Meeting day: This day meeting with all participants over coffee. Meeting and instruction.
Day 1: 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.
Day 2: 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 café, overnight at guest house.
Day 3: 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 “Swallow’s Nest Pool”, nestling beneath the open sky. Overnight in hut or yurt.
Day 4: 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 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.
Day 5:Early in the morning after breakfast you will be picked up at your guesthouse and brought by car to the village of “Tuura-Suu”. 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.D
istance: 13km – Elevation gain/loss: 995m/-30m
Day 6: In the morning you will ride to “Tuiuk-Tor”. 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 – Elevation gain/loss: 700m/-550m
Day 7: 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) – a traditional Kyrgyz dwelling tent. Lunch in the village. Then continue your way to Bishkek. Upon arrival to Bishkek, end of trip.
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2026 Tour Dates
June 15-25
July 3-13
July 20-30
August 3-13 with Birds of Prey Festival
August 20-30
September 7-17
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