Price includes:
- Double accommodation;
- Meals: full- board;
- Transportation throughout the whole trip (driver??™s services, his meals and accommodation).
- English speaking guide where applicable;
- Entrance fees to sights, museums. Camera/video fees are not included and paid separately;
Price does NOT include:
- Hotel charges for additional services;
- Single supplement;
- Consular fees paid upon collection of the entrance visa to Kyrgyzstan;
- Visa support; Visa
- International airfares;
- Personal insurance and items not mentioned above.
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Cycling through Tien-Shan Mountains 13 days Book Now
This is a bike tour around Kyrgyzstan. We have organized this type of tour several times for groups from 20 to 150 people.
- Day 1 Bishkek
- Arrival in Bishkek: Meet at the airport ??“ transfer to the hotel ??“ morning free for rest. Meet for lunch. City tour. Accommodation in a hotel.
Bishkek is one of the youngest capitals of the former Soviet Union - the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic- Day 2 Cholpon Ata
- Bishkek ??“ Balykchy ??“ Cholpon Ata : Drive to Balykchy (180 km) and then cycle to Cholpon Ata (70 km : 1700 m). Accommodation in a Homestay.
Issyk ??“ Kul is called the ???Pearl of the Tien Shan???, but in Kyrgyz the name means ???warm lake???. It is about 180 km long, 70 km across, and is the second largest mountain lake in the world after Titikaka in Peru.- Day 3 Cholpon Ata
- In Cholpon ??“ Ata: Cholpon Ata considered the central tourist town in Issyk-Kul area. You will have a chance to walk around the city and relax on the beach. Accommodation in a Homestay.
Visit a remarkable open-air gallery of stone inscriptions, just north from Cholpon-Ata. The inscriptions are said to date from 500 BC ??“ 100 AD and depict wolves, long-horned ibex, goats, horses, snow leopards, sacrifices and some hunting scenes.- Day 4 Karakol
- Cholpon Ata ??“ Karakol: Most of the way (155 km) will be made by vehicle. Accommodation in a guesthouse. (Karakol ??“ 2000 m)
The atmosphere in the town of Karakol will take you back a hundred years back and give you an impression of Tsarist Russia, with the old Russian style houses and a Russian Orthodox Church that was made out of wood, without the use of nails.- Day 5 Jety Oguz
- Kakakol ??“ Jety Oguz: Cycle to Jety Oguz (50 km : 2400m), which is a beautiful place for walking or horse riding. Accommodation in tents, or in yurts.
Jety ??“ Oguz or ???Seven Bulls??? is about 50 km South West of Karakol. It is a lush valley with some striking red sandstone rock formations (the ???seven Bulls??? from which the valley takes its name).- Day 6 Kadji Sai
- Jety Oguz ??“ Kadji Sai : Cycle to Kadji Sai (160 km : 1900 m). Camp near the lake.
Kaji Sai is on the Southern shore ??“ between the villages of Tamga and Bokonbaeva ??“ is the site of several archaeological digs in Soviet times. There are the remains of two earlier settlements, including, a caravanserai, dating from the 10th to 12th centuries.- Day 7 Kara Kul
- Kadji Sai ??“ Kara Kul (Salt lake): Cycle to the Salt lake (120 km : 1628 m) and camp.
Kara Kul Lake, not far from the village of Kyzyl Tuu on the southern side of the Issyk-Kul lake, is a salt lake, which has a feature similar to the Dead Sea ??“ it is possible to lie on the lake surface supported by the salt, without sinking.- Day 8 Sary Bulak
- Kara Kul ??“ Ortotokoi reservoir - Kochkor ??“ Sary Bulak: Cycle to the Ortotokoi reservoir (80 km) and then drive to Sary Bulak (160 km : 2300m) and camp.
Kochkor is a village famous for its handicrafts and carpet makers.- Day 9 Son Kul
- Sary Bulak ??“ Kalmak Ashuu pass - Son Kul: Cycle to Son-Kul lake (35 km: Kalmak Ashuu pass ??“ 3500m : Son Kul - 3016 m)). Accommodation in yurts.
Son Kul is a remote mountain lake situated on a treeless, high mountain plateau (3016 m) where shepherds bring the livestock in the summertime, establish a camp where they will live ??“ setting up their yurts.- Day 10 Son Kul
- In Son Kul: It will be possible to have a horseback riding or hiking tour in the beautiful area. Accommodation in yurts.
Yurts, round felt tents over a wooden frame are the typical nomadic dwelling found throughout Central Asia.- Day 11 Naryn
- Son Kul ??“ Naryn: Bike down through Terskey Torpok pass (3133m) down to Naryn (130 km : 2000 m). Accommodation in a guesthouse.
Naryn is a frontier small town hidden in the mountains and stretched along the coast of the fast-rushing river with the same name, and is famous for the best quality shyrdaks.- Day 12 Tash Rabat
- Naryn ??“ Tash Rabat: Drive to Tash-Rabat by vehicle (180 km : 3200 m). Accommodation in yurts.
The Caravanserai of Tash-Rabat (XI century) served as a fortress and place of worship for travelers on the Great Silk Road. It is a carefully restored stone building and considered the best example of its type on the Great Silk Road.- Day 13 Torugart Pass
- Tash Rabat ??“ Torugart Pass ??“ Kashgar : Drive to Kyrgyz-Chinese border (90 km: Torugart pass ??“ 3752 m.) Meet Chinese tour operator and then drive to Kashgar.
The Torugart Pass marks the Kyrgyz-Chinese border post at a height of 3744 m