Women Tour 2024

Women-only travel is a fast-growing tourism industry that has even a greater potential for Kyrgyzstan, especially for Jalal-Abad region; due to its rich diversity in natural sightseeing, culture, tradition, and women lives. Jalal-Abad has famous destinations such as Sary-Chelek or Arstanbap for instance, which could be easily accessible for women travelers. These destinations have variety of traditions, cultures, or cuisine. Accordingly, there is a big contrast in women lives and gender equality in Jalal-Abad. As of today, no tour operator professionally promotes “women-only travel” in Jalal-Abad to show these diversities and varieties to the women tourists. By creating “women-only travel” tourism product (segment) in Jalal-Abad, the project is to “develop sustainable economic opportunities for women particularly in rural areas”.  Women Tour 2024 is implemented as the result of the project “Women travel in Jalal-Abad region” within the GIZ program “Integrated Regional Development” co-financed by the European Union and the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

Day 0: Morning meeting in our office. Small briefing. After city tour in Bishkek with visiting: Victory Square, Tsum Center, Opera and Ballet Building, Museum of Fine Arts, Oak Park, Mikhail Frunze Museum, Erkindik Boulevard, Open Air Art Gallery, Central Square Ala-Too, monument to Chingiz Aitmatov, Old Square, monument to Lenin, Panfilov Park, White House, Monument to Revolution, Philharmonic Hall Building, Monument to Manas, Osh bazaar.

Day 1: Morning transfer to Kyzyl-Kol village (the nearest village to Sary-Chelek lake, on the way we will cross Too-Ashuu pass (3576 m a.s.l.), Suusamyr valley, Toktogul water reservoir. Have a lunch at guest house in Toktogul town. Upon arrival to guest house, have a rest, dinner and accommodation at guest house.

Day 2: After breakfast at guest house trek to Kara-Kamysh lake, on the way we will cross big waterfall, make photos there, continue trek to the lake, about noon tasty lunch will waiting for us. Have a rest after trek, then boat will be waiting for us. Dinner will be surrounding the fire where will be national dances and music. Accommodation will be in tents.

Day 3: Morning start trekking tour around lakes of Sary-Chelek National park. Before noon we will cross Kotormo pass and come to Iri-Kol lake, where picnic lunch will be waiting for us. Then continue trek around the small 6 lakes with ending at Sary-Chelek lake, where car will pick up us and transfer to guest house for dinner and accommodation.

Day 4: After breakfast transfer to Arslanbob village. Upon arrival to Arslanbob village, dinner and accommodation at local home stay.

Day 5: Morning start 1-day hike to the wild wallnut forests and small waterfall of Arslanbob with a late afternoon arrival back in Arslanbob. Lunch during hike. After coming back to guesthouse, you will be participating in making a “plastina” – dried fruits. (The women of Arslanbob is making plastina for the tourist season). Dinner, bed and breakfast at a home-stay.

Day 6:After breakfast transfer to Bishkek. Lunch en route. Arrival in Bishkek. End of the tour.