Name: Tien - Shan de Tour

  Type: Bicycle tour 

  Level: 3 

  Route on bicycle appr. 750 km

1 Day: Arrive in Bishkek. City tour. Dinner in restaurant. Overnight is in hotel. 

2 Day: After breakfast drive to Alamedin Gorge (30 km from Bishkek), come back for dinner. Overnight is in hotel. 

3 Day: From Bishkek to Balykchy by car and start cycling to Chyrpykty, along the north shore of Issik-Kul lake. (About 35 km of cycling.) 

4 Day: Stay in Chyrpykty. Get acquainted with local people, culture and their way of living. 

5 Day: Early in the morning cycle to Ananeva, 100 km, with stop on a half way to an open-air museum. Where you will see the petroglyphs, the unique drawings on stones, that belong to different centuries. 

6 Day: Early start to Karakol (100 km.). Karakol is the capital of the Issik-kul district, where you can go to Russian Orthodox Church, Dungan Mosque, Cattle market, newly reconstructed street in 19^th century style. Dinner is in restaurant.  

7 Day: Cycle to Saruu, visiting legendarily Jeti-Oguz (Seven Oxen) on the way. 100 km. 

8-9 Day: After breakfast leaving for Juuku – Suu Gorge, to the hot mineral spring. This is popular among local people.  Hiking to waterfall, through narrow pass covered with fir trees and rocky mounts along the river.  Enjoy with peaceful nature during the picnic lunch. Come back to village for dinner. Overnight is at house. Next day go to the beach and have a lazy day. 

10 Day: To Manjyly, about 70 km cycling. Stay in the yurt for overnight with the marvelous sight of Issik-Kul lake and enjoy with the sounds of the nature – breeze, some singing birds.  

11 Day: To Ak-Sai village, 30 km. Stay at home with the family. Have a rest. 

12 Day: Drive to salt (dead) lake through sandy gorge. Enjoy the wonderful sight of the lake surrounded with snow covered mountains. Have a healthy swim. 

13 Day: To Ak-Bulun, about 75 km cycling. Stop on the shore of the lake. Sleep in tent. 

14 Day: Cycling to Kochkor, 80 km. Where you will visit the biggest felt making shops: “Altyn - Kol”, “Kyal. Stay in guest house. 

15 Day: Drive to Sary–Bulak by car, and relaxing, walking, horse riding, climbing. Have an experience the real way of life on the jailoo (mountain pasture). Here the only sounds, that can disturb you is singing of birds and noise of water. 

16-17 Day: Breakfast, relax and have a walk, horse riding, climbing. And witness everyday life of shepherds: milking mares, process of making national drink “kymyz” (a fermented mare’s milk). Enjoy our special show. Here you can also witness Kyrgyz national games and get acquaintance with Kyrgyz culture and traditions more closely.  

18 Day: Early drive to Kochkor, where you will start cycling through Kubaky Pass (2125m) to Boom Gorge and drive to Bishkek by car. 

19 Day: Make a shopping, go to Osh market, one of the biggest Oriental markets in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia. Have a farewell dinner in restaurant. Overnight is in hotel. 

20 Day: Departure.