Whether you're seeking adventure, nomadic and cultural connection, or natural beauty with stunning mountains, ancient Silk Road sites, alpine lakes and authentic escape into one of Central Asia’s best-kept secrets.
From Mountains Adventure to real Nomads
16 days of adventure
Notes
Accommodation
You will stay in a local guest house and yurt camps and tents in the mountains
Food
The food will be cooked by families, or the guest house owners. During lunch time we will eat in the local cafes.
Altitude
The maximum altitude on this trip is 3600 m above sea level and the minimum altitude on this tour is 700m above sea level.
Connection and wifi
*In local guest houses are the electricity and wifi. *In the yurt camps there is limited electricity and sometimes wifi *In tents no connection,no wifi
Duration
The tour starts in capital city Bishkek and ends in Bishkek. The tour is 16 days totally.
Season
The best season for the tour is from end of May till September
Category
The tour is *hiking *offroad *cultural *horseriding *multiactive
Level of difficulty
Moderate level of difficulty. It has to be done by tourists who have done hiking or horse riding with several day sleeps in the tents
What you will get from this tour
Horse riding
Do horse riding for 2 - 3 - 4 nights
hiking
Do hiking for 2 - 3 - 4 nights
off-the-beaten path
in some parts of the tour is still not yet discovered.
cultural connection
interact with locals and real shepherds.
The full itinerary
Meet you at the hotel or at the airport. Possibility to exchange money or buy some snacks from the market. Head to Toktogul. Driving through Suusamyr valley, Too Ashuu pass, Chychkan Gorge, Alabel Pass, rivers, and the biggest water reservoir in Central Asia Toktogul ). Depending on the time we can drive by and walk to the Itagar or Belek waterfall. 280 km 5 – 6 hours of driving.
Drive for 1.5 hours to Ozgorush village. Start of horse riding. Lunch on Taktalik Pass at 2700m. Down to Karasuu lake. Overnight and dinner in tents at 2200m. above sea level. 6 – 7 hours of horse riding
Horse ride along the Karasuu lake. Picnique in the forest. In the afternoon we get to the second lake Kapka. Dinner and overnight in the tents by the Kapka lake at 2500m. 4 – 5 hours of horse riding.
After breakfast we ride to the Bel Monchok Pass at 3560m. Picnique in the mountains. Down to Otuz Art Valley. Overnight and dinner near the shepherd’s camping in the tents at 2145m. 6 – 7hours of horse riding.
In the morning we ride to Kyzyl Unkur valley through the walnut forest and red canyon. Picnique near the river of Kyzyl unkur. Down to the red rocks of Kyzyl Unkur along the river. At the end of the day we get to the village of Kyzyl Unkur. Dinner and accommodation in the local family guest house. 7 – 8 hours of horse riding.
After breakfast we drive to Arstanbob village. Walk to the waterfall. Then drive to Osh city. On the way visit the Uzgen Minaret and drive along the nice cities. Get to the Osh city. Dinner and accommodation in a local family guest house.230 km, 6 – 7 hours of driving.
Walk around the city of Osh. Explore the historical mountain of Sulaiman Too. Then drive to Jalal Abad. Lunch on the road in the local café. Then drive to Kazarman village by the Kaldama pass and the very nice road. Dinner and accommodation in a local guest house. 280km, 6 -7 hours of driving.
Drive to the Son Kul lake. Drive along the river, very nice mountains and the pass 32 parrots.On the way hike to the waterfall. Dinner and accommodation in the yurt camp. 200km 5 – 6 hours of driving.
Drive until the starting point of horse riding. After breakfast climbing to the Kilemche yurt camp. Pass through the Jalgyz Karagai Pass at 3400m above sea level. Kilemche means like a carpet and this swathe of grass covers whole mountains ranges, with shadings as subtle as any Kyrgyz style felt carpet. Dinner and accommodation in a yurt camp in Kimeche yurt camps. 5 – 6 hours of horse riding.
Horse riding to the Chaar Archa Pass at 3061m and Chaar Archa Valley, and have a tasty lunch by the racing river 6 – 7 hours of riding. With views of Holy Baba Ata mountain at 4400 m. Arrive to Kyzyl Kiya Jailoo, an enormous relatively flat sea of grass of grass. Then get to the Kyzart village. Dinner and accommodation in a local family guest house. 5 – 6 hours of horse riding.
Drive to the side of Issyk Kul lake. On the way we visit the Salt Mines and the Sanatorium. In Kochkor village we visit the handicraft centre. On the way we drive through a very panoramic mountains and the Orto Tokoy water reservoir. If we are lucky we see the wild camels. And get to the southern shore of Issyk Kul lake. Dinner and accommodation in the yurt camps. Possibility to swim in the lake. In the evening performance of eagle hunting. 200 km, 4 – 5 hours of driving with several stops.
After breakfast drive to the side the Skazka ( Fairytale ) Canyon. Explore around the canyon. Then drive to another famous northern shore of the Issyk Kul lake. Visit the petroglyphs, Rukh Ordo Etno Cultural Complex. It is completely different beach compared to the southern beach. You can explore here more fancy, developed beach among local people and Central Asia. Dinner and accommodation in the local guest house. 200km, 3-4 hours of driving with several stops.
Drive to the start point of horse riding. From the jailoo Achyk Tash Jailoo summer pasture we start of horse riding. Lunch as a picnique in the nature. Horse riding in the Tamchy pass at 3400m. Get to the Kol Kogur lake. Dinner and accommodation near the Kol Kogur lake at 2500m in the tents.
After breakfast start of horse riding in the fir forest. Ride along the Chon Kemin river through Chym Bulak, Toguz Bulak and Bai Kishi Gorges. Then get to the Chym Bulak Jailoo. We leave the horses and meet the driver. Transfer to the guest house. Dinner and accommodation in the local guest house in Chon Kemin village. 5 – 6 hours of horse riding.
After breakfast drive to Bishkek. On the way visit Burana Architectural Complex (10 – 11 th century, important site on the great silk road ) around 15km from the road. Drive along the nice villages and cities. Lunch on the way in a local restaurant. Afternoon visit the Osh bazaar market and walk around the city centre of Bishkek. 170 km, 4 – 5 hours of driving.
After breakfast visit Ala Archa National Park. Hike until the Raceka Hut, or Uchitel Peak or just the Waterfall. For dinner come to Bishkek city centre. Drive you to the airport. End of tour.
Meet our team
Asel
Lead guide, manager, logistique, booking administration
Nurbek
Driver. Responsible for the transport, car, and the road conditions.
Saltanat
Guide translator.
Dastan
Accountant. Who is responsible for the budget of this tour
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