8 Day Kyrgyzstan Winter Tour – Skiing, Snow Adventures & Nomadic Culture
Duration
8 days
Max Group Size
12
Departure Type
Scheduled
Guiding Method
Fully guided
Physical level
easy
Operated In
English
About this tour
Welcome to a winter trip to Kyrgyzstan, 8 days. The snow blends perfectly with Kyrgyzstan’s dramatic mountain scenery and creates new, magical, and powerful alpine landscapes. The excursion program is combined with skiing, jeep tours, snow sleighing with horses, swimming in hot springs, riding in hidden valleys among the high cliffs of the Tian Shan mountain range, eating rich traditional food, and meeting the local population
Route
- 1BishkekAsiaKyrgyzstanStart
- 2Ala-Archa national parkAsiaKyrgyzstanBishkek
- 3TokmokAsiaKyrgyzstan
- 4Chong-Kemin Nature ParkAsiaKyrgyzstanChü
- 5Skazka CanyonAsiaKyrgyzstanIssyk Kul
- 6Jeti-OguzAsiaKyrgyzstanIssyk Kul
- 7KarakolAsiaKyrgyzstanIssyk Kul
- 8Cholpon-AtaAsiaKyrgyzstanIssyk Kul
- 9BishkekAsiaKyrgyzstanEnd
What makes this tour special
Itinerary
Your tour guide will meet you at the airport and transport to your hotel will be provided. After getting settled, we will enjoy an early dinner at a wonderful local restaurant. We will then visit the central part of Bishkek city, Victory Square, Ala-Too Square, Oak Park, and see the monuments of the heroes of Kyrgyz people like Manas – the main character of the Kyrgyz national epic. After exploring the city, we will head back to the hotel.
Accommodation – 3* Hotel in Bishkek, Meal: LD
Today we will proceed to Ala-Archa National Park, which is located 40 km from Bishkek city. We will provide time according to your wishes: make a trek to the waterfall or just walk among the trees and snow. For lunch, we will have lunch boxes. Then we will proceed to Tokmok to visit Burana tower.
Accommodation – Grand Hotel Burana in Tokmok, Meal: BLD
Breakfast, we will proceed to Chon-Kemin Natural Park for a sleigh ride with horses. Lunch and we will ride a horse.
Accommodation – Guesthouse Kok Archa in Chon-Kemin, Meal: BLD
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to the village of the felt world – Kyzyl -Tuu, participate in assembling a nomadic yurt of a local family, and have lunch with this local family. After lunch, we will see eagle hunting show in Bokonbaevo village on the way to the canyon “Skazka”. In canyon “Skazka” we will walk among the sand formations. Then we will proceed to Jeti Oguz for accommodation
Accommodation – Guesthouse or yurt camp in Jeti Oguz valley, Meal: BLD
Morning walk among the gorge during which we will see the “Broken Heart” scale, “Seven Bull” scale, if the weather and time will allow, we can visit the “Maiden Braid” waterfall by horses. We will come back to our guesthouse, have lunch and proceed to Ski Resort Karakol. We will spend time in the ski resort, ride a cable car, climb 4040 m above sea level, ski or snowboard according to your wishes.
Accommodation – 3* hotel in Karakol. Meal: BLD
Today we will go to the gorge Jyrgalan for freeride and to ride a snowmobile according to your wishes. In Jyrgalan it will be free time, you can choose activities on the spot (Snowmobile, ski, snowboard, hiking).
Accommodation: Guesthouse in Jyrgalan Valley or 3* hotel in Karakol, Meal: BLD
After breakfast transfer to Cholpon Ata. In Cholpon Ata we will swim at mineral hot spring pool, visit Rukh Ordo cultural Center, visit Lakeshore or Issyk Kul Lake, if we will have chance we will catch every hour group cruising at Issyk Kul lake.
Accommodation – guesthouse in Cholpon Ata, BLD
After breakfast transfer to Bishkek. On the way lunch at Tokmok at local Dungan family. Upon arrival at Bishkek if time will allow we will have dinner and transfer to airport for flight
Accommodation:no, Meal:BLD
Trip includes
Included
3 nights in hotels
4 nights in guesthouses & traditional yurt stays
- Local English speaking guide
Guiding Method
Fully guided
English- Transport 4wd
- Mineral water in a volume of 1 liter per person per day.
- Entrance fees(Ala-Archa, Burana, Skazka canyon, Ski Resort Karakol, Rukh Ordo, History museum in Bishkek)
- Transfer from and to the airport.
- Yurt assembly show in Issyk Kul Lake
- Picture with eagle
- Mineral hot spring pool in Issik Kul Lake
Excluded
- Skiing Instruction services in Ski Resort
- Snowmobiling
- Sleigh riding with horses in Chon Kemin
- Eagle Hunting show
- An entry visa
- Flight costs
- Travel insurance
- Washing costs
- Horseback riding
- Beverages, in addition to water and alcoholic beverages during breakfast, lunch, and dinner
- Group Cruising at Issyk Kul lake
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