local bazaar.
👩🍳 Opportunity to cook together with your host family.
🍽️ Dinner and overnight at the homestay.
🕌 Day 11 – Arslanbob → Osh
🌅 Morning departure from Arslanbob.
🏛️ Visit the ancient Uzgen Minaret, a remarkable monument dating back to the Karakhanid Dynasty.
Continue to Osh, often called the Southern Capital of Kyrgyzstan. 🏙️
🚶 Explore the ancient city and its many attractions.
🏡 Accommodation at a friendly guest house.
🍽️ Dinner and overnight with a local family.
📏 200 km
✈️ Day 12 – Osh → Departure
🌙 During the night, transfer to Osh Airport.
✈️ Return flight home.
👋 End of the tour.
