Kyrgyzstan Uncovered: 4 Days of Wonder

When you arrive at the airport, you’ll be greeted by our guide and driver who will take you to Bishkek city, where you’ll check into a hotel at 2 pm(Early check-in can be included by request).

If you arrive early, after some rest and breakfast at the hotel, we’ll explore Ala Archa National Park. It’s a great spot for picnics and walking with 20 glaciers around. You can enjoy a leisurely walk by the river or hike up the mountains for an amazing view of the valley.

Afterward, we head back to Bishkek for lunch at a café. After lunch, if we have time, we’ll take a Bishkek city tour.

We’ll finish our day with dinner at a local restaurant.

Total Drive: 2.5 hours
Meals: none;
Accommodation: My hotel 3* or similar

Today we start our journey to Karakol town in Issyk-Kul. On the way, we’ll visit the Burana Tower, a UNESCO site. This ancient tower is about 12 km away from the town of Tokmok, in a place that used to be called Balasagyn, an important spot on the Great Silk Road.

There, you can visit a small museum and learn more about the old city. You’ll also see Balbals, old stone markers for graves.

Lunch in a local cafe. Then, we’ll head to the Kok Moinok canyon. It is a clay-sand structures formed on the slopes of arid mountains cut by water streams. Here we’ll go on a hike and then will continue our journey to Karakol.

We’ll have dinner and then stay overnight.

Total Drive: 400 km / 6 hours
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: 78 hotel 3* or similar

After we eat breakfast at the hotel, we’re going to start our journey to the Karakol gorge. Once we get there, we have a fun plan to ride horses around the area. The scenery from these spots is just amazing. You’re really going to love what you see. If riding horses isn’t your thing, don’t worry—we can go for a walk to these places instead.

After lunch at a local café, we’ll head out to the Jeti Oguz valley. Once there, we’ll be greeted by the stunning views of the Seven Bulls Rocks and the Broken Heart. We’ll take some photos and go on a short walk near the Red Rocks.

After, we’ll have dinner, and stay overnight in Jeti Oguz village

Total Drive: 40 km / 40 minutes
Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Guest house

Today, we’ll head out to Skazka canyon which is located on the north shore of Issyk Kul Lake. Once there, we’ll take a short hike, take some photos.

Next, we’ll drive to Barskoon valley, where we’ll hike to the waterfalls for about an hour, taking in the beautiful scenery, and continue our way to Bishkek. On the way, we’ll stop at local famous place to try Kattama(Kyrgyz National Food).

Once we arrive in Bishkek, we’ll enjoy our final dinner at a traditional local restaurant. Then, we’ll say our goodbyes, hoping to meet again!

Total Drive: 400 km / 6 hours
Meal: Breakfast