حياة البدو في بحيرة كيل-سو

Arrival Bishkek - Ala-Archa National Park

You arrive at the Manas International Airport, Bishkek city, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic. After a half an hour ride we reach our booked hotel for check-in. You have a needed rest after a long flight journey, and we will start our first activity later. Our main highlight for this day is to enjoy by hiking and wandering around in the AlaArcha National Park, a paradise location to see how Kyrgyzstan’s nature can be so unique and miraculous. It is crucial to receive energy from nature after an exhausting air trip from another country. Today you have a dinner reception in one of the fanciest dining places in Bishkek, where we can officially say “Welcome to Kyrgyzstan!” Accommodation: 3-star hotel or similar Meals: B (for night check-ins), D

 Bishkek - Burana - Chon Kemin

After breakfast, we hit the road to Burana Tower, the ancient minaret and watchtower from the Karakhanids period. It is a great place to get introduced to the history of Kyrgyz before and after Islam's religion had been spread here. There will be an open-air museum of Balbals, the ancient pre-Islamic gravestones for Kyrgyz warriors killed in battle. Then we move forward and have a stop for lunch in a genuine local place called “My Mother’s tea and Bread”. This place is favored by locals where you can try several dishes from our national cuisine, especially a hot tea with milk and thin tasty bread “Kattama” with fresh butter to dip in. After enjoying meals, we head towards Chon-Kemin National park. Our cozy comfortable guest-house is located in front the mountains and forest. After check-in, we all go hiking to nearby Panorama Point to have a broad view of this amazing valley. Before dinner, we have the “Borsook show”, a cooking class by Kyrgyz ladies, where we all make and eat books, a tiny bread, and a must-have food item on every Kyrgyz table. We finish our second day at 1530m altitude sipping local beer and wine while tuning our souls with the surrounding nature.

Accommodation: Family-owned brand guest house

Meals: B, D

Chon Kemin - Issyk Kul lake - Karakol

This day will be dedicated to the Jewell of Kyrgyz nature - the legendary Issyk-Kul Lake, one of the biggest, deepest, and incredibly astonishing lakes on the globe. From Chon-Kemin we reach a sand beach in Cholpon-Ata city to swim and sunbathe. After, we have lunch at a great local popular spot. Then on our buses, we drive through Grigoriev and Semenov gorges to get a full grasp of Kyrgyzstan’s grasslands, pastures, forests, and rivers. At the end, we arrive in Karakol city to see its 19th-century orthodox church, a monumental Dunganese mosque, and local women’s craft gift shop. We finish our adventurous day with a gourmet-loving dinner at one of the best local dining places.

Accommodation:

Family-owned hotel or similar Meals: B, D

Karakol - Jeti Oguz - Skazka - Bokonbai

We leave wonderful Karakol and quickly get to Jeti-Oguz valley to gaze at its fabulous panorama full of red rocks, high peaks of Tien-Shian, and fir forests. We spend a while there and then we drive forward through the southern shore of the lake. Let’s have another swimming time with a lunch picnic on the sand beach. Afternoon we eventually reach the iconic Skazka canyons for a hike and walking around the rainbow-colored rocks. You will never forget exploring this place! After this, we drive a bit and arrive at Bokonbai village for our Surprise. At the end of the day, we go check in at the nicest guest house. Dinner will be supplemented with another Surprise, the second one of this day.

Accommodation: Family-owned brand guest house

Meals: B, L (picnic)D 

Karakol - Kochkor - Son Kol lake

Our adventure is going on! We keep on driving to the west and our first stop will be at the Red-Emblem village, the residents of which make their living by making and selling nomadic yurts to the domestic market and abroad. We visit the family of a local master, with whom we all participate in building an original nomadic yurt activity. Believe us, it will be great fun and joy! Our next destination will be Kochkor village to have lunch in a cozy pizza place run by a few female entrepreneurs. Then we finally drive to Son-Kol Lake via one of the most iconic mountain roads hitting 3447m. One of the nicest yurt camps will be awaiting us with its delicious hot meals and heated yurts at 3030m altitude.

