7 Days Tour In Kyrgyzstan
About this tour
Bishkek, Ala Archa, Chon Kemin, Issyk Kul lake, Karakol, Kochkor, Son Kul, Bishkek
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Bishkek
Bishkek – Ala Archa – Bishkek. Your driver will pick you up at Manas International Airport and accompany you to the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, just a 30-minute drive from the airport. The first half of the day of your tour in Kyrgyzstan is dedicated to a guided tour of Bishkek. It includes visiting Pobeda Square (Victory Square), Duboviy Park (Oak Park), Central Ala-Too Square, Old Square, National Philharmonic, and many others places of interest. In the afternoon we will visit Ala Archa gorge. It is a Natural Park. At the Soviet Time only V.I.P. people had permission to go for a walk here. The Ala Archa gorge is on a spur of the Tien Shan mountain range. It is just 45 km from Bishkek. You can have a short hiking tour to see a panoramic view of the gorge. Afterwards we return to Bishkek. This overnight will be in a hotel.
Day 2: Bishkek to Чон-Кемин, Киргизия
Bishkek – Burana – Chon Kemin. Today you will be transferred to Chon Kemin gorge. On route to the gorge you will visit Burana Tower (an 11th century minaret) and an open air museum of Balbals (stone warriors). After an interesting excursion and climbing on the top of the tower is transfer to Chon Kemin gorge. Here you will meet a nice family that will prepare a traditional lunch for you. In the afternoon we will have 3 hours of horse riding. Your route will go high in the mountains and you will even ride horses through a mountain forest. On the top you will see the panorama view of the gorge. This place is one of the most beautiful places in Kyrgyzstan. The night and dinner will be in a home stay.
Day 3: Чон-Кемин, Киргизия to Karakol
Chon Kemin – Issyk Kul lake northern shore – Karakol. Today you will be transferred to the celestial Issyk Kul Lake, the second largest alpine lake in the world (1608m.above sea level). The lake is called "the pearl of Central Asia". For more than 1 500 years local people considered the lake to be a sacred one. You can come up to the lake and to see mountains all around it. Today you will drive along the whole northern shore and arrive to Karakol town. Also we will visit today a place with ancient stone patterns – petroglyphs. In Karakol we will visit the Dungan mosque. It was built in Chinese style without using a single metal nail. This will be followed by the visit of an old wooden Orthodox Church. Night is in a hotel.
Day 4: Karakol to Kochkor
Karakol – Jeti Oguz – Issyk Kul southern shore – Kochkor. Today we will drive to Jeti Oguz gorge. It’s famous for its red rocks formations that have a name Seven Bulls – Jeti Oguz. Also you will see there the Broken Heart Mountain. If you want it is possible to go on a top of a mountain (20 minutes) to see a panorama view of the gorge. Then we continue our trip, breaking in Bokonbaeva village, where we will meet a local eagle-hunter. He hunts hares and foxes with the help of eagles (a traditional way of nomadic hunting). Night is in a home stay.
Day 5: Kochkor to Ozero Sonkel', Киргизия
Kochkor – Son Kul. After breakfast we start our drive to the second largest lake in Kyrgyzstan – Son Kul Lake. This lake is surrounded by mountains and it is the highest alpine lake in Kyrgyzstan, situated at an altitude of 3013 meters above sea level. Kyrgyz nomads started to come to this wonderful area with their families for rest and relaxation. Herders of the Naryn region come to the lake to use it as a pastureland. After our arrival, you will be free to explore and enjoy the virgin nature of the lake and its surroundings. Dinner and overnight is in nomadic collapsible dwellings – yurts. They are made of a wooden skeleton, covered with felt coverings.
Day 6: Ozero Sonkel', Киргизия to Bishkek
Son Kul – 33 parrots pass – Bishkek. In the morning we will start our way towards Bishkek via a picturesque pass named Teskei Torpok (3, 133 m) or 33 parrots as locals call it. It present amazing winding road from the top down to the valley. Then we stop in Kochkor village a local family will show you how our national felt carpets are made. You can even learn the art of felt making and create your own carpet together with them! You will have a chance to make your own picture with a help of colored wool and then all together we will beat it in a special way to get a nice felt carpet. After it is transfer to Bishkek. End of tour. Night is in a hotel.
Day 7: Bishkek
Bishkek – Airport. In the morning is transfer to airport.
What's included
What to know
Warm clothes, comfortable shoes, summer clothes, cap, and sunblock
Route & locations
Bishkek