Cultural tour 5
Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 5
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Cultural tour
Duration: 13 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chong Kemin - Son Kul Lake - At Bashi - Tash Rabat Caravanserai - Kochkor valley - Tamga village - Karakol - Altin Arashan - Karakol - Cholpon Ata - Bishkek
Welcome to a country of stunning mountains, alpine lakes and gorgeous rivers and waterfalls. If you have planned your vacations to be spent full of adventures and warm impressions Kyrgyzstan is just the right place for you. This trekking tour includes everything that will make your trip to be remembered for the rest of your life. A surprising hospitality and friendliness of local people will give you an opportunity to learn more about their traditions and customs.
Tour summary:
Day 1: Bishkek city
Your guide will collect you from the International Airport of Manas and accompany you to Bishkek City. The drive from the Airport to Bishkek takes half an hour. Upon arrival in the capital you will start the day with a nice breakfast. The day will be entirely dedicated to a guided Bishkek city tour. The sightseeing tour in Bishkek includes the visiting of many sights, such as the National philharmonic, Ala-Too Central Square, Old Square, Duboviy Park (Oak Park), Art Gallery, Pobeda Square (Victory Square), the Historical Museum of Kyrgyzstan, Osh Bazaar. Lunch. You will spend the night in a Hotel****. Dinner will be served in the restaurant at 7 p.m.
Day 2: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley
The day starts with a breakfast at 8 o'clock. Then you will be transferred to Chon Kemin valley (120km) by car. On the way visiting of Burana Tower (minaret of 11 century) and an open air museum of Balbans (stone warriors). After having a traditional lunch you will have a short excursion in Issyk-Ata gorge. We will arrive at the Kalmak Ashuu Guesthouse at 7 p.m. After having checked in, you will be served dinner.
Day 3: Chong Kemin - Son Kul Lake
We start our drive to the second largest lake in Kyrgyzstan Son Kul Lake after breakfast. Son Kul Lake is situated at the altitude of 3013 meters above sea level and surrounded by the mountains. In Kyrgyzstan, it is the highest alpine lake. The Kyrgyz nomads began to come to this magnificent region with their families for relax and repose. Naryn region herders come to the lake with their flocks of cattle to use it as grassland. Lunch will be taken on the way. You will be free to walk around and like the lake's virgin nature and its surroundings upon our arrival. Dinner. Near the lake you will see numerous yurt camps of the nomads. Yurt is collapsible dwelling that is made of a wooden frame, covered with felt. Yurts are built without nails. Overnight is in the yurt.
Day 4: Son Kul Lake
Your breakfast is at 9 a.m. This day you have a spare time at Son Kul Lake. You will have the opportunity to explore its nature on your own. It is a great chance to get acquainted with nomadic traditions and culture. On a horse you can ride along the lake' shore, or just relax in the atmosphere of the wild and calm environment. Your lunch will be served at 2 p.m. Afterwards you will have excursion to the ancient stone carvings - petroglyphs and ritual stones of shamans. In original nomadic houses - yurts your dinner will be served. The night you will spend in yurts.
Day 5: Son Kul Lake - At Bashi
We leave the Guesthouse at 8 o'clock by car after fortifying breakfast. Transfer (200km.) from Son - Kul Lake to At Bashi Valley. On the way the amazing sceneries of the surrounding mountains and untouched nature will stun your imagination. You will spend the night in yurts in the Valley of At - Bashi. At 7 p.m. your dinner will be served.
Day 6: At Bashi - Tash Rabat Caravanserai (Stone castle)
You will be served breakfast at 8 o'clock after packing your luggage. Then you will be transferred to the Tash Rabat (Stone Castle from the 14th century) - Caravanserai on the Great Silk Way. Tash Rabat is located at the very heart of Tian - Shan Mountains, at a height 3200 m. above sea level. The building is an exceptional one and it has no analogue in the whole world. It was made of layered rock and what's more it was built inside a mountain. Totally, there are 31 rooms in the mountain, where are also underground prisons for medieval culprits. The thickness of walls is about 1 meter. At 7 p.m. traditional dinner will be served. You will spend the night near by the Tash Rabat caravanserai in yurts.
