Ethnographic tour

Early departure from Bishkek. After breakfast we will drive in direction to Issyk-Kul lake. The road will go through Chu valley along Kyrgyz Ala-Too range. Then through Boom gorge and after that along the northern shore of Issyk-Kul. We will stop in Cholpon-Ata town for lunch where we will first visit an open air museum of stone inscriptions. After lunch we will continue our trip along the shore of the lake going to Karakol town. We will have an excursion in this town too. We will see an ancient wooden church and Dungan mosque. After that we will go to Djeti-Oguz gorge. Accommodation in yurts.

Early breakfast. Ascent onto the top of a small mountain from where you will be able to see the great view of the whole gorge. Today we will see the rocky complex of “Seven bulls” and “Broken Heart”, and walk along the picturesquegorge to the waterfall.Other stop is going to be at the eolian castles’ labyrinths called “Fairy Tale”. Our trip after all this goes to Kochkorka village where we will stay in a guest house for the night.

Next day you will spend on the lake getting acquainted with Kyrgyz nomads’ life and traditions

As much as we would like to stay on Son-Kul lake we have a lot of interesting things in front of us and the last day of our trip should be replete. At first we will leave the lake and go down the road through Kara-Keche gorge to get acquainted with the picturesque landscapes of Kekemeren river and Suusamyr valley. Kekemeren river originates from the merger of Suusamyr and Western Karakol rivers, it flows through the narrow valley and then flows into Naryn river. The bank of Kekemeren is very diverse, somewhere it is the field thickly overgrown with bushes, somewhere it can be a colored sand scree. We will finally come into Suusamyr valley. A little walk in Suusamyr and then the road back to Bishkek is waiting for us. We will have to ascent Tua-Ashuu pass and go through the mountain tunnel after which we will finally get to Chu valley. Transfer to Bishkek.