TRIP ESSENTIALS
Tour Type: auto/trekking
Total Duration: 7 days
Best Season: mid-May – end of September
Level of Difficulty: medium
Maximum Altitude on the Trip: 3 000 meters ASL
Start and End Point: Bishkek
Transport: jeep/minivan/minibus depending on the size of the group
Best group size: 2- 12 persons
| Day 1
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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
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Morning transfer to Karakol by northern lake shore of Issyk-Kul lake, on the way makes a stop to visit open-air museum in Cholpon-Ata and have a lunch. Upon arrival to Karakol, visit Dungan Mosque and Russian Ortodox Church. Dinner will be at café, overnight at guest house. |
| Day 3
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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. |
| Day 4
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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
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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.Distance: 13km – Elevation gain/loss: 995m/-30m |
| Day 6
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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
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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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