Tour Program

Day
1
Day 1: Airport – Bishkek
Itinerary
Arrive at Manas International Airport where you will be met by your guide/interpreter and transferred to Umai Hotel. After lunch we will prep our bicycles then do some sightseeing around Bishkek. Accommodation at the hotel.
Meals
_ L D
Accommodation
Hotel
Day
2
Day 2: Bishkek - Karakol
Itinerary
Today we will head to Karakol, the biggest city on the shores of Lake Issyk Kul. Popular places to visit include a Dungan mosque and a Russian Orthodox cathedral. Overnight stay at a B&B.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Bed&Breakfast
Day
3
Day 3: Karakol - Jeti Oguz Gorge
Itinerary
Leave Karakol and head to a yurt camp in Jeti Oguz. Cycle along a small river, climbing to 2,250 m. 20 km of asphalt and then 16km of dirt road. Overnight stay in a yurt.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt Camp
Day
4
Day 4: Leisure day in the yurt camp
Itinerary
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt Camp
Day
5
Day 5: Jeti-Oguz gorge - Jenish
Itinerary
To Jenish starting with a 23 km descent to the main road, then asphalt road, 60 km in total. You are now cycling on the south shore of the lake. Overnight in a B&B.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Bed&Breakfast
Day
6
Day 6: Jenish - Manjyly
Itinerary
To Manjyly, a yurt camp in a semi desert area. About 68km over asphalt road, last 1km sand path. Overnight in a yurt.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt
Day
7
Day 7: Day of rest in Manjyly
Itinerary
Day of rest in Manjyly. Possibile to swim in Lake Issyk-Kol or to hike to Manjyly-Ata a nearby Kyrgyz sacred. Overnight in a yurt.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt
Day
8
Day 8: Manjyly - Bokonbaevo - Temir-Kanat yurt camp
Itinerary
To the village of Bokonbaevo 13km and at an altitude of 1.600m. Asphalt road to start then turn into the mountains to the Temir-Kanat yurt camp - 20km of dirt road. From the village Temir-Kanat to the yurt camp is a short steep climb where you may have to walk. Overnight in a yurt.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt Camp
Day
9
Day 9: Leisure day in yurt camp
Itinerary
Leisure day in yurt camp, time to relax, hike, ride on horseback. Overnight in a yurt.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt Camp
Day
10
Day 10: Temir-Kanat yurt camp - Jaichy yurt camp or Toguz-Bulak village
Itinerary
From Temir-Kanat to Jaichy yurt camp or Toguz-Bulak village, short hiking. Here there is a sauna which can be used. About 25 km
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt Camp
Day
11
Day 11: Over the Ala Bash pass to the yurt camp Tuura-Suu.
Itinerary
Over the Ala Bash pass to the yurt camp Tuura-Suu.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt Camp
Day
12
Day 12: Tuura-Suu yurt camp
Itinerary
Stay in the Tuura-Suu yurt camp. Go hiking, horseback riding and maybe hear the children from the nearby village sing and play their instruments. Overnight in a yurt.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Yurt Camp
Day
13
Day 13: Tuura-Suu yurt camp - Bishkek
Itinerary
To Kara-Talaa village by bike and then by car to Bishkek. Overnight in Umai Hotel.
Meals
B L D
Accommodation
Hotel
Day
14
Day 14: Bishkek - airport Manas
Itinerary
Transfer to Manas airport and departure.
Meals
B _ _
Accommodation
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