Tour Bishkek-Burana-Chon Kemin-northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul-Karakol-Altyn Arashan-Karakol-Jeti Oguz-southern shore of Issyk-Kulya-Kochkor-Tash Rabat-Kochkor-Bishkek-Tashkent for 8 days

An accompanying guide will meet you at Manas Manas International Airport and escort you to the capital of Kyrgyzstan, just a 30-minute drive from the airport. The first half of the day is devoted to a guided tour of Bishkek. The tour includes a visit to Victory Square (Victory Square), Oak Park (Oak Park), Ala-Too Central Square, Old Square, National Philharmonic Hall and many other attractions. After a traditional lunch, you will go to the Chon Kemin Gorge. On the way to the gorge, you will visit the Burana Tower (11th century minaret) and the open-air museum of balbals (stone warriors). After an interesting excursion and climbing to the top of the tower, transfer to the Chon Kemin Gorge. You will spend this night with your family. A Kyrgyz family will prepare a delicious dinner for you.

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. Your dinner will be in a local restaurant. Night is in a guesthouse.

After a strengthening breakfast you will be transferred to the Altin Arashan Gorge by Russian military vehicle. Altin Arashan (“Golden Spa”) gorge is one of the most famous gorges in Karakol because of the Tian-Shan fir trees that grow everywhere there. You will have a picnic in the incredibly beautiful gorge. Afterwards you will have 1 hour for hiking in the gorge and then you will be transferred back to the town. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. in a local restaurant. Night is in a hotel.

Today we will drive to Jeti Oguz gorge. It’s famous for its red rock formations that are called the Seven Bulls – Jeti Oguz. Also you will see Broken Heart Mountain. We will take as many photos there as you’d like and if you want it is possible to walk to the top of a mountain (20 minutes) to see a panoramic view of the gorge! There are yurts in the gorge and people can offer you Kumis to drink. It is a national drink that is made from fermented mare’s milk, and it is mildly alcoholic. Your dinner and night will be in nomadic felt dwellings, yurts.

Today we will drive to Kochkor village. This time we will drive along the southern shore of Issyk Kul Lake. This is a great chance to see the whole lake from all sights. We will have a break in Bokonbaeva village, where we meet a local eagle-hunter. He hunts hares and foxes with the help of eagles (traditional way of nomads hunting). Night will be in a homestay.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the Tash Rabat Caravanserai on the Great Silk Road (Stone Castle from the 14th century). The building is unique. Tash Rabat is located at the very heart of Tian Shan Mountains.  Tash Rabat was built of stone blocks inside a mountain at an elevation of 3200 m above sea level. In total there are 31 rooms in the mountain. The walls are 1 m thick. There are also underground prison cells formerly used to incarcerate thieves in ancient times. There will be a traditional dinner and the night will be spent in yurts near Tash Rabat Caravanserai.

In the morning we will drive to Bishkek. 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.  You will also get to visit a small handicraft museum there. They have many examples of silver decorations, coats made of wolves, horse saddle decorations, carpets and more. Afterwards you will be transferred to the capital of Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek city. Night is in a hotel.

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