Cultural tour 6

Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 6

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Cultural tour

Duration: 8 days 

Places to visit: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol - Tamga - Bokonbaiva - Kochkorka - Son Kul - Bishkek  

This tour offers you the great chance to find out for yourself the wonderful land of divine  mountains, located in Central Asia. You will enjoy seeing our virgin nature, untouched places, and incomparable ancient sights! The whole tour runs along the Great Silk Road passing through the supercilious Tian Shan massif. You will visit the world's 2nd biggestalpine lake Issyk-Kul, as well as the picturesque Son Kul Lake, locatedon a high plateau in the centre of Kyrgyzstan (3013m. above sea level). You will be taken away from modern life to the time of nomads, their traditions, culture and food. 

 

Tour summary: 

Day 1: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake
The guide meets you at Manas International Airport and attends you to Bishkek City (30 min. drive), to have a breakfast. Then you will be transferred to the divineIssyk Kul Lake (200 km), the 2nd biggestalpine lake in the world (1608 m.above sea level). The Lake is also called "the pearl of Central Asia". On the road, we will visit the Burana Tower ( 25 m high watch tower of the ancient city 11th century) and an open air museum of  Balbans (stone warriors). After having taken a traditional lunch, we continue our way to the lake. After arrival in Hotel you will have a rest on the northern beach of the lake where you can relax on the clean and warm shore of the lake. Because of  the salty water, Lake Issyk Kul possesses curative properties. Your dinner will be served at 7 p.m.   

Day 2: Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol
Breakfast at 8 o'clock. Then you have free time to spend at the beach  till 12 pm. Afterwards, you will start your trip to Karakol city by car (200 km). We will make a short break on the way to give you the chance to visit striking stone depictions(dating back to 800 B.C.), including the local museum. There will be the second stop during the trip at 12 o'clock, where you can have a good lunch, before continuing our way to Karakol city along the northern shore of the sparkling pearl of Central Asia, which's incomparable beauty you will be able to enjoy to the full during another break, where you will have a one hour cruise on a steam boat. Then you will be transferred to Karakol city. National dinner will be at 8 p.m. Night in a Guesthouse. 

Day 3: Karakol - Tamga
You will be served breakfast at 8 o'clock. The whole  morning is dedicated to  Karakol City Tour that  includes the visit of an old wooden Orthodox Church. This will be followed by the visit of the Dungan mosque. That was built in traditional Chinese style without using any metal part. Afterwards, you will visit the museum of M.V. Prejvalsky, one of the world's greatest explores. He spent half of his life in Central Asia and discovered more than 4000 animals, including the Horse of Prejevalsky. After a traditional lunch we leave Karakol at 1 pm, starting to move to the stupendous Jeti Oguz, the colorful gorge of 7 red rocks (presenting 7 killed bulls)  (30km). You will see the Broken Heart Mountain and the Sanatorium (where you can take a hydro shower or get a massage). You will also explore the Jeti Oguz valley (Yuri Gagarin's holidays house, yurts, alpine vegetation) or Chong Kyzyl Suu valley with its hot spring water and geophysics station built in 1948. Then transfer to Tamga village. Dinner will be served in the Tamga Guesthouse, where you will also spend the night; sauna optional.

Day 4: Tamga - Bokonbaiva - Kochkorka (120km)
Breakfast at 9 o'clock. Then you have time to have a rest on the southern beach of the warm and nice Issyk Kul Lake (till 12 o'clock) orto investigate the village. Afterwards we start our trip to Kochkorka village by car. We will pass  Bokonbaeva village, where we have lunch in the house of a local eagle-hunter. He trains eagles to hunt foxes and hares (traditional way of nomads hunting). Then we pass a Orto-Tokoi water reservoir we on the way to Kochkorka. At the Kochkorka village you will be met by a family  that organizes a felt show. You even can create your own carpet. Traditional dinner will be with a local family, accompanied by national music show. Overnight in the Kochkor Guesthouse.

Day 5: Kochkorka - Son Kul Lake
At the morning we go to Son Kul Lake it is the 2nd biggest lake in Kyrgyzstan and real pride of the country. Lunch will be on the way. Sparkling Lake is surrounded by mountains and it  located at an altitude of 3013 meters above sea level. Herders of the whole Naryn region come to the lake to use it as a plenty pastureland. After our arrival, you will be free to investigate and enjoy the virgin nature of the lake and its surroundings. Dinner and overnight is on the beautiful shore in nomadic traditional mobile houses - yurts. It is built without nails, and consists of a wooden skeleton, covered with felt coverings.  

Day 6: Son Kul (3013m. above sea level)
At 9 am is your breakfast. And whole day you spend at Son-Kul Lake, where you will have a chanceto investigate its untouched nature on your own. You can ride on a horse, or just relaxing in the atmosphere of the wild, but calm nature. Lunch will be served at 2 pm. Then you will visit  ancient petrogliphs and ritual stones of shamans at the shore. It is a great opportunity to get acquainted with nomadic culture. National dinner will be served in yurts night you also spent there. 

Day 7: Son Kul - Bishkek
After breakfast we departure to Bishkek city (the capital of Kyrgyzstan). Arriving at Bishkek you will have a guided city tour including lunch. You will see the central Ala-Too Square, Burana Tower ( 25 m high watch tower Pobeda Square (Victory Square),the oldest  Duboviy Park (Oak Park), the History Museum, National philharmonic, Oriental Bazaar, and others places of interest. There will be distributed a separate program, listing all places visited including a brief description. At 7 pm a farewell dinner is served. Night in a Hotel****. 

Day 8: Bishkek - Europe
Your guide meets you in Hotel at the time arranged according to your flight details and attends you to Manas International Airport.

 

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Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Cultural tour

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Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 2

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Cultural tour

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Places to visit: Bishkek - Son Kul Lake - Tash Rabat Caravanserai - Kochkor valley - Tamga village - Karakol - Karakol - Bishkek  

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Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 3

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Cultural tour

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Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 4

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Cultural tour

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Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 5

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Cultural tour

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Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 6

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Cultural tour

Duration: 8 days 

Places to visit: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol - Tamga - Bokonbaiva - Kochkorka - Son Kul - Bishkek  

This tour offers you the great chance to find out for yourself the wonderful land of divine  mountains, located in Central Asia. You will enjoy seeing our virgin nature, untouched places, and incomparable ancient sights! The whole tour runs along the Great Silk Road passing through the supercilious Tian Shan massif. You will visit the world's 2nd biggestalpine lake Issyk-Kul, as well as the picturesque Son Kul Lake, locatedon a high plateau in the centre of Kyrgyzstan (3013m. above sea level). You will be taken away from modern life to the time of nomads, their traditions, culture and food. Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 7

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Cultural tour

Duration: 13 days 

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