Kyrgyzstan Winter Experience

We will pick you up at the Manas Airport in Bishkek and drive you to Tar Suu village located in Chon Kemin Valley. Transfer takes about 3 hours.

Upon arrival, you can have a rest, take a shower, and sleep.

After lunch, you enjoy this place. You will have the opportunity to ride horses in the village to explore the lifestyle of the local people and enjoy the beautiful alpine views.

Dinner and overnight in the guesthouse.

Accommodation: Guesthouse (Kemin Guesthouse or similar)

After breakfast in the hotel, we go towards Issyk Kul lake, the pearl of Kyrgyzstan. Issyk Kul is the second largest alpine lake in the world after Titicaca. Its name means “hot lake” in the Kyrgyz language.

Lunch at the restaurant in Cholpon Ata. Along the way, we visit Grigoriev gorge, located on the northern shore of Issyk Kul Lake. You can take a walk, enjoy the wild nature around you, and have a pleasant pastime in this beautiful place.

When we get to Karakol, we go to the hot springs located 20 minutes’ drive from the city. What could be better than taking a dip in hot springs to relax your muscle and clear your head after an active day.

For dinner, a local Dungan family will welcome you to their home to celebrate the diversity of Dungan cuisine over an elaborate home-cooked meal. You will discover the fascinating story of why this Muslim Chinese group immigrated to the region 140 years ago. You will taste the delicious homemade dinner.

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Karagat Hotel or similar)

After breakfast, we will visit the famous sights of Karakol as the Russian Orthodox cathedral and Dungan mosque.

Then we head to Jety Oguz gorge. The name of the gorge is symbolic and means “seven bulls” in Kyrgyz because there are seven giant red-brown rocks resembling furious bulls standing together. Lunch at the guesthouse or at a small cafe.

Then we go to the Barskoon Gorge. The gorge is famous for its waterfalls. One of the best known is Tears of a Leopard. Here you find the monument for the first cosmonaut Yu. A. Gagarin, who was very fond of this place and rested in the nearby Tamga military sanatorium.

Along the way, we visit Skazka canyons, which translates from Russian as Fairytale. There you can find rocks of surprising shapes and sizes. A real skyscraper or an animal may appear in front of you. You can do short hiking in the canyons.

Dinner and overnight at the guesthouse.

Accommodation: Guesthouse (Emily Guesthouse or similar)

After breakfast at the guesthouse, we meet an eagle hunter with his bird of prey. Eagle hunting is one of the ancient traditions of nomads.

Then we go to the canyons of Ak Say. You hike to the panoramic point to enjoy a magnificent view of the canyons and lake opening in front of you.

Our next stop is Kyzyl Tuu village where the local family reveals the secrets of yurt production. This family is engaged in this unique art from generation to generation.

Upon arrival in Kochkor, you can take a shower and relax at the guesthouse. Optionally we propose you meet the Kyrgyz women who show you the production of felt used in traditional carpets.

Dinner at the local restaurant and overnight in a comfortable hotel.

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Olive Hotel or similar)

The road to Bishkek passes through the Boom gorge.

Along the way, we visit Burana, located about 80 km from the capital. The tower with funerary monuments, earthworks, remains of the castle, and three mausoleums – that’s all that last out of the ancient Balasagyn town founded by Karakhanids at the end of the ninth century.

Arrival in Bishkek, check-in at the hotel. Free time before dinner.

In the evening, dinner at the restaurant.

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Rixon Hotel or similar)

After breakfast in the hotel, we start our city tour in Bishkek. We will visit the heart of the city, Ala-Too Square. After we can enjoy a walk in Oak Park, one of the favorite places of local people.

After lunch, we will have time to visit the local market Osh bazaar. Here you can appreciate the creativity and talent of local artisans. Just as you step into the market, you plunge into the real oriental atmosphere: an interminable stream of people, and a big variety of goods and colors.

In the evening, we can go to a restaurant in Bishkek where you can taste delicious Kyrgyz national dishes.

Accommodation: Hotel 3* (Rixon Hotel or similar)

Transfer to the airport. Departure.