Bishkek. (40km 40 min)

Arrival in Bishkek. Meet your guide and driver. Transfer to hotel. Rest. Free time. Dinner in traditional Kyrgyz restaurant. Accommodation at the hotel*. Meals: no meals

Bishkek –Ala Archa National Park – Bishkek sightseeing (80 km, 2hrs)

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to the “Ala-Archa National Park” for walking (1-2 hours). It is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan. The Park, which includes the gorge of the Ala-Archa River and the mountains surrounding.

Back to Bishkek for lunch (by your own)

Bishkek sightseeing:

Osh Bazaar

Ala-Too square with changing of the guards

Victory square and old square with the statue of Lenin

Oak trees park with sculptures and statues of Famous Kyrgyz People

Central White Mosque

Concert Hall & Ballet theater

Overnight at the hotel. Meals: breakfast

Bishkek - Burana Tower-Chon-Kemin valley (180km, 3hrs)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Burana Tower, cultural complex of X-XI AD. Here you can go up to the top of tower where will be seen all local area and visit local museum and Balbals (Stone warriors) and petroglyphs. Lunch in Kyrgyz family.

Then you will see traditional Kyrgyz game ‘’Kok-Boru’’ (it is a traditional game played by two teams on horseback, where players try to maneuver with a goat’s carcass and score by putting it into the opponents’ goal (Optional, by request).

Drive to Chon-Kemin valley. Chon-Kemin National Park, a lush natural area brimming with diverse flora and fauna. Forming the sides of the valley are conifer forests, which are home to many varieties of herbs, berries, and mushrooms. Dinner and overnight in guesthouse.

Meals: full board

Chon-Kemin – Son-Kul Lake (250 km 4-5 hrs)

Breakfast. Free time. Transfer to Son-Kul Lake, which is high mountain lake at the altitude of 3060 m, and one the most beautiful places in country, which is, must to visit, where you can see nomadic life, ancient culture, tradition and customs of Kyrgyz nomad’s still alive today. Son-Kul Lake is a place with magnificent scenarios where you can take really amazing photo and video. Here you will feel like you in the “middle of nowhere”. Lunch in Kochkor village. Continue drive to Son-Kul Lake. Upon arrival free time before dinner. Dinner and accommodation in Yurt Camp.

Meals: full board

Son-Kul Lake– Kochkor (150km, 3-4 hrs)

Breakfast. Free time. Explore Son-Kul Lake. Here also you will have great opportunity for horseback riding (Optional, by request). Lunch in Yurt camp.

Drive to Kochkor village(150km) where Kyrgyz women will tell you about traditions, culture and mores of Kyrgyz people. They will show you how they making carpets and other crafts. Dinner in guesthouse accompanied by Kyrgyz folklore. Overnight in family guesthouse.

Meals: full board

Kochkor – Kyzyl-Tuu village – Skazka canyon - Tamga village (180 km 4-5 hrs)

Breakfast. Drive to Tamga village along south shore of second largest mountain lake in the world, Issyk-Kul Lake. Issyk-Kul lake is “Pearl of Kyrgyzstan”, located at an altitude of 1606 meters above sea level and is surrounded on both sides by ridges with poetic names Terskei Ala-Too (Turned from the sun) and Kungei Ala-Too (Turned to the sun). On the way visit Kyzyl -Tuu village, where yurt make master will show you how he making yurts and you will help him to assemble Yurt.

Lunch in Kyrgyz family.

Continue drive to Bokonbaevo village where you will meet eagle hunter (Berkutchi). Eagle hunting it is nomad traditions which one still very popular in Kyrgyzstan. Here you will see demonstration of hunting birds of prey and detailed stories about these amazing creatures.

Continue drive to Fairy Tale canyon. There perfect spot to take nice photos. In the canyon, you can find a variety of bizarre figures of stone and clay. It is composed of multi-colored clays, minerals and rocks that add to the scenic beauty of this place. Drive to Tamga village for dinner in overnight in guesthouse. Meals: full board

Tamga village – Barscaun gorge – Djety-Oguz gorge - Karakol (170 km 3-4 hrs)

After breakfast drive to Barskoon gorge. Barskoon gorge is famous for its cascading waterfalls. The most picturesque have interesting names: Tears of a Bars, Oldman Beard, Splashes of Champagne and Cup of Manas.

Then drive to famous Djety Oguz gorge. Djety Oguz gorges name is translated from Kyrgyz language means “Seven bulls”. The name is symbolic, because there is a 35 km long wall of seven huge red-brown cliffs resembling ranked furious bulls standing together. Especially romantic look has the rock "Broken Heart" located at the entrance to the gorge. Rising higher, you can reach the pan of Kok-Dzhayyk with wonderful views of the gorge, or the Valley of Flowers strewn with poppies. At the upper part of Djety-Oguz there are also mountain lakes and roaring waterfalls. Lunch-picnic near river. Free time to explore Djety-Oguz gorge and enjoy nature.

Drive to Karakol. Dinner in Dungan family (Chinese Muslims). Accommodation at the hotel.

Meals: breakfast, picnic-lunch 

Karakol – Cholpon-Ata (200 km 3-4 hrs)

After breakfast Karakol sightseeing: Dungan Mosque, Russian Orthodox Church, local antique souvenir shop and local bazar.

Then drive to the most beautiful gorges of the North shore of Issyk-Kul Lake, Grigorievskoye and Semenovskoe gorges. For lunch you will have grill trout near Ak-suu river in Grigoriev gorge. Free time to explore gorges. Transfer at the resort near north shore of Issyk-Kul Lake. Free time. Dinner and overnight in beach resort. Meals: breakfast

Cholpon-Ata – Bishkek (280 km 4-5 hrs)

Breakfast. Free time near the beach. Check out. Boating 1 hour. Then visit Petroglyphs Issyk-Kul that lay at the north-west of the city on open-air museum, sometimes nicknamed “the stone garden”, is a very important historical site. Drive to Bishkek.

Lunch on the way. Dinner in traditional Kyrgyz restaurant. Accommodation at the hotel.

Meals: breakfast

Bishkek-Airport (40 km, 35 min)

Breakfast. Check out from hotel. Transfer to Airport. Departure. End of the tour. Meals: breakfast.