Day 7: Tash Rabat - Kochkor valley
Transfer (185 km) to Kochkor Village after strengthening breakfast. In the Kochkor Village you will visit a family that uncovers for you the secrets of national felt carpets production. During this felt show even can create your own bright floor covering. After that you will have raditional dinner that will be accompanied with a particular national music performance. In the Kochkor Guesthouse you will spend this night.
Day 8: Kochkor valley - Tamga village
You will be served breakfast at 8 o'clock. Then you will be transferred to the celestial Issyk-Kul Lake (200 km), the second largest alpine lake in the world (1608m.above sea level). The Lake is also called "the pearl of Central Asia". On the way you will drive through the gorgeous valley and you will pass the Orto Tokoi reservoir. As soon as we are in Tamga village you will have a rest on the southern beach of the lake where you can lie on the warm sand or swim in the lake. Thanks to the salty water, Lake Issyk Kul possesses curative qualities. Your dinner will be served at 7 p.m. in Tamga Guesthouse, where you will also spend the night.
Day 9: Tamga - Karakol
At 8 o'clock this day starts with a nice breakfast. After breakfast till 12 p.m. you have free time to swim in the lake. Then, you will start your trip (50km) to Karakol city by car. You will have a guided Karakol City Tour, including lunch. This sightseeing tour includes the visit of the Prjevalsky Museum. N. Prjevalsky was one of the world's greatest explorers, whose biggest success was the crossing of the great Taklamakan Desert and the discovery of more than 4000 species of animals, including the Horse that was later named in honor of the great explorer . Later, you will visit an old wooden Orthodox Church. This will be followed by the visit of the Dungan - Chinese Mosque. One of its highlights is the fact that it is built in Chinese style without a single metal nail. At 8 p.m. national dinner will be served. Overnight is in the guesthouse.
Day 10: Karakol - Altin Arashan ("Golden Spa") - Karakol
This day is dedicated to the excursion in Altin Arashan gorge that is one of the most famous gorges in Karakol because of the Tian-Shan fur trees that grow everywhere there. After fortifying breakfast you will be transferred to the Altin Arashan Gorge by heavy 4WD Russian military vehicle. You will have a lunch in the gorge of incredible splendor. After taking a bath in hot springs (there are some special little cabins) you will have one hour hike in the valley and after that you will be transferred back to Karakol. At 7 p.m. traditional dinner will be served. Overnight stay is in the guesthouse.
Day 11: Karakol - Cholpon Ata
At 8 o'clock breakfast is served. After having breakfast, it will be transfer (120km) to Cholpon Ata that is the most popular resort town on the northern shore of the lake. We will go along the sparkling pearl of Central Asia - Issyk-Kul Lake northern shore. At 1 pm, on the way, we will make a short break, where you can enjoy lunch in a tranquil atmosphere. After lunch, we will go on excursion to the ancient carvings on the boulders that are dated back to 800 B.C. we will also visit Issyk - Kul museum in Cholpon - Ata. You will be able to enjoy the full beauty of the lake during one more break, where you go on a one hour cruise on a steam boat. In the Hotel, at 7 p.m. your dinner will be served. You will spend the night in the hotel.
Day 12: Cholpon Ata - Bishkek
At 8 o'clock you will have your breakfast. Till 11 o'clock you have a spare time on the beach. Afterwards you will be transferred (280km) through a stunning Boom Gorge to Bishkek city by car. Night in a Hotel****. A departure dinner is served at 7 o'clock in the restaurant.
Day 13: Bishkek - Europe
Your guide will meet you at your Hotel at the pick up time arranged previously according to your flight details and accompany you to Manas International Airport
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