Guaranteed Departures Tour - The heart of Kyrgyzstan

We will pick you up at the airport / border point and bring you to hotel situated in the capital (early check-in at hotel after 06:00).

After some rest, the visit of the city Bishkek is planned. We will visit sights such as the central square Ala Too with its monuments and the Oak park.

After lunch at the local restaurant, we visit the famous market, Osh bazar. Just as you step into the market, you plunge into the real oriental atmosphere: an interminable stream of people, a big variety of goods and colors.

Dinner in the traditional restaurant where you can taste the national Kyrgyz cuisine.

Meals included: breakfast*, lunch, dinner 

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (My Hotel or similar)
*Breakfast is served at hotel until 10:00

Breakfast in the hotel. Departure.

Along the way, we visit Burana, located about 80 km from the capital. The tower with funerary monuments, earthworks, remains of the castle, and three mausoleums – that’s all that last out of the ancient Balasagyn town founded by Karakhanids at the end of the ninth century.

As we arrive in Cholpon Ata, we will visit the petroglyphs museum. The 42 hectares of the museum are lined with stones, tombs, balbals and various petroglyphs dated from the 2nd millennium BC until the 4th century AD.

You will stay in the comfortable resort hotel on the shore of Issyk Kul lake. You can swim in the lake and relax on the beach.

Dinner in the local restaurant.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel 4* (Kapriz Resort Hotel or similar)

After breakfast we visit the Grigoriev and Semienov gorges. These places are considered as one of the most famous attractions of the Issyk Kul region. You can go for a walk, enjoy the wild nature around you and spend a nice time in this beautiful place.

Picnic or lunch in the café on the road.

As we arrive to Karakol we visit its famous sights such as the Orthodox Church and the Dungan Mosque.

You have dinner in the local restaurant and you have a rest in the hotel. 

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (My Hotel or similar)

After breakfast transfer to Karakol gorge (30 min).

You hike there on the territory of the ski resort towards the panoramic point where opens a beautiful view of the mountains and the city. You can have a rest in this picturesque place breathing pure mountain air.

Return to Karakol. Lunch at the restaurant. Then you will visit the Prjevalski museum.

Before dinner you take the boat trip to enjoy the beauty of Issyk Kol Lake and the majesty of the snow-capped mountains of Tien Chan.

Dinner at the restaurant.

Hiking: 7 km, + 300m, -300m, 4h

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (My Hotel or similar)

After breakfast we leave Karakol for Jety Oguz gorge. The red rock Broken Heart located at the entrance to the gorge creates a special romantic ambiance in the gorge. You take a walk there for an hour.

Then we go to the Barskoon gorge. The gorge is famous for its waterfalls. One of the best known is Tears of the Snow Leopard. In the middle of the gorge you find the monument for the first cosmonaut Yu. A. Gagarin.

Dinner in the guesthouse with a Russian family.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation:  Guesthouse (U Pavla Guesthouse or similar)

After breakfast in the guesthouse, we head towards Kochkor village and pass by the south shore of the lake. On the road we visit the Skazka canyons which translate as the “fairy tale”. Here you can find objects of surprising shapes and sizes. A real skyscraper or an animal can appear in front of you. Walking in the canyons (1-2h).

In Bokonbaevo, we meet an eagle hunter with his bird. You can appreciate the alertness and speed of the bird during the hunting. It is one of the oldest traditions of Kyrgyz nomads.

Lunch in the guesthouse or cafe.

Our next stop is Kyzyl Tuu village where the local family reveals the secrets of yurt production. This family is engaged in this unique art from generation to generation.

Dinner in the guesthouse in Kochkor.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation:  Guesthouse (Mira Guesthouse or similar)

After breakfast, we take the road and continue our journey.

On our way, we have to overcome the Dolon Pass (3030 m), then we go to the old caravan stop of the Silk Road period - Tash Rabat.

On the road we stop in the city of Naryn to have lunch in the restaurant.

We arrive at the yurt camp in Tash Rabat. Tash Rabat is a historical monument founded by monks in the 10th century. At the begging of the Silk Road period Tash Rabat lost its religious significance and the monastery served as a hotel for passing caravans.

Dinner and overnight in yurt.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Yurt camp*

* Note: 2 people per a yurt. Toilets, shower and sauna are outside.

After breakfast, the beautiful mountain roads lead us to Son Kul Lake.

Today, we overcome the mountain pass Moldo Ashu (3400 m). From the pass the lake Son Kul seems very small, but descending lower and approaching the lake, it appears as a big and gorgeous lake.

Upon arrival at a camp at the lake, you get to know the hospitality of the nomads, their lifestyle and their customs. Dinner and night in the yurts.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: Yurt camp*

* To note: 2 people per a yurt. Toilets, shower and sauna are outside.

Breakfast in the yurt camp. Transfer to Bishkek.

We will return to the civilization by descending from Kalmak Ashu pass (3400m) and through Boom gorge. You can take pictures of this beauty and breathtaking sceneries.

Lunch on the road in the restaurant in Kochkor.

Upon arrival in Bishkek we will have time to visit the local market and buy some presents.

In the evening, we will have a dinner in the traditional Kyrgyz restaurant.

Meals included: breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (My Hotel or similar)

Transfer to the airport. Departure.

Meals included: breakfast