Highlights

  • Watch ancient traditional horse game Ulak Tartish (Buzkashi)
  • Learn how felt carpets are made
  • Learn about Kyrgyz History and Kyrgyz Art in museums of Bishkek
  • Visit chaotic Bazaar
  • Test your horseback riding skills in amazing mountain landscapes
  • Enjoy spectacular panoramas of Suusamyr valley and Song-Kul lake;

Itinerary on the map

 
Duration 7 nights / 8 days
Season From June to September
Trip overview Bishkek – Chunkurchak jailoo – Kyzyl-Oi – Song-Kul lake – Kochkor – Chong-Kemin (Kalmak-Ashuu) – Bishkek

Day 1

Bishkek
Today is your first day in Kyrgyzstan and it starts in its capital city Bishkek. When you arrive you will be met by our team in the airport. We will take you to your hotel and you will have time to get settled in. After a lunch, you’ll have city tour in the central part of Bishkek. You will see Philharmonic House, Opera House, Old Square, Ala-Too Square, Victory Square, Circus Building, City Hall. You’ll have a chance to learn about Kyrgyz history at the Museum of National Histoty and the National Museum of Fine Arts. Finally, you’ll see what a Bazaar looks like when you’ll go to Osh Bazaar. Enjoy your dinner in the best restaurants of Bishkek Supara or Arzu Style. Stay overnight in the hotel

Day 2

Bishkek– Chunkurchak jailoo
Today, you leave a big city and go to the gorgeous Chunkurchak Valley which is just 28 miles from Bishkek. Chunkurchak has fir forests, alpine meadows, rapid rivers, and snow-capped mounts. Here you can ride horse for several hours until you reach glaciers. You can hike in the woods. In general, this is a good place for privacy. You can try yourself in archery. Watch Kyrgyz folklore show. Enjoy your lunch and dinner in Supara Chunkurchak restaurant and stay overnight in Beshik Bungalow Hotel

Day 3

Chunkurchak –– Suusamyr (Kyzyl-Oi village)
Set off to Suusamyr Valley after the lunch in Chunkurchak. The way to Suusamyr goes through 60 km long Kara-Balta gorge and Töö-Ashuu Pass (3586 m above sea), you will pass through a 3 km long mount tunnel. It is a scenic road with spectacular panoramas of Suusamyr valley. You will have picture stops near livestock flocks. Here you see Kyrgyz nomads for the first time. Enjoy your dinner and stay overnight in a traditional village house.

Day 4

Kyzyl-Oi village – Song-Kul lake (246 km)
On this day you will set off from Kyzyl-Oi village to Song-Kul lake (3013m) - one of the most unique and picturesque places in Kyrgyzstan. Pastures around the Song-Kul are favored by numerous nomads whose yurt camps you can see everywhere. You will arrive to the lake around midday. You will have lunch in a yurt. Song-Kul Lake is a nice place for horseback riding and hiking. You can watch and probably try cow and mare milking. Also watch and try cream and kumis making. Don’t forget to taste kumis at least once! You’ll have dinner and stay overnight in a yurt.

Day 5

Song-Kul lake day
On this day you go to waterfall by horseback riding. On the way you can enjoy watching a summer pasture with numerous herds of horses, yaks, buffalos, and sheep. Bird watching is also a good option as many migratory birds are attracted by the lake. Besides, you can get to know close local flora with many highland plants. After a lunch you will watch the famous horseback game called Ulak Tartish (buzkashi) match, which is a wild, traditional sport of nomads played on a horseback throughout Central Asia. You can watch horse race, horseback wrestling and other games too.

Day 6

Song-Kul Lake – Chon-Kemin (Kalmak-Ashuu Village)
Early in the morning set off to Chon-Kemin Valley. On the way you will have a felt carpet making class in Kochkor village. Afterwards, continue to Chon-Kemin. The way goes through massive Boom gorge and Orto-Tokoi Dam. You will have dinner and stay overnight in Ashu Hotel

Day 7

Chon-Kemin –– Bishkek
After breakfast, you will have several hours of horseback riding (or hiking) in the Chon-Kemin National Park. After a lunch you will set off to Bishkek. On the way you will visit Burana which is the remains of a city destroyed by Genghis Khan. In the evening you will have a farewell dinner and stay overnight in the hotel.

Day 8

Bishkek – Airport Manas
This is your final day in Kyrgyzstan. After an amazing week of adventures you journey has come to an end. You will be transferred to the Manas International Airport where you will catch your flight home or fly to another exciting destination.

Suggested hotels

Bishkek: Hyatt Regency Bishkek
Hyatt Regency Bishkek is for sure the best hotel in Kyrgyzstan. As the hotel is situated right in the center of Bishkek the Opera House, Museum of Fine arts, Victory Square, State Circus and other sights of Bishkek are nearby. This five-star hotel offers you its 178 rooms and suites with the newest conveniences. The hotel provides its service 24/7. The Hyatt Regency Bishkek has really a big choice of food from European to Fusion cuisines. The hotel has a bar and Opera Lounge where you can relax during your stay. The hotel’s health club offers you an outdoor swimming pool and nicely equipped gym. Besides, there is a spa with treatment rooms.
Bishkek: Asia Mountains
Always clean and neat, Asia Mountains have everything you would enjoy during your stay in Bishkek. Asia Mountains offers you its big, bright, and comfortable rooms equipped with all modern conveniences from a satellite TV to Wi-Fi. Each room has a private bathroom. Asia Mountains is not a big hotel; it makes the hotel very quiet. You can enjoy spending evenings in the beautiful garden of the hotel. Enjoy European and Kyrgyz cuisines from the chefs of Asia Mountains.
Chunkurchak: Beshik Hotel Bungalow
Beshik Hotel Bungalow is located Chunkurchak Valley which is just 28 miles to the south of Bishkek. The hotel as its name suggests consists of bungalows. Each bungalow has a comfortable bedroom, a private bathroom, satellite TV, and Wi-Fi. Beshik Hotel has a cute Supara Chunkurchak restaurant which provides the best traditional Kyrgyz food made from the freshest ingredients.
Chon-Kemin: Ashu Hotel
Chon-Kemin Valley has a nice ranch style Ashu Hotel. The hotel has all modern amenities. Every room has a private bathroom, Wi-Fi, and other mod cons. You can enjoy excellent views of mounts just from your window. The hotel has a nice garden where you can enjoy cool evenings of Chon-Kemin Valley. The hotel’s restaurant offers the best of European and Kyrgyz food. The hotel has a fine shop where you can buy souvenirs produced locally.