10 days
Horseback Riding Tour
Kyrgyzstan Mountains
Duration: 10 days, 9 nights
Availability: From June – till the end of October
Requirements: Trekking shoes, waterproof & warm clothes, hat, sunscreen & sunglasses
Itinerary Overview
You may find a more detailed itinerary description below
Day 1: Airport Bishkek – Bishkek
Day 2: Bishkek – Kochkor
Day 3: Kochkor – Kilemche
Day 4: Kilemche – Song Kul Lake
Day 5: Song Kul Lake – Tulpar Tash
Day 6: Tulpar Tash – Tulga Tash
Day 7: Tulga Tash – Kumdu Suu
Day 8: Kumdu Suu – Batay Aral – Jaman Echki (Song Kul Lake)
Day 9: Jaman Echki – Bishkek
Day 10: Bishkek – Bishkek Airport
Detailed Infos
- All transfers according to the program
- Vehicles and professional drivers
- English speaking guide
- Horses and local guides during the horse riding days
- Accommodation described in the program in twin /double room
- Two meals a day (Breakfast and Dinner), mineral water
- Visits described in the program
- Activities *
- International flights
- Supplement for single room
- Travel Insurance
- Any personal expenses
- Visa (not required for ~70 countries)
- Lunches
- Alcohol
- Acquaintance with the culture and traditions of the local people
- Traditional games (competitions between locals and tourists)
Day 1: Airport Bishkek – Bishkek
Meeting at the Bishkek Manas Airport. Installation at hotel. Breakfast. Briefing. First entire day would be dedicated to an advanced Bishkek City Tour. Short tour to Ploshad Pobedy (Victory Square), Duboviy Park (Oak Park), Ploshad Ala-Too (Ala-Too square), the History Museum, National Philharmonic and others places according to your request. It is not a real city tour without visiting real central asian bazaar. Overnight at hotel. (Dinner)
Day 2: Bishkek – Kochkor
Transfer to Kochkor village. On the way we visit the memorial complex Burana Tower. Burana Tower is located 12 km south-west from the city of Tokmak and is one of the oldest structures on the territory of Central Asia (the minaret of the mosque Jami, late 10th the beginning of the 11th century), where in structural and decorative details can be traced practices of pre-Islamic architecture. On arrival at the Boom gorge it is offered a picnic. The word “Boom” in the ancient language means “high steep rock cliff.” In Kochkor visit felt carpet workshop, where you can buy Kyrgyz handmade souvenirs. Overnight at the guesthouse. (Breakfast and dinner)
Day 3: Kochkor – Kilemche
Early breakfast and transfer to Jumgal valley to starting point of the horse ride below the Kyzart pass. Meeting with the guide and horsemen. Within sight of the road, cross Kyzyl-Kiya jailoo (meadow), 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 at Kilemche jailoo, with views of holy Baba-Ata Mountain (4400 m). The name means “like a carpet,” and this swathe of grass covers whole mountain ranges, with shadings as subtle as any Shyrdak (Shyrdak is a Kyrgyz felt carpet). Overnight in a yurt. (Breakfast and dinner)
Riding time about 4-6 hours
Day 4: Kilemche – Song Kul Lake
Early in the morning we take the breakfast and then we meet our team with horses. After the short instruction we start our horseback trek to Song Kul lake. On the way we cross Jalgyz Karagai pass (3400 m). On the top we can see panoramic views of the lake. Lunch at Jaman Echki (Song Kul Lake) and stay in a nomad’s yurt camp. Overnight in a yurt camp. (Breakfast and dinner)
Riding time about 5-6 hours
Day 5: Song Kul Lake – Tulpar Tash
After breakfast we ride the horses about 4-6 hours along the lake. Local people live and graze their livestock on the meadows (jailoo) around the lake. You will taste the wilderness and freedom of nomadic life here. It will be possible to taste the Kyrgyz traditional drink kymyz (fermented horse milk, mildly alcoholic). Overnight in yurts. (Breakfast and dinner)
Riding time about 4-6 hours
Day 6: Tulpar Tash – Tulga Tash
This day our trek around the Song Kul, we continue to explore the amazing culture of semi-nomadic life. After three or four hours of horseback riding we join a family. Lunch under the blue sky. This afternoon we profit to take some training course on the horses. This afternoon we have a chance take a hot shower in hand made shower bath. Dinner and night in a yurt camp. (Breakfast and dinner)
Riding time about 4-6 hours
Day 7: Tulga Tash – Kumdu Suu
After breakfast we start our horse riding. On the road we take our picnic in historical place named “Manas Stones”. Overnight in yurt camp. (Breakfast and dinner)
Riding time about 4-6 hours
Day 8: Kumdu Suu – Batay Aral – Jaman Echki (Song Kul Lake)
We leave at 9:00. Lunch in Batay Aral. At Batay Aral on the shores of the lake do not grow tall trees, spruce, fir, but only here you will be able to please the eye immense heaps of Edelweiss (flower listed in the Red Book), as well as many other bright, elegant and sometimes very rare flowers. Overnight in yurt camp. (Breakfast and dinner)
Riding time about 4-6 hours
Day 9: Jaman Echki – Bishkek
After breakfast transfer to Bishkek by the Kalmak Ashuu pass (3446m). Arrival in Bishkek. Free day, shopping time at Osh and Orto-Sai colorful and noisy Bazaars. Farewell dinner at local Kyrgyz restaurant. Accommodation in the hotel. (Breakfast and dinner)
Day 10: Bishkek – Airport Bishkek
Transfer to the airport for your onward flight. (Breakfast)