Exotic Kyrgyzstan

Period

7 days / 7 nights

Itinerary

Bishkek – Chon Kemin – Cholpon Ata – Karakol – Bokonbaevo – Bishkek

Season

all year around

Tour highlights:

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Kyrgyzstan offers tourists for mountaineering and trekking the Pamir ridges and the Tien Shan mountains, beach holidays on the blue Issyk-Kul lake and endless steppes and magnificent nature, places where relict walnut forests grow and beat hot sulfur keys for ecotourism. Kyrgyz yurts and felt carpets, koumiss and Osh plov, traditional equestrian competitions, chants, tales and legends are a considerable part of the interesting things that exist in this amazing country.

Bishkek city.

Upon arrival in Manas Airport, you will be met by your guide and transfer to hotel.

Early check in.

Lunch in a local café before the city tour starts.

Sightseeing tour in Bishkek: Manas Monument, the main national hero of the Kyrgyz people, Ala Too Square, main governmental buildings, Old Square with Parliament House and finish at the Victory Square devoted to the WWII.

Dinner in a local restaurant.

Overnight in the hotel.

Bishkek – Chon Kemin Valley.

After breakfast, one-hour drive to Burana Tower (UNESCO site) near Tokmok town.

Optionally: horseback riding games near Burana Tower.

Lunch in a local Kazakh family in Tokmok town.

After excursion, drive to Chon Kemin valley.

Upon arrival, get accommodated in the guest house.

Later, free time.

Options to do this day:

1) Walking around the village Kalmak Ashuu.

2) Renting horses and ride up to the closes mountains (extra cost).

3) Horseback riding games nearby (extra cost).

4) Setting yurt (nomadic house) (extra cost).

Dinner and overnight in the guest house.

Chon Kemin valley – Issyk Kul Lake.

After breakfast, drive to Issyk Kul Lake via Boom gorge and to the Northern shore of Issyk Kul Lake.

Lunch in a local café of Cholpon Ata town.

Here we have several visits:

1) Open air Petroglyphs site.

2) Ethnographical Museum.

After excursions, drive to the hotel and get accommodation in the guest house.

Dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Cholpon Ata town – Karakol town.

After breakfast, drive to Karakol town along the northern shore of the Issyk Kul Lake.

Upon arrival to Karakol town visit Museum of N. M. Przhevalski, Dungan mosque a unique building in a style of the Chinese pagoda which is functioning mosque up to now and Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Church built of wood.

Later, transfer to the guest house and get accommodation.

Lunch in a café of Karakol town.

Dinner in a local Dungan family.

Overnight in the guest house.

 

Karakol town – Djety Oguz gorge – Bokonbaev village.

After breakfast, drive to Djety Oguz gorge to admire the landscapes and to make some photos. At the beginning of the gorge you will face a famous “Broken Heart Rock”. Walking up further to panorama you will see those famous Seven Bulls rocks.

Drive to Bokonbaevo village. Arrival and lunch in a local family house. Here we have several activities:

Visit Eagle hunter’s family to learn more about Golden Eagle type and the lifestyle of the people.

Optionally: Eagle hunting demonstration.

2) Visit to the felt workshop to learn all the way of producing cover for yurts.

Accommodation in the Yurt Camp “Almaluu”.

Dinner and overnight.

Bokonbaev village – Bishkek city.

After breakfast we start drive back to Bishkek city. Lunch en route.

Upon arrival to Bishkek, get accommodated in the hotel and have free time till the dinner. You are free to visit ZUM department store to buy some souvenirs or visit missed or interested sights.

Dinner in a local restaurant.

Optionally: folklore show during dinner with professional musicians.

Overnight in the hotel.

Bishkek – Airport.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport to take your flight back home.

* Accommodation on twin/double base in hotels = 7 nights.

* entrance and ecological fees

* Full board (B – 7, L – 6, D – 6)

* Tour escort guide

* transport services from arrival till departure

* mineral water 1l per person per day

* Visit Eagle hunter’s family

* Visit felt workshop in Bokonbaevo

* Dinner in Dungan family of Karakol

* single supplement

* all airfares

* all personal expenses

* alcohol drinks

* tips for guide and driver

* visa fee and visa support

* porter fee

*options not mentioned in the program

* Eagle hunting demonstration in Bokonbaev village = 80 USD per group (30-40 min)

* Folklore show = 150 USD per group

* Horseback riding demonstration at Burana tower = 150 USD per group (1 hour)

Conditions:

Suggested accommodation:

 

City

Hotel A

Hotel B

nights 7

Bishkek

Plaza 4*/ Ambassador 4*

My hotel 3* or similar

3

Chon Kemin

GH Ashu

GH Ashu

1

Issyk Kul

Karven 4* or similar

Karven 4* or similar

1

Karakol

Karagat 4*

Green Yard 3*

1

Bokonbaevo

Yurt Camp “Almaluu”

Yurt Camp “Almaluu”

1

Group Size

HOTEL 4*

HOTEL 3*

2-3

1295

1220

4-5

1000

920

6-7

890

810

8-9

830

755

10-11

855

780

12-13

825

750

14-15

800

725

SGL

155

105

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