Programme 8, 10

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Name: Tien - Shan

Type: combination, cultural - historical

Duration: 2-3 weeks

Tien - Shan tour

Day 1: Arrival in Bishkek. City tour to the center of Bishkek, walking in the park, visiting The Historical Museum, open air gallery, ZUM and etc. Overnight stay is in hotel or home stay.

Day 2: Leaving for Chong - Kemin Valley (150 km, 3 hour drive). On the way, visiting the Burana tower (15 km from the main road), an architectural complex of the 10 - 11^th AD (the Great Silk Road). Have a lunch on the way in the cafe in Kemin. Arrive by dinner. Stay at CBT guesthouse with family. Dinner and accommodation are at guesthouse.

Day3: Breakfast, rest, walking or hiking far to the mountains with picnic lunch. Dinner and overnight are at guesthouse.

Day 4: Have an early breakfast and start hiking. Reach the Koltor lake (level.) Have a rest. Dinner is in open air nature. Sleep in tents.

Day 5: Leave after breakfast. Continue trekking, come to Mazaar (Holy place ). Stay there for night.

Day 6: After breakfast start trekking. Have a lunch on the way. Arrive at house by local family in Chyrpykty by dinner. Dinner and overnight is at house.

Day 7: Breakfast, relax, go to the lake, beach time, have swim. Optional: Walk around the village, communicate with local people. Lunch, dinner and accommodation are at house.

Day 8: Breakfast, morning head to Karakol (200 km, 3 hour driving). On the way make a stop in Cholpon - Ata to visit historical museum and an open - air petroglyph (rock painting) gallery (5 km from Cholpon - Ata). Arrive in Karakol by lunch. After lunch, city tour: visit the Dungan Mosque styled as a Chinese pagoda, the Russian Orthodox Church, walking along the street styled in 19^th century.(constructed in 2009). Visiting local bazaar, shopping. Dinner is at restaurant. Overnight is at the CBT guesthouse.

Day 9: Leaving for Saruu. On the way to Saruu trip to Jeti - Oguz Gorge (30 km from the main road). Walk and picnic in the Kok - Zhaik area (a Valley of Flowers), climbing to the waterfall. Arrive at Saruu for the dinner. Overnight is at the house in the village by local family.

Day 10: 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.

Day 11: Breakfast, transfer to Ak - Sai, on the south shore of the Issik-Kul lake. On the way make a stop to visit fantastic place called Skazka (Fairytale). Mysteriously shaped clayish-sandy rocks made by nature - wind, rain, sun, through the centuries. You will have an impression of being in a tale, if you give a freedom to your imaginations!   Futher visit Bokonbaevo village, where you will visit local workshops, witness process of making Kyrgyz national carpets and other handicrafts made by local people. Go to the open air bazaar. Lunch en route Arrive in Ak - Sai by dinner. Overnight is home stay.

Day 12: Breakfast up to your wishes, go to the salt lake through the canyon. Picnic is at the beach, on the way back visit handicraft shop. Come back by dinner.

Day 13: Early leave after breakfast for Bishkek. Lunch en route. Arrive in Bishkek after lunch time. Have a free time for shopping. Farewell dinner is at restaurant. Overnight is in hotel or home stay.

Day 14: Departure.

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Day 13: Departure to Sary - Bulak. On the way stop at the town Kochkor, where you will visit the biggest felt making shops "Altyn - Kol", "Kyal". Lunch en route. Arrive in Sary - Bulak by dinner.

Day 14:  Breakfast and up to you, relaxing, walking, horse riding, climbing or trekking far with picnic-lunch. Have an experience the real way of life on the jailoo (mountain pasture).

Day 15: Breakfast, relax and, have a walk, horse riding, climbing, 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 witness Kyrgyz national games and get acquaintance with Kyrgyz culture and traditions closely.

Day 16: Breakfast, leaving early for Tash - Rabat, Caravansarai (15^th AD) which was constructed on the ancient trade route from Central Asia   to China and was a resting place for merchants, ambassadors, travelers. It is the largest Central Asian stone-built construction of that epoch. Have a picnic lunch and relax. Come back to Koshoi- Korgon, old fortress (9 - 12^th AD) by the dinner. Stay in yurt camp or in hotel for an overnight.  

Day 17: Breakfast, heading to Naryn State Reserve. Picnic is in the open air nature. After lunch walk into reserve, observe deer and other seldom kinds of animals. (80 km, 2 hour drive). Enjoy dinner by open fire. Overnight is in yurt or in tent.

Day 18: Head to Salkyn-Tor, Nature Park. Picnic is in open air nature. Walking around enjoying the beautiful nature. Arrive in Naryn town after lunch time. Make a short city tour, visit local mosque, art gallery. Dinner is at restaurant. Overnight is at guesthouse.

Day 19: This day will be quiet tough. Breakfast, early departure to Bishkek (375km, 7 hours drive.) Lunch en route. Arrival in Bishkek is in late afternoon. Have a rest.

Day 20:  Breakfast. Have a free time for shopping, visit Osh bazaar. Farewell dinner is at restaurant. Overnight is in hotel.

Day 21: Departure.