All Kyrgyzstan. The country of nomads and sky mountains (CKG 01)
The itinerary: Bishkek - Ala-Archa - Issik-Kul Lake - Karakol - Arashan gorge - Jetty-Oguz gorge - Tash-Rabat - Son Kul Lake - Chichkan gorge - Arslanbob - Osh - Kojolen - Bishkek
A fascinating, full of exotic and adventure tour includes almost all most interesting tourist sightseeing of Kyrgyzya (Kyrgyzstan). You will get acquainted with ancient monuments of architecture Buran tower, Tash-Rabat caravan-saray, Uzgen mausoleum; you will touch the “Suleyman thron” in Osh (3 thousand years old) – southern capital of Kyrgyzstan; will see an incredible beauty of Tyan-Shan and Pamiro-Alay mountains, the Middle Asian pearl – the vast mountain high Lake Issik-Kul. You will also get acquainted with nomadic life of Kyrgyz people on mountain jayloo (pastures) in Son-Kul Lake’s basin; will visit charmed with its beauty national park Ala-Archa and Jetti-Oguz gorge and will swim in hot springs of Altin-Arashan.
Tour program
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1
Arrival in Bishkek.
Arrival in Bishkek. Rest. After lunch sightseeing of the city tour: Alatoo square, History museum. Manas ethnographic complex, shopping, souvenirs buying.
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Walking in National nature park Ala-Archa
Walking in National nature park Ala-Archa in Kyrgyz mountain Alatau. After lunch transfer (250km, ~ 4 h.) to Issik-Kul Lake, the biggest and the most beautiful mountain Lake in Middle Asia surrounded by mountain ranges with the tops beyond the clouds; excellent beaches, and evening entertainments. Accommodation in a pension on the lake’s coast.
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Rest, swimming in the lake.
Rest, swimming in the lake. Excursion in a history museum and seeing petroglyphs in Cholpon-Ata. Transfer to Karakol city – small and comfortable city on the southern bank of Issik Kul. En route visiting an original memorial and Prjevalskiy museum – a famous Russian scientist-geographer, researcher of Central Asia. Excursions – Dungan mosque (the beginning of XIX c.) and Russian orthodox church (the beginning of XIX c.) Hotel.
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Trip to picturesque Arashan gorge.
Trip to picturesque Arashan gorge. A magnificent mountainside, grown with huge tyan-shan fir trees. Alpine meadows. The mighty Palatka top (4956 m), hanging over the valley with huge and snowy trapeze, locks the gorge. Swimming in hot radon springs of Altin Arashan will be the highest peak of bliss. Return to Karakol or overnight in a mountain hut near the springs on the coast of the mountain river.
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Transfer to Jetty-Oguz gorge.
Transfer to Jetty-Oguz gorge. Red cliffs, Seven Bulls (Jetty Oguz), “Broken heart”. Walking along mountain wood and to waterfall “Maiden plait” (Devichyi Kosi). Overnight in a yurt camp.
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Transfer to the Tash-Rabat (XII c.) caravan-saray.
Transfer to an ancient caravan-saray Tash-Rabat (XII c.) en route well-saved Stony Fortress – hotel on the ancient Silk Road from China to Europe. En route visiting a small ethnographic museum in “Kochkor” settlement. Overnight in the yurt camp.
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Transfer to high mountain Son Kul Lake.
Transfer to high mountain (3000m above sea level) Son Kul Lake. A huge intermontane basin, partly filled with the lake, during the ages it is a magnificent summer pasture for many herds of sheep and horses. Here are nice possibilities for those who walk by food and ride on horse. Communicating with local shepherds who still keep customs and the way of life of their ancestors. The accommodation is in traditional Kyrgyz yurts.
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Walkings in neighborhood of the Lake and transfer to the Chichkan gorge.
Walkings in neighborhood of the Lake and transfer through Susamir valley along the picturesque mountain Osh highway to the Chichkan gorge. Overnight in a small hotel or in the yurts on a cost of the mountain river.
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Transfer to the mountain settlement Arslanbob.
Transfer to the mountain settlement Arslanbob – surrounded with relic walnut woods. Visiting a famous double water fall. Overnight in local people’s house.
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Transfer to Osh – “southern capital” of Kyrgyzstan.
Transfer to Osh – “southern capital” of Kyrgyzstan, the town with a 3 thousand years history. A famous Osh market and Suleyman mountain. En route excursion in mausoleums and in Uzgen minaret (XI-XII c.) – the powerful for those times Karakhanids government. Excursions: the famous Osh market, Suleyman mountain, the local ethnographic museum, Asaf ibn Burkhiya mausoleum (XI-XVIII c.) and historical museum. Hotel.
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Transfer to Kojolen (Khodj-Kelen) settlement.
Transfer (100km. 3-4 h.) to Kojolen (Khodj-Kelen) settlement – an interesting mountain settlement surrounded by red rocky mountain ranges. Walkings in mountains, canyons, waterfalls, blue cave. Acquaintance with the way of life of mountain people. Overnight in a Kyrgyz house.
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Transfer to Osh. Flight to Bishkek.
Transfer to Osh (100km. 3-4 h.) Flight to Bishkek. The final gala dinner with a folklore show.
