Cultural travel 1
Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 1
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Cultural tour
Duration: 7 days
Places to visit: Torugart Pass - Tash Rabat Caravanserai - Son Kul Lake - Bishkek City - Ala Archa Natural Park - Bishkek City
For those travelers who have transit from Chinese - Kyrgyz border (Torugart Pass) and after that to Bishkek City, we made this tour. You will have a chance to live in the hidden places, such as Son Kul Lake, which is absolutely distant from busy civilization. You will sleep not only in guesthouses but also in the nomadic dwellings made of wood and felt called yurts. During the main part of this tour you will visit the famous Tash - Rabat Caravanserai that was built inside the mountain.
Tour summary:
Day 1: Torugart - Tash Rabat Caravanserai
You will be met by your guide at Torugart Pass on the border with China. After passing border procedures, you will commence your trip to the Great Silk Road Caravanserai of Tash Rabat. Tash Rabat is located at a height 3200 m. above sea level, at the very heart of Tian - Shan Mountains. This structure has no world's equivalents, because it was built out of stones and what's more, it was partly built inside the mountain. Totally there are 31 rooms that are joined with mazes. There are also prisons for medieval prisoners. The walls width is about one meter. You spend this night in yurts nearby Tash Rabat Caravanserai. Dinner is served at 7 o'clock in the evening.
Day 2: Tash Rabat - Son Kul Lake
Breakfast is at 8 o'clock in the morning. Today you will be transferred to Son Kul Lake that is the 2nd biggest lake in Kyrgyzstan. Shepherds of the Naryn Region come to the lake to use it as summer pasture for keeping livestock. The Kyrgyz nomads with their families come to this amazing vicinity for rest and relaxation since ancient times. Son Kul Lake is situated at an altitude of 3013 meters above sea level, surrounded by the mountains and it is the highest alpine lake in the republic. Once you arrive at Son Kul you will have a lunch. Then you will explore and admire the pristine natural world of the lake and its surrounds. Dinner is served at 8 o'clock in the evening. The night will be spent in the yurt camp. Yurt is collapsible abode that is made out of wooden carcass and covered with felt. This house of nomad's is built without using a single nail.
Day 3: Son Kul (3013m. above sea level)
Your breakfast will be at 9 o'clock in the evening. This day you will have a spare time at Son-Kul Lake and you will have a wonderful chance to explore its nature on your own. It is a great chance to get acquainted with nomadic traditions and culture. Along the lake you can ride on a horse or just relax in the atmosphere of wild and calm nature. At 2 p.m. lunch is served. Today you will also visit the site of shamans' ritual stones. In original nomadic houses known as yurts, dinner will be served. In yurts, as nomads, you will spend the night.
Day 4: Son Kul
During this day you will feel complete freedom away from all your problems. Son Kul Lake is positioned at the place, which is absolutely far away for busy cities and towns. It is an ideal opportunity to feel as if you are back for one thousand years ago amongst nomads, because there is no traffic, crowds of people, radio, TV set. Today you can walk around your yurts camp or to have a short hiking along the stunning lake.
Day 5: Son Kul - Bishkek
Today you will be transferred from Son - Kul Lake to Bishkek City. You will see remarkable views of the celestial mountains along the whole way. We will go through well-known Boom gorge and along its mountainous river. On our arrival in the capital you will go to the hotel. At 7 o'clock in the evening dinner will be served in the restaurant.
Day 6: Bishkek - Ala Archa - Bishkek
Today you will go to the Natural Park of Ala - Archa. The gorge, where the Park is located, is one of the most remarkable gorges in the republic for the reason that it has fur tree and juniper forests, mountainous river, cascade and snowcapped peaks, which could be observed from the far distance. The Park is situated at an altitude of 2100 m. above sea level, 45 km. south Bishkek, in the Gorge of Ala - Archa, on the Kyrgyz Range (Tien - Shan spur). The hike to the waterfall of Ak - Sai takes about 5 - 6 hours both ways. You could see one of the highest peaks on the Kyrgyz Range - Ala - Archa (4000 m) from the path. Lunch is nearby the cascade. After hike you drive back to the city. This night will be spent in the hotel***.
Day 7: Bishkek - Tashkent
At the time arranged beforehand, according to your flight details you will be transferred to the airport.
Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 1
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Cultural tour
Duration: 7 days
Places to visit: Torugart Pass - Tash Rabat Caravanserai - Son Kul Lake - Bishkek City - Ala Archa Natural Park - Bishkek City
For those travelers who have transit from Chinese - Kyrgyz border (Torugart Pass) and after that to Bishkek City, we made this tour. You will have a chance to live in the hidden places, such as Son Kul Lake, which is absolutely distant from busy civilization. You will sleep not only in guesthouses but also in the nomadic dwellings made of wood and felt called yurts. During the main part of this tour you will visit the famous Tash - Rabat Caravanserai that was built inside the mountain.
Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 2
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Cultural tour
Duration: 8 days
We are happy to offer you tour that comprises the visiting of the most well-known Kyrgyz places of interest. This adventure gives you the chance to visit the Tower of Burana that was built at the end of 11th century A. D.; also you will see the treasure of Central Asia - Issik Kul Lake, which is the 2nd world's biggest lake; as well as the appealing Son Kul Lake that is situated on the high plateau in the centre of Kyrgyzstan (3013 m. above sea level). We are going also to show you ancient (dated to the 8 century B.C.) petroglyphs and many other wonderful tourist attractions.
Places to visit: Bishkek City - Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol - Tamga - Bokonbaevo - Kochkor Village - Son Kul Lake - Bishkek City
Kyrgyzstan tour: Tour 3
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Cultural tour
Duration: 7 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Arslan bob - Kazarman village - Tash Rabat Caravanserai - Son Kul Lake - Kochkor village - Burana Tower - Bishkek
Celestial Kyrgyzstan is waiting for you. We arranged a special tour covering the south of Kyrgyzstan as well as its northern part. It is ideal tour for those who like nature. You will see during this tour renowned Son Kul Lake. You will spend the nights not only in guesthouses and home stays, but also in yurts that are nomadic dwellings made out of wood and covered with felt.