Issyk-Kul Lake Tour

Brief description of the tour: About zero Issyk-Kul is located at an altitude of 1,608 m above sea level. The length of the lake is 182 km, the width is 60 km wide, the average depth is 270 meters. The lake is formed as a result of melting snow on the Tien Shan, and up to 80 rivers and small streams flow into it. No river flows out of it, and externally Issyk-Kul is no different from the sea. Issyk-Kul is one of the most important habitats of many species of animals,  especially waterfowl. The natural features of the lake and the mountain ranges of the region create a picturesque picture. Every year, a large number of local and foreign tourists flock here to swim in the crystal clear water and soak up the hot sandy beaches.

Meeting at the airport “Manas”, accommodation in the hotel, adaptation to the conditions

The Ala-Archa Gorge is one of the most famous sights of Kyrgyzstan. The Ala-Archa gorge is located in the Chui region and is a national park. Every year this high-altitude gorge receives hundreds of thousands of tourists, both local and foreign. There are several reasons for this popularity. Firstly, the Ala-Archa gorge is located only 40 kilometers from Bishkek and therefore it is very easy to get here and there is all the necessary tourist infrastructure: a good asphalt road, shops, hotels, cafes, and places to relax among the picturesque nature

Departure from Bishkek to the southern shore of Issyk-Kul, on the way arrival at the historical tower “Burana”, then to the village of Kyzyl-Tuu  here  you will learn what the yurt is made of, how it is assembled, what its elements are called and words such as barefoot, uuk, toad bash, rope chiy and others will no longer be unfamiliar. You will find out how many years a yurt can serve in nomadic conditions,  how many days it takes to make a yurt and how many sheep need to be sheared to make felt to cover it. You will see how the decorations for the yurt are created by hand and you will be able to take part in their manufacture.  Onthe donkey, arrival at a yurt camp on the shore of Issyk-Kul, accommodation, overnight stay in yurts.   Acquaintance with the life of a rural resident of Kyrgyzstan. Preparation of traditional national dishes, productionof felt and other attributes of everyday life, participation in them, familiarization with the history, traditionsof the Kyrgyz  of the Ton district, including a demonstration of hunting birds of prey Salburun

 

Departure after breakfast from the yurt town, visiting the sacred place “Manjyly Ata” – The sacred valley of Manzhyly-Ata is a whole labyrinth of shallow gorges between clay hills, from the bowels of which many springs beat. Each spring in the valley is considered therapeutic, and the chemical composition of each spring differs from the composition of other springs of the sacred valley.  Then we arrive at the canyon “Fairy Tale” where almost everyone is overwhelmed by naive children’s delight and the desire to wander among the multi-colored rocks of bizarre shapes, which with their appearance awaken the imagination from children’s oriental fairy tales, and in some places cause the feeling that you are on a completely different planet. Fromhere we visit the gorge “Barskoon”, famous for its waterfalls, one of the most famous “tears of the leopard”, there are three more waterfalls “Beard of Aksakal”, “Bowl  of Manas”, “Drops of Champagne”. Departure to the gorge “Jeti-Oguz”, accommodation in a yurt town. Overnight

The gorge “Jeti-Oguz”, which means “Seven Bulls”, is famous for the fact that for 35 km stretched seven red-brown rocks similar in outline to the bulls, lined up in a row hence the name of the gorge, the worthy rock “Broken Heart” the reverse side of seven bulls, located at the entrance to the gorge, in the upper part of the “Jeti-Oguz” you can  see small high-altitude lakes and waterfalls, which attracts many tourists from all over the world, you can swim in hot healing springs

Departure after breakfast to the city of Karakol, accommodation in a guest house, visiting the sights of the city of Karakol such as: Dungan Mosque, The most outstanding architectural monument in Karakol – Dungan Mosque (1910) in the style of a Buddhist pagoda. The uniqueness of the mosque is that it is built of wood, but without a single nail.  decorated with magnificent wood carvings.  And the main attraction of Karakol is, of course, the park-reserve with the grave and memorial of N.M. Przhevalsky. It is located on the highest point of the local part of the Issyk-Kul coast. So the view from here is simply extraordinary: a majestic panorama of the lake and the blue caps of the mountains. As if guarding the entrance to the park, on the sides of the gate on high pedestals are frozen ibex-teke. And in the middle of the park in the glade rises a monument to Przhevalsky:  the monumental nine-meter rock is crowned with a bronze figure of an eagle. At the feet of the bird hangs a map of Central Asia with the travel routes of the scientist.  In the park there is a house – the memorial museum of Przhevalsky, where his personal belongings, maps, documents, awards, printed works are exhibited.  And of course swimming in the hot springs in Ak-Suu

Departure from the city of Karakol on the northern side of Issyk-Kul, arrival in the Semenovskoye and Grigorievskoye gorges, in some of the most beautiful gorges of the Kyrgyz Republic, arrival in the city of Cholpon-Ata, visit to the cultural center “Rukh-Ordo”, where the unification of different cultures and religions is shown, which gives each visitor the opportunity for spiritual development and self-knowledge, return to the city of Bishkek

Free time, visiting shopping centers, oriental bazaars, purchase of dried fruits, souvenirs, after a gala dinner

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The tour includes:

Round-trip transfer

Accommodation in hotels, yurt towns

3 meals a day  

Overnight stay in accommodation centers

Passage

Tickets to museums, national parks

Riding a horse

The tour does not include:

Flights

Participation in national games

Additional meals

Insurance, alcoholic beverages

Buying souvenirs

Our price

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In a group of 3 people
1068$
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In a group of 6 people
794$
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In a group of 12 people
662$
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