Kyrgyzstan tour 7
Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 7
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Cultural tour
Duration: 8 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol - Tamga - Bokonbaevo - Kochkor Village - Son Kul Lake - Bishkek
The present tour includes the most celebrated places of interest of Kyrgyzstan that are a magnet for many travelers. You will see the heavenly mountains, alpine lakes and medieval constructions. During this astonishing trip you will be able to visit the central and northern parts of Kyrgyz Republic. Also it is a great chance to feel yourself as if you are a real nomad.
Tour summary:
Day 1: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake
You will be collected by your guide from International Airport of Manas and accompanied to Bishkek City. Drive from the Airport to Bishkek takes 30 minutes. On arrival in Bishkek you will commence the day with a breakfast. Transfer (200 km.) from Bishkek to the heavenly Issyk Kul Lake (1608 m. above sea level). On our way to the lake, we will visit the Burana Tower Architectural Complex that includes the minaret from the 11th century A. D. and an open air museum of Balbans - stone warriors. We continue our way to the lake after having taken a traditional lunch. Issik - Kul is the 2nd largest alpine lake in the world after the Lake Titicaca in South America. The Lake is also called "the pearl of Central Asia". On our arrival in Hotel on the northern shore of the lake you will have a spare time, you can lie on the warm sandy beach or to swim in the lake. Lake Issyk Kul possesses curative qualities thanks to the salty water. At 7 p.m. your dinner will be served.
Day 2: Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol
This day starts at 8 o'clock with a breakfast. Till 12 p.m. you have time for leisure or to go swimming in the lake. Later on, you will begin your trip (200 km) to Karakol town by vehicle. On our way, we will visit ancient carvings on the boulders that dated back to 800 B.C., including the local museum of Issyk - Kul in Cholpon - Ata. During the second stop of the trip at 12 o'clock, you could enjoy lunch in a relaxed ambiance. After lunch you go on a one hour cruise on a steam boat to enjoy to the full beauty of the sparkling pearl of Central Asia before continuing our way to Karakol town the northern shore. At 8 p.m. traditional dinner will be served. Overnight stay is in the guesthouse in Karakol.
Day 3: Karakol - Tamga
At 8 o'clock in the morning you breakfast will be served. This morning you have Karakol guided sightseeing tour. It comprises the visit of the museum of one of the worlds greatest explores - N. M. Przewalsky, whose main achievements were in crossing of Taklamakan great desert and more than 4000 animal species discovery, including Przewalsky horse. Later, you will visit the Dungan Chinese Mosque that was built without using a single metal nail in the Chinese Style. This will be followed by the visit of Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral. The sightseeing tour will be ended with lunch. After having lunch, at 1 p.m. we leave Karakol town to commence our way (30km) to the impressive gorge of 7 red rocks - Jeti Oguz. There you will see also the Broken Heart Mountain, which you will be told a beautiful legend about, and the Sanatorium, where it will be possible to take a hydro shower or get a massage. Afterwards we could explore Jeti Oguz Valley: Yuri Gagarin's holiday's house, yurts, alpine vegetation, or to go to the Valley of Chon Kyzyl Suu with its geophysics station that was built in 1948 and hot water springs. After that we will continue our trip to the Village of Tamga that was the place, where in the 13th century the Tibetan monks lived. In Tamga Guesthouse dinner is served. There the night will be spent.
Day 4: Tamga - Bokonbaiva - Kochkor (120km)
9 o'clock breakfast. Till afternoon you have time to explore the village of Tamga or to have a rest on the southern beach of the Issyk Kul Lake. We start our trip to Kochkorka village that is in the Naryn Region by car. In Bokonbaevo village we will have a break to have a lunch in the house of a local eagle-hunter. Traditional way of nomads hunting with the help of eagles for hares, foxes and other animals. An eagle hunting show can be organized. After having lunch, we will carry on our way to Kochkor via the water reservoir of Orto-Tokoi. You will have a traditional dinner with a local family, accompanied by a special national music show. In the Kochkorka village you will meet a family that will demonstrate you the way of how national felt carpets are produced. During this felt show you even can create your own carpet. Overnight stay is in the Kochkor guesthouse.
Day 5: Kochkorka - Son Kul Lake
Breakfast is served at 8 o'clock in the morning. Today you will be transferred to Son Kul Lake that is the 2nd biggest lake on the territory of Kyrgyz Republic. Shepherds of the Naryn Region come to the lake to use it as summer grass land. The Kyrgyz nomads with their families started to come to this amazing vicinity for rest and relaxation since ancient times. Son Kul Lake is situated at an altitude of 3013 meters above sea level, surrounded by the mountains and it is the highest alpine lake in the republic. Upon arrival at Son Kul you will have a lunch. Today, you will be free to explore and admire the pristine natural world of the lake and its surrounds. Dinner is served at 8 o'clock in the evening. The night will be spent in the yurt camp. Yurt is collapsible abode that is made out of wooden carcass and covered with felt. This house of nomad's is built without a single nail.
Day 6: Son Kul Lake (3013m. above sea level)
After breakfast that is served at 9 o'clock in the morning you will have a spare time at Son-Kul Lake that will give you the opportunity to discover its nature on your own. Optionally, you can ride along the lake on a horse, or just relax on the lake's shore and admire the calm nature of the environs. Your lunch will be served at 2 p.m. This day you will also see also the ancient petroglyphs - carvings on the stones, as well as the shamans' ritual stones. This day gives you a great chance to understand better the nomadic way of life and magnificent culture. Dinner will be served in the nomadic houses - yurts. This night you spend in yurts like a nomad.
Day 7: Son Kul - Bishkek
We start our trip back to Bishkek city (the capital of Kyrgyzstan) after breakfast that will be served at 8 a.m. In Bishkek you will have a sightseeing tour. You will visit many places of interest including the ceremonial heart of Bishkek - Ala-Too Square, the History Museum, Duboviy Park (Oak Park), Pobeda Square (Victory Square), National philharmonic, Osh Bazaar, The Kyrgyz Museum of Fine Arts. Lunch. You will be given a separate program that lists, and describes briefly the all places. A goodbye dinner is served at 7 o'clock in the evening. Overnight is in the Hotel****.
Day 8: Bishkek - Europe You will be collected from the hotel at the time arranged previously according to your flight details and accompanied you to the Manas Airport.
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