Level of Difficulty: Moderate (one pass at 4000 m)
Best season: Mid June – Mid September
Accommodation: Tents
Group size: best size from 1 to 15
Requirements: Trekking boots, weatherproof warm clothing, hat, sleeping bag and mat
Itinerary: Bokonbaevo — Tuura-Suu village — Kok-Bulak jailoo — Tong Ashuu (4000 m) – Jyluu Suu hot springs – Uch Emchek valley – Kokui-Kol Lake — Kerege Tash valley
Description:
After the second day of this tour we will set up our camp close to Jyluu-Suu hot springs, where you can swim and have a rest
We cross Tong Ashuu pass with 4000m, where you will have panorama view of both Issyk-Kul lake and Naryn mountains
We cross the watery Uch Emchek valley, full of small waterfalls, streams and yaks
Day 1: In the morning you will be picked up by our drivers and brought to the Tuura-Suu village, where the horses, if you’ve chosen a horse tour, will already be waiting for you. We will pass our first jailoo Kok-Bulak this day. On this summer pasture many shepherds stay during the summer and you can enjoy a beautiful panorama view of Issyk-Kul lake. In the late afternoon we set up our tents and spend the evening close to Tong-Ashuu pass.
Day 2: Today we pass the Tong-Ashuu pass with an altitude of 4000m. This is the highest point of our tour and you can enjoy panorama views of both Issyk-Kul lake and the surrounding mountains. We ascend from the pass and reach Jyluu-Suu hot springs, where you can swim and rest a bit. There is even the possibility to fish for our dinner. We set up the tents close to the hot springs and spend the night there.
Day 3: We get up early in the morning and spend the whole day crossing Uch Emchek valley. We cross small waterfalls, many streams and even yaks. Many shepherds live in this valley and you will have the chance to experience real nomad life. We spend the night in this valley.
Day 4: After breakfast we start and leave Uch Emchek valley before noon. We follow the Jilyy-Suu river which ends in the Kokui-Kol Lake, where we can rest. We leave the lake in the afternoon and spend the night close to Kerege Tash valley.
Day 5: We enter Kerege Tash valley today and ascend the whole day. After four days of hiking this will be a pleasant hike. After lunch we will reach the finish point of our tour and will be picked up from our drivers, who bring us back to Bokonbaevo.
