JEEP TOUR

Itinerary: Bishkek – Kyzyl-Oi – Son-Kul – Tash-Rabat – Naryn – Kajy-Sai – Kara-Kol – Cholpon-Ata – Bishkek

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Prices are for 2024 in US$ per person, with discounted prices for larger groups available on request.

Day 1: Bishkek – Kyzyl-Oi Homestays 190 km transfer

Arrive in Bishkek.

Meet with the Kyrgyz guide translator and driver at Manas international airport. The capital city Bishkek is located 30 km from the airport. Breakfast at a hotel, then get the jeeps, start safari, drive to Kyzyl-Oi village via Kara-Balta town (a dilapidated industrial town of the Soviet period), lunch en route, cross Too-Ashuu (3586m above sea level) in Suu-Samyr valley. This valley is rich in natural beauty, crossing the marvelous landscapes. Reach Kyzyl-Oi in the evening.

Dinner and overnight at home stay.

Day 2: Kyzyl-Oi – Son-Kul Yurts 130 km transfer

Breakfast. Early in the morning see horse games: Ulak Tartysh game, Tyin enmei, Kyz kuumai and resting on horses. After wonderful horse game show, start journey to Son-Kul. Drivealong the Kokomeren river to Son-Kul. On the way there we pass the Kara-Keche pass (3384m. above the sea level) you will see incredible landscapes and take pretty good pictures. Kara-Keche is a coal mine place. Lunch en route near the river of Chaek village. Overnight and dinner in yurts near Son-Kul lake.

Day 3: Son-Kul – Tash-Rabat km

Breakfast time. You may enjoy horse riding for an hour near the lake. After horse riding we continue our journey to Tash-Rabat caravan sarai XI AD (3000m). Tash-Rabat was used as rest stop for the travelers and merchants who going along the Great Silk Road. Overnight and dinner in yurt near the caravan shed.

Day 4: Tash-Rabat – Naryn town km

Breakfast. Explore the area of Tash-Rabat by hiking around. Later you can participate in Shaman Show wearing ancient ancestors’ costumes. On the way to Naryn town, stop at a wonderful waterfall for coffee-break. If time allows, visit Salkyn-Tor gorge, which is not far from the town. Overnight in a nice hotel in Naryn town.

Day 5: Naryn – Kajy-Sai km drive

Full drive to Tamga village, crossing the Eki-Naryn river where two different rivers join in together and the majestic Tosor pass (4020m) driving through some wild parts of the Central Tien Shan mountains. After long drive with coffee-break stops, reach Tamga village in the evening.

Day 6: Kajy – Sai – Kara-Kol km transfer

Further drive to Kara-Kol after breakfast along the southern shore of Issyk-Kul lake. On the way, stop at the gorge of Barskoon where you will have free time walk and see the greatest cosmonaut Yuriy Gagarin’s monuments. Yuriy Gagarin spent his decompression rehabilitation at that area. An eagle show will be performed by Berkutchi (an Eagle man). Next stop at Jeti-Oguz from the Kyrgyz language the name is translated as Seven Oxen (Red cliff mountains) and the Broken Heart hill where we will have outdoor picnic. After picnic, drive to Kara-Kol for dinner and overnight in a hotel.

Day 7: Kara-kol

Early in the morning after breakfast, drive to Altyn-Arashan (hot springs) by 6 WD army truck, visit hot springs, easy hiking in the gorge, back to Kara-Kol for fistive dinner at Dungan family, enjoy very high profile Folklore show. Overnight in a hotel.

Day 8: Kara-kol – Cholpon-Ata

After a good meal for breakfast, visit the center of Karakol city, the Russian Holy Trinity Orthodox church and the Dungan mosque. After the city tour, drive to the memorial Museum of the explorer-naturalist Przhevalsk. Then drive along the northern shore of Issyk-Kul lake, experience Semyonovsk Gorge into the valley, after crossing the pass we drive down to Grigorevk gorge. Evening dinner and overnight at resort side near the shore of Issyk-Kul lake.

Day 9: Cholpon-Ata – Bishkek

Breakfast at hotel.

Visit petroglyphs, the rock carvings dated in Bronze Age in Cholpon-Ata. Keep driving along the northern shore of the lake, crossing some fantastic ways and Book gorge, enter in Chon-Kemin valley for extreme experience of rafting in the Chu river. After that, enjoy good lunch with smoked fish caught from the lake and continue our drive to the capital city Bishkek. On the way there, stop by the Burana tower the historical complex dated XII century, once the area was called Suyab which was the capital of the Karakhanid dynasty. Arrive in our nice hotel in Bishkek and return jeeps. Farewell dinner, souvenir exchange in a restaurant. Overnight in a hotel in the city.

Day 10

Early morning transfer to the airport for flight back to your home country.
End of service!

Services included:

1. Hotels as per the itinerary
2. Meals on B&B basis
3. All transfers
4. Entrance fees to museums/sites
5. English-speaking guide
6. 4 pax in each jeep and escort jeep with a mechanic and guide
7. Mineral water per liter per pax, per day
8. Eagle show
9. Manaschi narrator and folklore show
10. Horse games in Kyzyl-Oi
11. Rafting in the Chu river

NOT INCLUDED:

1. Visa costs and processing (consular fees)
2. Tips and gratitude for service during the journey
3. Any personal expenses
4. Gasoline.
5. Air tickets.
6. Jeep rent

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