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Trek along the Tian Shan Mountains!

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Price $100 15 days, 14 nights
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Trek along the Tian Shan Mountains!

$100 per person

A fascinating tour combines tracking and a cultural program in the most beautiful places of the mountainous Kyrgyzstan. 2/3 of the Tien Shan mountain system are concentrated here, creating a unique climate and breathtaking landscape. One of such interesting places is the large, never-freezing Issyk-Kul Lake, surrounded by spectacular mountain ranges. We offer to tour around Issyk-Kul and plunge into an interesting fusion…

Destination:Kyrgyzstan, Tian Shan Mountains
Route:Bishkek – Cholpon-Ata - Karakol - Jety-Oguz valley – Terskey Ala-Too range –Son Kul – Bishkek
Season:Middle of June – September
Duration:15 days, 14 nights
15 days, 14 nights
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    All Museum Tickets
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Day 1. Bishkek. Arrival in Bishkek
(800 m above sea level). Transfer to hotel. Rest. City tour in Bishkek. Visits of Museums, eastern bazaar, souvenir shops. Or 1 day radial trek in Ala-Archa gorge to “Ratsek” house. Back to Bishkek. Overnight in Hotel.
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Day 2. Bishkek – Kegety
Breakfast until 8:00. After breakfast at 9:00, departure to Kegety gorge. Upon arrival. Preparation for the track on the lake Köl-Tor. Track 14 km. The difference in altitude is 1000 meters. Lunch, lunch boxes. Time in the track is 6 hours. In the evening we return to the guest house, dinner in the guest house. A bonfire in the courtyard of the house, with songs for guitar, stewed potatoes, mulled wine, hot drinks.
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Day 3. Kegety – Cholpon-Ata
Breakfast until 8:00. After breakfast, check-out at 9:00 am, and drive to Cholpon-Ata own on Issyk-Kul lake. On the way, visit the village of Don Aryk. Lunch in national Kyrgyz family. After lunch we will visit the historical and architectural complex, Burana Tower. Accommodation in hotel Cholpon-Ata.
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Days 4-6: Cholpon-Ata
Three days of rest in Cholpon-Ata. Free time: swimming on the lake, relax on the beach.
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Day 7: Cholpon-Ata – Karakol
Free time after breakfast. Afternoon drive to Karakol town. On arrival, we visit: Prjevalskiy Museum, named after one of the first Russian scientists-geographers, who began to study in detail geography, flora and fauna of the countries of Central Asia; the Dungan Mosque which was built in a Chinese-style without using any single metal nail; an old wooden Russian Orthodox Church. Hotel check-in. Overnight at hotel.
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Day 8. Karakol – Jety Oguz valley
After breakfast transfer to Jety-Oguz valley. Shepherds tell a lot of legends about the beautiful, famous, red rocks known as “Seven Bulls” and “Broken Heart”. Taste Kymyz (mare’s milk). Accommodation in yurts base camp. Dinner. Overnight in "Flower valley".
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Day 9. Jety Oguz valley – Pass Tilety
Breakfast. Trekking following a shepherd for 16 km will bring you to the Pass Tilety. Lunch. Tent camp accommodation. Dinner. Overnight (3200m).
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Day 10. Pass Tilety – Karakol Gorge
Breakfast. A three-hour walk passing Tilety (3800 m) will bring you to the Karakol Gorge. Lunch. A 10 km walk along an ancient nomads’ path will lead you to a tent camp near a nomads’ stopping place. Dinner. Overnights in tents.
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Day 11. Karakol Gorge
Breakfast. A shorter hike, of about 8 km from Karakol Gorge to a Shelter. Lunch and dinner. Overnight in base camp.
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Day 12. Karakol Gorge – Keldyke Gorge
Breakfast. Hiking to a Mountain Lake called Ala-Kul (3600 m). It is more than 70 meters deep and of incomparable beauty. From the shore of the lake, you can see a beautiful glacier, which is the source of the lake. Hike through the Ala-Kul pass (3860 m) to the Keldyke Gorge. Lunch. From the Pass, you will have an excellent view of the five thousand mountain peaks of Terskey Ala-Too – including Karakol peak, Djigit peak and Tashtanbek peak. The tent camp will be waiting for you in a wonderful place that surrounded by magnificent rocks, and from where many streams begin from the glaciers. Dinner. Tents overnight.
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Day 13. Keldyke Gorge – Karakol
Breakfast. Four-hour walk to the Altyn-Arashan resort, which is situated 2450 m above sea level. There you can take a bath in thermal water. You will never be able to forget the sight of the snow on Peak Palatka (Tent) 5260 m or “Swallow’s Nest Pool”, nestling beneath the open sky. Transfer to Karakol (2 hours) in the afternoon. Hotel accommodation. Overnight in Karakol.
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Day 14. Karakol - Son Kul
After early breakfast transfer to wonderful lake in Kyrgyzstan. By the way, we will visit Bokonbaev village. In the village, we will watch Kyrgyz traditional show like a yurt (nomad camp show) and many other. Lunch in traditional Kyrgyz family. After lunch, we continued our trip to Son Kul Lake. Accommodation in Yurt camp in Son Kul.
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Day 15. Son Kul – Bishkek
Free time in Son Kul Lake. After lunch, transfer to Bishkek. Dinner in Bishkek and transfer to airport.

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