Accommodation: Family-owned yurt camp

Meals: B, L, D

Son Kol - Waterfall - Naryn

Today we can spend more of our morning day for Son-Kol by horse riding on the plateau, leisurely lying at the yurt camp, or walking on the shore. We get on our buses and drive to a different mountain pass, after which we have another light but pleasant hike to a loud massive waterfall in the gorge. The rest of the day will be spent near Naryn city to try local activities like felt making, cheese balls making, and cooking pilav.

Accommodation: Family-owned hotel or similar

Meals: B,L,D

Naryn - Kel Suu

Here we go! Today we start a journey to the biggest highlight of our trip - Kel Suu Lake. This lake is massive and has become a truly iconic destination for all real adventure seekers. We will have a long ride towards the Kyrgyz-Chinese state border. In the middle of a drive, we have to show the border permits and passports to the Kyrgyz military control and then after 2 hours, we reach our wonderful yurt camp based in front of the mighty glacier-capped mountains, providing a jaw-dropping effect on us. It is one of the most remote regions of Kyrgyzstan.

Accommodation: Family-owned yurt camp or similar

Meals: B, L (picnic/snacks), D 

كيل سو

نستيقظ في وادي كوك كييا ونتناول وجبة إفطار ممتعة في قاعة الطعام العامة أو الخيمة. اليوم سنخصص اليوم بالكامل لاستكشاف هذه المرتفعات الشاسعة والبحيرة الأكثر روعة في قرغيزستان، كيل سو، الممتدة بالقرب من حدود الدولة الصينية، والتي تتميز بلونها الأزرق والأخضر المذهل. من معسكر اليورت الخاص بنا، نبدأ جميعًا في المشي لمسافات طويلة لمدة ساعتين نحو البحيرة، التي تقع على ارتفاع 3540 مترًا فوق مستوى سطح البحر. في الطريق، سنندهش بجمال الأنهار الجليدية والصخور العالية والياك اللطيف الذي يرعى في الجوار. نستمتع بنزهة في البحيرة وقد نستأجر جميعًا قاربًا من السكان المحليين للذهاب إلى أبعد من ذلك على الماء بين الجبال الشاهقة. بعد الظهر، نعود جميعًا إلى مكان إقامتنا لتناول العشاء ومشاركة مشاعرنا السعيدة.

الإقامة: معسكر يورت مملوك للعائلة أو ما شابه

الوجبات: إفطار، غداء (نزهة/وجبات خفيفة)، عشاء

كيل سو - بيشكيك

من المؤسف ولكن من الضروري أن نعود بالسيارة إلى بيشكيك لنحصل على قسط من الراحة قبل مغادرة قرغيزستان. سنقضي اليوم بأكمله في الحافلة في طريقنا إلى عاصمتنا. سيكون الغداء والعشاء خيارًا مرنًا ومستقلًا.

الإقامة: فندق 4 نجوم أو ما شابه

الوجبات: إفطار وغداء وعشاء

بشكيك - جولة في المدينة

صباح الخير، أصدقائي الأعزاء! أخيرًا، لدينا يوم جولة في المدينة سهل وممتع للغاية! بشكيك مدينة ممتازة للمشي ورؤية العديد من المباني الأثرية والتماثيل والمنحوتات التي بُنيت في العهد السوفييتي. سنغطي الساحة الرئيسية ألا تو، والبيت الأبيض، وساحة النصر، وأوك بارك، ومعرض الفنون المفتوح، وبازار أورينت أوش الكبير، حيث يمكنك التسوق لشراء المنتجات المصنوعة في قيرغيزستان. بمجرد أن نستعد، ندعوك إلى مطعم فاخر آخر لإنهاء مغامرتك في قيرغيزستان البدوية، ومشاركة التعليقات، واحتضان بعضنا البعض كثيرًا أثناء تناول عشاء حصري للغاية. في النهاية، مع حقائب ثقيلة وأرواح وعقول مثرية، نصل إلى مطار ماناس للحاق برحلاتك إلى الوطن...

الوجبات: إفطار، غداء، عشاء