Weekend tours
Issyk Ata gorge
Issyk Ata is famous for it thermal springs that flow all over the slopes of its mountains. It takes just two hours to get there. It is a gorgeous gorge and you can have a light track to a mountain waterfall. A small pass will bring you to it. After it you can have a picnic nearby. Also as an option you can go to an open swimming pool with mineral hot springs. You can swim there and enjoy the view of scenic mountains around!
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Burana Tower
Burana Tower is a beautiful minaret that dates back with the 11
th century. Balasagun was the name of the flourishing city where this tower was built in and took place on of the main branches of the Great Silk Road. Many traders were coming to that place to sell their good and spend a night. There is a Tower that is 24 meters high now. At that time it was 45 meters high but because of the earthquake in 15 century has of it fallen down. This tower used as a beacon light, a watching tower and calling place for paryers. After the earthquake in the 15 century people were scared to stay in the city. What they thought was that God did not want them to live there. That is way there ran away in a hurry and did not have the majority of their things. Many interesting artifacts have been found by our archeologists there and you will be able to see some of them in a local museum. The other part of artifacts had been taken by Russian in Soviet time. The houses in the city have been constructed with clay which melt with the course of time. Now it is possible to see only the tower and a hill nearby that is supposed to be khan's palace.
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Ala Archa gorgeAla Arch gorge is one of the beautiful national parks in Kyrgyzstan and one of favorites both for tourists and locals. It is located just 45 km from Bishkek city which mean that during one hour drive you will rise from 750 to 2100 meters above sea level. The name Ala-Archa means Bright Juniper. These trees grow everywhere in Kyrgyzstan. For Kyrgyz it is considered to be a sacred tree that they use almost in all their traditional rites. A new born child is put into a cradle that is made of juniper tree, when a person becomes sick he is smoked by juniper trees smoke to scare the bad sprits, and when the just married couple is settled in a new yurt or a house, it is all smokes with juniper bush to clarify from evils by a very old and respected woman of the village.
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Chon Kemin valley is a wonderful place for organizing a horseback riding tours. It takes almost two hours to get there. Horses always played a significant role in the life of Kyrgyz nomad. They used to say that a man without a horse like a bird without wings. It is next to impossible to imagine a nomad without a horse. Now you will also have a chance to ride it from Chon Kemin village right to the bottom of Tien Shan Mountains.
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Bishkek city tour
Bishkek has been functioning as a city since 1878 so it has not so long but very interesting history. Long time ago it looked like as a flat step without a single tree - and now it is one of the greenest cities in Central Asia! For many years people have been fighting for this land, but Kyrgyz people have managed to save it for their next generations. During this trip you will be told the history of Bishkek city and you will visit many beautiful places.
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