5-Day highlights of Kyrgyzstan

Welcome to Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan!

It is advised to arrive the day before the tour starts, so that you will have plenty of time to acclimatise, rest after a day of traveling and stroll around the city a little, if you wish.

Day 0 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Most international flights arrive in the very early morning, so today you can take the time to arrive, rest and explore Bishkek. The Highlights of Kyrgyzstan Tour officially starts tomorrow morning with a welcome meeting from your guide at the hotel where you’ll be introduced to the group and the team. There will be a briefing about the tour and room for questions. Your accommodation for tonight is included in the price.

Accommodation: hotel

Meals included: none

Day 1. Chon Kemin valley

We will leave Bishkek and head to picturesque Chon Kemin valley, where we will be able to observe beautiful landscapes, stay with locals for one night and see the hospitality of people, and go horse riding for several hours.

Accommodation: shared room in a guest house

Meals included, breakfast, lunch and dinner

Day 2. Bokonbaevo village

We return to the main road and drive to the biggest lake in Kyrgyzstan – Issyk Kul, which translates from Kyrgyz language as “hot lake”. The reason – this lake doesn’t freeze in winter. Today, we can see its magnificent colors and amazing surroundings.

On the way we will stop at Kyzyl Tuu village to get a glimpse on the yurts production – the families living in that village produce these nomadic houses for generations. We can also participate in a yurt building process.

After that we will continue our way to Bokonbaevo village to meet the eagle hunter, who will show and explain to us this ancient nomadic art of hunting with golden eagles.

Accommodation: shared room at a guest house in Bokonbaevo

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 3. Skazka canyon – Kok Jayik valley

We continue driving along the south shore of Issyk Kul lake and will soon stop at Skazka (Fairytale) canyon, which offers a big variety of unusual landscapes and different colors of sand rock. Sometimes the rocks can be similar to different objects or animals, that is why people called this place a Fairytale.

Then we will go to Jeti Oguz red rock formation, a very beautiful place – a unique mix of red canyons and coniferous forests. A short walk to admire the nature (or an optional horse riding of 1-2 hours), then we go higher to the mountains to the valley called Kok Jayik, where we are going to stay at a yurt camp.

Accommodation: shared room in yurt camp

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 4. Karakol – Cholpon Ata

Today we return to the main road and drive to Karakol – the fourth biggest city in Kyrgyzstan and an administrative center of the Issyk Kul region. A visit to the highlights of the city – an old Orthodox Church made out of wood, and a Dungan Mosque made without using the nails.

We will have lunch at a restaurant in the village before we hit the road along the north shore of Issyk Kul lake to Cholpon Ata town, a popular tourist destination for summer holidays, and a quiet place during low season.

A visit to the hot thermal springs.

Accommodation: at a hotel / shared room in a guest house

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 5. Bishkek

Returning to Bishkek, on the way we can stop at Burana tower – one of the first minarets built in Central Asia, and will visit a museum situated nearby to know more about the Great Silk Road on the territory of Kyrgyzstan.

Arriving in Bishkek, a visit to the market to buy some souvenirs and dried fruits.

This is the moment where the tour is finished! There’s an optional dinner to say goodbye to our amazing new group of friends!

If needed, we will call a taxi for you, so you can easily get to your airport.

Accommodation: room in a hotel

Meals included: breakfast, lunch