Kyrgyzstan Experiencing Nomadic Culture: 4 Days Issyk-Kul Lake Round Tour

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Bishkek - Cholpon-Ata⌄

   Pick up at hotel at 8am in Bishkek You will first visit Burana Tower and ruins of Balasagun in the morning (about 1.5-hour drive from Bishkek)

   We will arrive Cholpon-Ata (North shore city of Issyk-Kul Lake) in the afternoon. There you will visit Nomad Game Stadium, open-air museum of petroglyphs and/or Cultural Museum in Cholpon-Ata (depending on how long we will stay in every site)

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Stay at a 3-star hotel at Cholpon-Ata for the first night

2. 2Cholpon-Ata - Karakol⌄

   We will mainly spend our second day at Karakol (about 2-hour drive from Cholpon-Ata) In the morning, we will visit The Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Dungan Mosque at Karakol After lunch, we will go to the beautiful mountain site at Karakol. We can arrange trekking with various levels (from 2 hours to half day), depending on the physical condition of tourist group.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Stay at a 3-star hotel at Karakol for the second night (upon request, we can arrange the tourist group to live in Yurt)

3. 3Karakol - Jety Oguz gorge - Barskoon - Bokonbaevo⌄

   Continue driving to the south shore of Issyk-Kul Lake, you will first see the marvelous Jety Oguz gorge During summer, we will also visit the Bee farm nearby

   You will then have adventure at Barskoon gorge (with a beautiful waterfall)

   In the fairy tale canyon, you can see the red sandstones have been eroded and shaped into different forms. While you are walking in the canyon, you can find a dragon, the Great Wall of China, Castle... Just like walking in a fairy land.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Stay at 3-star hotel at Bokonbaevo (upon request, we can arrange the tourist group to live in Yurt)

4. 4Bokonbaevo - Bishkek⌄

   You will see "Salbuurun" in the morning. “Salbuurun” is the traditional hunting activities for nomad, which includes golden eagle, taigan dog and traditional archery on horseback, and it can only be found in Kyrgyzstan In the afternoon, you will visit local horse breeding farm, in which you will learn about horse farming in Kyrgyzstan, and you will also see a mock training race Finally, it is expected that we will return to Bishkek by 8pm

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch