Kyrgyzstan Experiencing Nomadic Culture: 4 Days Issyk-Kul Lake Round Tour
Kyrgyzstan Experiencing Nomadic Culture: 4 Days Issyk-Kul Lake Round Tour
Kyrgyzstan Experiencing Nomadic Culture: 4 Days Issyk-Kul Lake Round Tour
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This tour covers all those important sites and famous cities around Issyk-Kul lake, and tourists will experience the traditional nomadic culture.
We will first visit the Burana Tower, which is located along the important branch of the Silk Road. It is now UNESCO World heritage.
In Cholpon-Ata, we will visit the World Nomad Games, the open-air museum of petroglyphs, Issyk-Kul State Historical and Cultural Museum.
In Karakol, you will find The Russian Orthodox Cathedral and Dungan Mosque; it is also a famous hiking and skiing base. Also we will visit Jety Oguz gorge, Barskoon gorge and Fairy Tale Canyon.
You will also experience the traditional nomadic culture in eagle hunting observation, visit to horse breeding farm. Upon request, tourist group can also stay in Yurt.
Each group can specify its requirement. There are many other local attractions around Issyk-Kul Lake (for example, hotsprings, traditional handcrafted workshop, visiting traditional Dungan village, etc.)
Itinerary
Bishkek - Cholpon-Ata
Burana Tower
1 minsAdmission Ticket IncludedPick 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)Hippodrome Cholpon-Ata
3 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedWe 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)- AccommodationsStay at a 3-star hotel at Cholpon-Ata for the first nightFood And DrinksLunchDinner
Cholpon-Ata - Karakol
Karakol Gorge
6 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeWe 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.- AccommodationsStay at a 3-star hotel at Karakol for the second night (upon request, we can arrange the tourist group to live in Yurt)Food And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Karakol - Jety Oguz gorge - Barskoon - Bokonbaevo
Jeti-Oguz Canyon (Seven Bulls Rocks)
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeContinue 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 nearbyBarskoon Waterfall
2 hoursAdmission Ticket FreeYou will then have adventure at Barskoon gorge (with a beautiful waterfall)Canyon Fairy Tale
1 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedIn 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.- AccommodationsStay at 3-star hotel at Bokonbaevo (upon request, we can arrange the tourist group to live in Yurt)Food And DrinksBreakfastLunchDinner
Bokonbaevo - Bishkek
Barskoon Gorge
4 hoursAdmission Ticket IncludedYou 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- Food And DrinksBreakfastLunch
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