Activities & ToursTours by local travel agencies22-day tour: Sary-Chelek – Son-Kul – Issyk-Kul | Ref: AKG0018-2

ACTIVITY

22-day tour: Sary-Chelek – Son-Kul – Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan)

SERVICE PROVIDER

“22-day tour: Sary-Chelek – Son-Kul – Issyk-Kul” is organized by Pamir & Tien-Shan Eco-Cultural Tourism Organization located in Osh (Kyrgyzstan), that organizes trips to the Pamir and Tian-Shan mountains. This organization collaborates with highly qualified guides and interpreters that will introduce you to history, culture, flora and fauna of the Tian-Shan and Pamir regions.

TOUR DESCRIPTION 

• Itinerary: Bishkek – Toktogul – Sary-Chelek – Arslanbob – Osh – Jalal-Abad – Kazarman – Tash-Rabat – Bash-Kainda – Son-Kul – Kochkor – Tamga (Lake Issyk-Kul) – Karakol – Chong-Ak-Suu – Tamchy – Bishkek
• Tour Duration: 22 days/22 nights
• Best time to travel: June – September
• Maximum height: 4100 m
• Total distance: 2400 km

The Great Silk Road is one of the biggest achievements in the history of our civilization. The widespread network of caravan tracks crossed Europe and Asia from the Mediterranean coast to China, and since ancient times served as an important means of business relations and cultural exchange between the East and the West. The longest part of the Silk Road lies across the territory of Central Asia. You have an opportunity to pass in the wake of the ancient civilizations.

Day 1: Arrival in Bishkek

Meeting at “Manas” airport. Transfer to Bishkek (30km), check-in at hotel. Tour around Bishkek or to Ala-Archa National Park. Overnight at a hotel.

Day 2: Bishkek – Toktogul

Transfer to the city of Toktogul via the Suusamyr Valley, Chichkan, It –Agar gorge, lake, the Toktogul water reservoir. Overnight at a guest house.

Day 3: Toktogul – Sary-Chelek

Transfer to Sary-Chelek lake. Take a walk. Overnight at a guest house in Arkit village

Day  4:  Sary-Chelek – Arslanbob

Transfer to Arslanbob. Horseback riding to small and big waterfalls. Overnight at a guest house.

Day 5: Arslanbob – Osh

Transfer to Osh. Guided sightseeing tour around Osh: the Suleyman Mountain, museums and mosques, Osh Bazaar. Overnight at a guest house or hotel.

Day 6: Osh – Jalal-Abad          

Transfer to Jalal-Abad. Stop in Uzgen town to visit minaret and mausoleums. Stop in Jalal-Abad to visit healing and sacred sources. Overnight at a guest house or hotel.

Day 7: Jalalabat – Kazarman

Transfer to Kazarman. Overnight at a guest house.

Day 8:   Kazarman – Saymaluu-Tash

Horseback riding to a plateau Saymaluu-Tash where there are over 100 thousand petroglyphs. Overnight in tents.

Day 9:   Saymaluu-Tash – Kazarman

Return to Kazarman.

Day 10: Kazarman – Tash-Rabat

Transfer to the Tashrabat gorge via Bayetovo village. Visit to Tash-Rabat stone caravanserai (the X-XIV centuries). Overnight in a yurt.

Day 11: Tash-Rabat

Horseback riding to the Tash-Rabat pass (4100 m), from where opens a view to the lake Chatyr-Kul

Day 12: Tash-Rabat – Bash-Kainda

Transfer to Bash-Kainda’s gorge. Take a walk. Overnight in a tent or yurt.

Day 13: Bash-Kainda

Hiking or horseback riding to Bash-Kainda’s falls. Height is 220 m. In the evening return to the camp.

Day 14: Bash-Kainda – Son-Kul

Transfer to lake Son-Kul. Kekzherty tract – petroglyphs and grave-mounds. Visit to the Son-Kul falls. Teskey-Torpok pass (3182 m) (also known as 33 parrots). Panoramic view of mountains. Stone circles of Tash-Tulga. Grave-mounds. Overnight in a yurt.

Day 15: Son-Kul – Kochkor

Transfer to Kochkor. Visit to a salt cave – Chong Ace – speleological sanatorium. Participation (if desired) the process of making carpets from felt. Purchase of souvenirs. Overnight at a guest house.

Day 16: Kochkor – Tamga (Lake Issyk-Kul)

Transfer to Tamga. Canyons Choku-Bulak, Skazka. Swimming in the Lake Issyk Kul. Overnight at a guest house. Bath house.

Day 17: Tamga – Karakol

Transfer to Karakol. Arrival to Barskaun gorge and Zheti-Oguz. Exploration of falls. Overnight at a guest house.

Day 18: Karakol

Tour to the gorge Arashan. Bathing in a thermal source. Return to Karakol.

Day 19: Karakol

Tour to the gorge Karakol. After lunch visit to the Museum of local lore, orthodoxy church, mosques, Przhevalsky’s museum.

Day 20: Karakol – Chong-Ak-Suu

Transfer to the gorge of Chong-Ak-Suu through Ak-Suu. Mountain lakes. Accommodation in a recreation camp.

Day 21: Chong-Ak-Suu – Tamchy

Transfer to Tamchy. In Cholpon-Ata visit to the cultural center Rukh-Ordo, museum of local lore, petroglyphs. Ornok – petroglyphs. Overnight at a guest house

Day 22: Tamchy – Bishkek

On the way visit to canyons Kok-Moynok. Burana tower (the XII-XIV centuries). Overnight at a hotel. (Next day transfer to the airport)

PRICE DETAILS

The price includes: Guide, Breakfast, Lunch/Dinner, Beverages (non-alcoholic), Car (with driver),  Fuel, Bus/train tickets, Domestic flight tickets, Entrance fees (i.e. parks, events), Accommodation (Homestay), Accommodation (Hotel).

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BOOKING DETAILS

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