Wonders of Kyrgyzstan
Name of the tour: Wonders of Kyrgyzstan
Duration: 7 days & 6 nights
Day 1: Osh
Upon arrival at International Osh airport you will meet with our driver. With him you will transfer to the city of Osh. In Osh you will have a walk and will get to visit a famous and special place- Suleiman Mountain. Suleiman Too which means Solomon’s Mountain is situated in the city center and it is considered a place of pilgrimage for local Muslims, because according to the legend, biblical prophet Solomon was buried at the foot of it. While city tour you will visit Asian Bazaar and there will be a chance to take a lot of photos inside of the Bazaar, buy some goods which you want and observe the way of life of local people. After city tour you will come back to the hotel and spend the night there.
Day 2: Osh – Bishkek
Today you will be transferred to the International Osh airport to have a flight to Bishkek city. After arriving to Bishkek city, you will have an amazing tour to the memorial places in Bishkek city. It includes visiting Victory Square, Oak Park, Central Ala-Too Square, the National Arts Museum, National Philharmonic, and many others places of interest. You will have one more chance to visit Asian Bazaar in the Bishkek city.We will show you it today and you will be able to make a lot of professional photos of bustling local life. This Asian Bazaar is special and famous with their noisy atmosphere and colorful tapestry of fabrics with delicious dried fruits, people selling and buying goods. The most traditional dinner will be served at 7 p.m. and you will spend the night in a hotel.
Day 3: Bishkek – Burana – Issyk Kul northern shore
The meeting with the guide will be hold at 8 a.m. and you will go to the famous Issyk-Kul lake and this lake surrounded by the celestial mountains. Issyk –Kul lake is the 2nd largest alpine lake in the world after the Baikal lake. The people in the Central Asia called the Issyk- Kul lake "the pearl of Central Asia”. The quality of the lake is very curative because of the salty water. While transferring to the Issyk-Kul lake by the route you will visit one of the famous historical Tower Burana and open-air museum of Balbals. After productive tour you will come to the hotel and spend night there.
Day 4: Issyk Kul lake – Tash Rabat
After breakfast there will be a time to visit ancient stone inscriptions dating back to 800 B.C. 2000 years ago, Shamans made amazing petroglyphs on this place where you will visit and then you will be transferred to the unique and historical place Tash Rabat Caravanserai on the Silk Road. This Tash Rabat Caravanserai located at the heart of the Tian Shan Mountains. The building was built by stone blocks and inside of a mountain at an elevation of 3200 m above sea level. The 31rooms inside of the mountain. The walls of the mountain are 1m thick. In ancient times the interesting usage of the underground was keeping thieves in the prison cells. Without traditional dinner on the Silk Road is not completely the tour that is why after the tour you will spend night in Kyrgyz nomad homes Yurts or Boz Ui, near the Tash Rabat Caravanserai.
Day 5: Tash Rabat – Son Kul
In the morning you will have breakfast and then we will start our drive to the 2nd largest lake in Kyrgyzstan – Son Kul Lake. This lake also surrounded by mountains on forth side of the lake and it is the highest alpine lake in Kyrgyzstan, situated at an altitude of 3013 meters above sea level. Kyrgyz families usually enjoy to come to this wonderful area with their friends for rest and relaxation and for local administration this place is pastureland. After our arrival, you will be free to explore and enjoy the pure nature of the lake and its surroundings. At night the dinner and overnight will be in the collapsible dwellings – yurts. The yurts made by a wooden skeleton and covered with materials that was made by local handicraft.
Day 6: Son Kul Lake – 33 parrots – Bishkek
In the morning you will go to the Kochkor village. The road will go along amazing 33 parrots pass that is 3, 133 meters high. It is officially known as Teskei Torpok pass. You will visit a family living in a Kochkor village, who will show you the way our national carpets are produced. You will have a chance to make your own carpet together with them. Then you will visit a small handicraft museum there. They will show you their examples of silver decorations, coats made of wolfs skin, horse saddle decorations, carpets and many other things. After we will continue our way to Bishkek city.
Day 7: Airport
In the morning the driver will transfer you from Bishkek city to the International Manas airport where your tour in amazing Kyrgyzstan comes to the end.