"Issyk Kul - the Pearl of Kyrgyzstan "

Route description

• Day 1. Meeting at airport "Manas", transfer to Bishkek, placing in the hotel. If the plane arrives in the morning - excursion to a historical museum, visiting "Kyrgyz village". Sightseeing tour around the city: the guide will acquaint you with the city's history. Visiting of souvenir and jewelry shops is possible. If the plane arrives in the evening the mentioned actions will be put off till the last day.
  
  
• Day 2. Moving to lake Issyk Kul (250km). On the way, visiting the tower Burana, constructed in the 11th century - initial height was 45 metres, and also the remains of the ancient city of Balasagun, which uniquely mixed up Buddhism, Orthodoxy and Islam in the past. Short stops at the monument of Shabdan batyr and the memorial complex, dedicated to the revolt of the Kyrgyz people against czarist regime. Accommodation in a boarding house on the bank of Issyk Kul.
  
  
• Days 3-5 Rest at lake Issyk Kul. The unique high-mountainous salty nonfreezing lake located at the height of 1607 metres above sea level. The maximum depth is 703 metres. It is not a lake, but the sea. Length of the lake - about 180 km, and at the widest it is 46 km. Excursions to the historical-ethnographic complex "Ruh-Ordo", an archeological museum of rock paintings in open-air.
  
  
• Day 6 Moving to the city of Karakol. On the way, excursions to Grigorevsky (Chon-Aksu) and Semenovsky (Kirchin) gorges. Dinner in a Kyrgyz yurta. Getting familiar with national traditions and customs. Arrival in the city of Karakol and accommodation in the hotel.
  
  
• Day 7. Excursions in the city of Karakol. Visiting the Dungansky mosque. The mosque was built in 1910 by architect Chzhou-Sy, who was specially invited from Beijing. The mosque represents Chinese architectural style of the epoch Cin. Visiting the memorial complex and the museum dedicated to the great Russian traveller and researcher of Central Asia N.M.Przhevalskiy. Moving to the natural reserve "Zhety-Oguz", bathing in the thermal springs. Horse walks. Tasting of the real mountain koumiss. Accommodation in the sanatorium.
  
  
• Day 8. After the breakfast moving to the picturesque Barskaunsky gorge. Visiting the stone of cosmonauts. Walk to the falls. Picnic near a small mountain river. Accommodation for the night in small town of yurtas.
  
  
• Day 9. After the breakfast visiting the unique healing lake which is similar to the Dead Sea by its curative properties. High concentration of salt (135 gramme per litre) allows you to bathe in the lake with your favourite book and a newspaper in your hands. After dinner returning to Bishkek. Accommodation in the hotel.
  
  
• Day 10. Transfer to airport "Manas". Returning home
  
  
• Requirements: The route passes through the mountainous area, difference of heights is from 600 to 3200 metres above the sea level. The tourist should not be afraid of camping conditions and should be ready to travel. The tour does not demand special training. You should consult your doctor about your travelling to highlands.

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