Day 1: Bishkek - Ala Archa - BishkekKyrgyzstan is highly welcoming country the people of which pay great attention to guests coming here to travel. In the first day of a tour you will be met by our company for being taken to Bishkek on cars for rent. This day will be mainly devoted to investigational tour along the
city and visiting of such sightseeing as Pobeda Square (Victory Square), Duboviy Park (Oak Park), Central Ala-Too Square, Old Square, National Philharmonic. Then the tour continues with a way to natural resort, natural park located higher than the city, Ala Archa gorge. Today everyone can be the guest of the gorge, but in the past it was not that easy. The gorge is seen to be located right on the Tien Shan mountain range. In the end guests are taken back to Bishkek, where night in the hotel is prepared.
Day 2: Bishkek - Burana - Chon Kemin
Continuing a tour visitants usually want to visit Chon Kemin gorge. But first a way is laid along the Burana Tower location. This is the ancient monument, to be created approximately in the 11th century. Right there our guests can witness the work of art of the ancient people of these territories, balbals, standing in a row. On arriving to Chon Kemin gorge, guests will be given traditional food for lunch, then they are free to spend their time walking around, enjoying landscapes and of course doing horse riding, and for these doings they are given about 3 hours. The night will be in the location of local dwellers.
Day 3: Chon Kemin - Issyk Kul lake northern shore
As we continue our way, we would like to show a pearl of Kyrgyzstan, the place which must be visited by all in a tour around Kyrgyzstan - Issyk Kul Lake. The lake is considered to be sacred one as in the past so in the present times. It is estimated to be 180 km long and it is 60 km wide. Being here make a notice of the lake never to freeze due to salty condition. Due to the fact it is located in the middle of the mountains, guests can travel to them and do hiking a little. The territory of Issyk Kul lake has always been a location of residents of high-positioned people of the country, as in the Soviet Union, so in modern Kyrgyzstan. The night will be organized in the hotel.
Day 4: Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol
Foreigners coming to witness beauties of the country continue their tour along Issyk Kul region, and this day they are in Karakol. The road to the city takes some time, so that along it there are made some photo stops as well as stops for seeing ancient monuments of the territory. Here we can witness ancient inscriptions which seem to have been created in 800BC. About 2000 years ago people of the country didn't have a religion of our present understanding, they were shamans. So that shamans made a writing of petroglyphs. Finally getting to Karakol, make a visit of religious locations, which were created in the past times, as the Dungan mosque, built with no metal and nails and Orthodox Church, created out of wood at all. In the end of the day you will be taken to the hotel for a night.
Day 5: Karakol - Jeti Oguz - Issyk Kul southern shore - Bishkek
This day we are going to see a mountain which is rather popular in Kyrgyzstan and takes lots of legends behind, Jeti Oguz gorge. The name means "seven bulls". According to the legend, seven bulls were killed on the hill, so that their blood colored it with red color. Far near it there is a Broken Heart mountain, which can be taken for hiking to the top. It will take about 20 minutes if it is summertime. In the second part of the day guests visit the Bokonbaeva village, a popular location for the guests to see eagle hunting show. They can see how eagles hunt hares and foxes, though the show may be rather unpleasant who strongly loves animals. Skills of eagle hunting are going from father to son. Then the way continues to the capital of the country. There the night in the hotel is organized.
Day 6: Airport
Morning transfer to airport.
Transport:
02 pax - Mitsubishi Delica
04-10 pax - Mercedes Sprinter
-> Flora |
-> Fauna |
-> Lakes |
-> Rivers |
-> Glaciers |
-> Peak Lenin |
-> Peak Pobeda |
-> Eagle hunting |
-> Traditional clothes |
-> Musical instruments |