In season 2022 SR1401 sets fixed tent camps all along the trekking route. Be the first to travel with comfort! If you book the trekking tour “Asian Patagonia” (trek along the gorges of Turkestan mountain range to peak Ak-Suu) you can use the services of our fixed tent camps all along the route. It allows you the following advantages:
- Your trek is much more pleasant and easier than ever before. As you don’t have to carry your tent equipment and food, etc.
- You pay less for the tour. As you don’t need to hire cooks, pack animals and driver. Moreover, the less people, the more bright memories and emotions!
- Your trip is safer. You will be given a detailed map of the trekking route. There is communication means in every tent camp.
- Your trip is educative. You learn new dishes, as we cook various dishes in every tent camp.
After visit the market we head back to the city center to start walking tour around the main Ala Too square to see the legacy of the Soviet Union. There are several objects on our way: Manas Monument, the main national hero of Kyrgyz people; the State Flag and the ceremony of changing the Guards of Honor; the monument of the Revolution of 2010 and the White House, Lenin statue and the old Ala Too Square with number of interesting buildings of the past; Oak park and museum under the clear sky; unique fine art gallery and Kurmanjan Datka monument, finishing walk back at the main Ala Too square and transfer to the Victory Square dedicated to the WWII to finish the city tour by short excursion there.
Lunch and dinner at a local cafe. Overnight.
PLEASE NOTE: Put all stuff (extra payment for more than 12 kg per person) into a special rucksack provided by supplier SR1401 and give it to the horseman in the morning. The horses carry the luggage from one tent camp to another, and upon arrival to a tent camp after trekking day, you will take your luggage back.
Further, start descending to valley and here is a nice spot for having lunch break near Ak-Tash river. After lunch continue trekking along the river and cross it in several places (advisable to have sandals). Arrival to the tent camp, which is hidden among the bushes on a green meadow.
Dinner and overnight.
After breakfast we begin trekking day, cross Ak-Tash river near the tent camp and walking along the river to the foot of the Dzhalgychy pass (3780 m). Start ascent to the pass, we traverse several hundred meters and than zigzag trail leads us to the top. From the top we can see panoramic view of Turkestan mountain range, western face Piramidalnyi peak (5509 m) and Turo pass (4525 m). Descent down by the trail along the Dzhalgychy gorge to the confluence with nameless gorge, which is next from the south west.
As we descended from the pass we turn left and cross nameless river (advisable to have sandals), than we go up to a small hill and reach the tent camp.
Dinner and overnight.
Descent to Kashka-Suu gorge along the narrow trail. Here we cross the small river and trekking till confluence with Orto Chashma gorge.
Dinner and overnight at the tent camp with sauna that helps to relax muscels and spend the evening enjoing the nature.
As we crossed the river start ascent to the second pass Kara-Suu (3760 m). From the top of the pass we have a wonderful view of an ocean of pointed snow-capped rocky peaks of Turkestan mountain range. In front of us there will be a row of the Great Fortresses-like north-western faces of the peaks Kotin (4521 m) and 1000th-anniversary of Kreshenie Rusi (4507 m).
Descent till Kara-Suu river and cross with bridge. Here we have several hundred meters more along the river till the tent camp.
Dinner and overnight.
In the morning we leave the tent camp and have an easy trekking along Kara-Suu river. Further trail leads us to moraine and we start trekking along it till the foot of the peaks. Climbers from all over the world treat as a very high achievement to climb on any of peak of the gorge, since all peaks of that gorge are famous for its complexity.
Later, we return to the tent camp the same way.
Dinner and overnight.
After descent from the pass we continue tekking to the tent camp and one kilometer before the camp we can find out a small stream flowing into Orto Chashma river, down the stream we can find a local sight, which is a broken military helicopter, one of the evidence of historical events happened in the region more than 20 years ago.
Dinner and overnight at the tent camp.
After crossing we start moderate ascent to Ak-Tubek pass (4390 m) along the river with the same name. The trail to the tent camp is going through the stone house of nomads where we can stop to visit them and try kyrgyz cheese – kurut (white balls, salty flavour) and airan – yogurt. Further, we can continue the ascent, crossing stream and reach the tent camp in a several hundred meters.
Dinner and overnight.
Later, descent along zigzaf trail that ends at the moraine of Ak-Tubek glacier. We cross the moraine to get the other side of the gorge and continue trekking further along the stream till confluence with Ak-Suu river. Here we turn right and trek along Ak-Suu river till the tent camp.
Dinner and overnight.
Later, we walk back to the tent camp the same way.
Dinner and overnight.
Dinner and overnight at a local Kyrgyz family house.
Further, transfer to the airport and flight to the city of Bishkek. Upon arrival to the city dinner at a local cafe.
Overnight.