Mountains and lakes

Meeting at the airport and transfer to the capital of Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek city. City tour with visiting local eastern bazaar, main square of Ala-Too, old square and Victory square, oak park and Manas complex; Seeing the change of guards and visiting the biggest mall in the city center. After lunch we will go to the national park Ala-Archa where we will spend our time seeing a great Kyrgyz nature. The park is located in 40 km from Bishkek on the slopes of Kyrgyz Ala-Too. Ala-Archa is translated from Kyrgyz language as “motley juniper”. The gorge got its name due to a great amount of juniper covering its slopes. As different kinds of juniper have different colors and the gorge seems to be very colorful. We will have a little hike to a beautiful waterfall and come back to Bishkek in the evening.

In the morning after the breakfast we will be transferred to Shamsy gorge where we will have a little horseback riding. On the way we will visit the historical-architectural complex of Burana Tower. After the excursion we will continue our tour and go into the mountains. The horses in the gorge will be already waiting for us. After two and a half hours riding we will finally get to the gorge called Tuura-Kayin where our cooks will already have our lunch prepared. After lunch we will have free time to walk around, go to a little forest or ride on a horse a little bit more. We will have dinner in the evening and will overnight in the house of local shepherd. 

In the morning after the breakfast we will be transferred to the southern shore of Issyk-Kul lake to the village of Bokonbaevo where we will stay for the night in local family.Today we will have an excursion to the national woolen carpet factory, see how Kyrgyz national carpets are made nowadays and then see the eagle hunting show. Overnight in home stay.