Price includes:
- Twin Accommodation;
- Guide;
- All transfers;
- Entrance fees;
- Full board (B/L/D);
- Horse-porter;
- Rent of tents;
- A horse per person
Price does NOT include:
- Hotel charges for additional services;
- Alchoholic beverages;
- 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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From Shamsy to Son Kul 15 days Book Now
This is a horse-back riding tour during which you will cross Kyrgyz Ala-Too range and reach the second biggest lake in Kyrgyzstan - Son Kul (3000 m.a.s.l.).
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- Day 1 Bishkek
- Arrive in Bishkek - Rest and Acclimatization. Overnight in a hotel.
- Day 2 Tokmok
- Transfer to Tokmok and the foot of the Shamsy Valley. Horse riding in Ashu Kol Tor valley. Overnight camp.
- Day 3 Karagai Bulak pass
- Ride in the valley over the Karagai Bulak pass ??“ 3100 m. The route is steep and the slow start slowly will time for acclimatization. Overnight in camp.
- Day 4 Shamsy valley
- Crossing down into the Shamsy valley. Overnight camp in a beautiful forest area.
- Day 5 Shamsy Pass
- Crossing Shamsy Pass ??“ 3570 m. ??“ (???the most difficult, and thrilling, one on the trip???), and descending on the Kochkor side. Overnight camp beside the eastern Karakol river.
- Day 6 Buchuk pass
- Riding along eastern Karakol river, approach the Buchuk pass an area rich in wild flowers and untouched nature. Overnight camp.
- Day 7 Kumbel pass
- Cross the Buchuk pass - 3400 m. ??“ Along the Suek river the route goes up and the next camp near the Kumbel pass by the Suek river.
- Day 8 Kumbel pass
- Cross the Kumbel pass ??“ 3500 m. Camp.
- Day 9 Kyzart pass
- Crossing Kyzart pass and along the Char-Archa river. Overnight camp.
- Day 10 Son Kul
- Crossing last range of mountains onto the plateau with Son Kul, a beautiful lake located on a high-mountainous plateau (3016). In summertime shepherds bring their livestock to the pastures and establish yurts on the coast of the lake. Overnight in yurts.
- Day 11 Son Kul
- Going around Son Kul. Overnight in yurts with local summer shepherds on the southern shore of Son Kul.
- Day 12 Issyk Kul Lake
- Transfer to Issyk Kul Lake, one of the largest and deepest lakes in the world surrounded by snow-covered mountain peaks. Overnight - a choice of Homestay, or Sanatoria/Resort/Hotel
- Day 13 Cholpon Ata
- Spend the morning relaxing, for example, on the beach ??“ or visit the Cholpon Ata museum (and see the field of petroglyphs). In the late afternoon, drive back to Bishkek. Overnight in a hotel.
- Day 14 Bishkek
- A day in Bishkek - either a "free day", or a City Tour, or an excursion into one of the valleys of the Kyrgyz Krebet range of mountains to the South of the city.
- Day 15 Departure
- Airport transfer.