Explore the heart of country

Arrival to Bishkek. Accommodation in “Asia Mountains” Hotel or similar. After rest a city tour in Bishkek. A visit to Osh bazaar, National Museum, Central Ala-Too square, Oak Park. Lunch and dinner
in the local restaurants. Overnight in the Hotel.

After early breakfast leave Bishkek for Shamshy Gorge, 3-hour drive. Meet horseback guides’ team
in Shamshy gorge. Picnic lunch. After lunch start tour towards Shamshy pass (3 570 meters). Dinner and overnight stay in the tents.

Continue tour and cross the Shamshy pass. Descend to Sarala-Saz jailoo. The first jailoo SaralaSaz offer beautiful views of the Kara Moinok and Sandyk mountains to the south. Eat dinner and
stay overnight in the tent.

This day you spend crossing wide-open pastures. Eat dinner in Ak-Bel jailoo, then take an evening
walk over the hill into the beautiful Kashka-Suu River valley, where you can eat wild rhubarb and
watch the alpenglow on the southern mountains. Overnight stay in tents.

After breakfast at Ak-Bel, gear up for a long day through nearly-empty country. Begin by traversing
the western end of the Kochkor Valley through scrubby dry terrain. After crossing the fast Karakol
River, climb 1000 meters over the Buchuk Pass (3400 m). On the other side, after a brief break for
lunch on the trail, descend into the beautiful Sk Valley. Wild onions cover the high cold ridges, while
lower down whole hillsides of wildflowers bloom. Eagles soar and marmots cry and scurry about. At
day’s end, ford the Sook River and climb the green Kichi Saryk Valley for camp site. Overnight stay
in tents.

After breakfast at Sook, detour to the next valley west, the Kum-Bel, for the best approach to the
3600 m Kum-Bel Pass. From the pass, follow a ridge eastward and upward to the peak, 3656 m
above sea level, with breathtaking 360 views and sheer drops to the north. Continue east, testing
your horseback skills (or walking) down scree-covered hillsides, and eat lunch in a sheltered notch.
Descend at last into the Kolduu-Suu valley, and follow it down between dandelion-covered mountains to your place, in Kolduu-Suu jailoo. Overnight stay in tents or yurt.

After breakfast in Kolduu-Suu, head south to the Kochkor-Jumgal road. Follow the road a short
ways east to the Kyzart Pass, then strike south again. Within sight of the road, cross Kyzyl-Kiya
jailoo, an enormous, relatively flat sea of grass. Continue over the Chaar-Archa Pass (3061 m) into
the Chaar-Archa Valley and eat a tasty lunch by the racing river, with views of holy 4400 m BabaAta Mountain. Sated, ford the river and follow the trail over verdant hills to Kilemche Jailoo. The
name means “like a carpet,” and this swathe of grass covers whole mountain ranges, with shadings
as subtle as any shyrdak. Dine and sleep in a tent

After breakfast at Kilemche, spend the morning climbing to Jalgyz Karagai pass (3300 m), over the
Song-Kol mountains and into the lake’s basin. The morning climb affords wonderful views of Kilemche jailoo, and the pass itself is rocky and exciting. From the pass, Song-Kol is still distant, but as
you traipse down the slopes, it gets larger and larger; the mountains on the other side get higher
and higher, until finally the lake fills most of your field of view and the southern mountains tower
above it. After lunch at Jaman Echki, follow the lakeshore east to NoviNomad’s yurt camp. Upon
arrival meet your host family of Kyrgyz shepherds.

The whole day at the lake. Spend a day-time at the lakeside. Watching and / or participation in everyday life of shepherds, watching the processes of milking mares; making national milk products like
kymyz (a fermented mare’s milk) or airan (a sour dense milk product); tending cattle. Overnight in
the yurt camp.

After breakfast in the yurt, transfer to Kochkor village. After arrival lunch in Kyrgyz family. A visit to
handicraft workshop, where you can buy souvenirs and also take part in producing felt carpets. Dinner and overnight in the Family Run Accommodation.

After breakfast transfer to Tamga, a place situated on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul
lake, that is the second largest mountainous lake in the world on the altitude of 1607 meters above the sea level. On the way it is possible to make stops to swim and to make a
picnic on the shore of the lake. After arrival to Tamga dinner and accommodation in Guest
House.

After breakfast transfer to Svetlaya Polyana, a starting point of the trek. Lunch as a picnic
or lunchboxes. A trek to Jety-Oguz gorge, local people tell a lot of legends about this
place. After arrival dinner and overnight in the yurt camp.

A whole day in the gorge. You can have a horse riding. You can have a walk to the waterfall or along the river or go to the forest. Overnight in the yurt camp.

After breakfast transfer to Karakol city. A city tour. A visit to Museum of Prjevalsky, a Russian Explorer, a Dungan mosque in Chinese Style, Russian Orthodox Wooden Church.
Lunch and dinner in the local restaurants. Accommodation in “Green Yard” Guest House.

After breakfast transfer to Chon-Kemin along the northern shore of Issyk-Kul lake. On the
way it is possible to make stops to have a swim in the lake. A visit to Open Air Museum of
Petrogliphs. After arrival to Chon-Kemin accommodation in “Ashu” mountainous Guest
House. Dinner and overnight.

After breakfast a walk to the nearest gorge. Lunch in the guest house. After lunch transfer
to Bishkek On the way a visit to Burana Tower (XI), a place on the Great Silk Road. After
arrival to Bishkek accommodation in Hotel. Dinner in the local restaurant. Overnight in the
hotel.

After breakfast transfer to Ala-Archa gorge. A trek to Ratsek peak (3430 meters). Lunch as
lunch boxes. After returning to Bishkek farewell dinner in the local restaurant. Overnight in
the hotel.

Transfer to the airport. Fly home.