Program of JS Turkestan. T3/b

Day 1. Arrive Almaty, Kazakhstan
You begin your tour in ALMATY, the capital of Kazakhstan. Today you arrive in this huge city and just upon arrival and after sightseeing tour, hosted by our guide (Highlights include the ORTHODOX CHURCH, ORIENTAL BAZAAR, NATIONAL SQUARE, MUSEUM OF ARTS etc.), you have a transfer to KARAKOL town via CHARYN CANYON (the small copy of American's Bryce or Grand or Zion Canyons) and TEMIRLAN STONES, place where is legendary burial ground of ancient Kyrgyz-Kazakh host. In Karakol you have accomodation for your first night in a hotel near the mountains or in Yurts Camp in downtown.

Day 2. Karakol
Your day is for your walking around and city-tour, hosted by our guide. Today's highlights are the CHURCH OF HOLY TRINITY, SUNDAY MARKET, CHINESE MOSQUE, PRZHEVALSKY MUSEUM AND MONUMENT. Overnight in Yurts Camp or in hotel.

Day 3. Chon-Kyzyl-Suu
After breakfast in cafe you'll be transferred to CHON-KYZYL-SUU valley (50km from KARAKOL) and begin your trekking. After day of hiking you'll have a camp in the forest under the main gorge TERSKEY ALA-TOO. The stream of crystal clear water from local glacier is very replenisher and lovely.

Day 4. Asan-Tokum
Today you will reach ASAN-TOKUM valley and go over ARCHA-TOR pass (3800m). The camp is again in the forest and near the rivers DJETY-OGUZ and ASAN-TOKUM. The altitude for overnight is 2700m.

Day 5. Djety-Oguz - Telety
Your day for reaching TELETY valley towards the pass with the same name. Camp is surrounded with rocks, mountains and forest of fir-trees.

Day 6. Karakol gorge
Trekking to KARAKOL valley over the pass TELETY of 3800m you will see the beautiful view from the summit of that pass. OGUZ-BASHI peak is in front of you. This peak has three summits and difficult for climbing even for professional maountaineers. Upon descending to KARAKOL valley you have a camp near the big stone by the river.

Day 7. Karakol Glacier
Your travels will take you towards highest peaks of TERSKAY ALA-TOO today. KARAKOL PEAK with glacier and DJIGIT PEAK will meet you this afternoon. Your camp is on the moraine left to the valley ascross the river of glacier. This night is full of noise of avalanches from peaks.

Day 8. Kul-Tor
The day of your passing the four-thousand pass ON-TOR. To be more exact, this pass is 4001m is a border between two doughter rivers of Karakol river. Your route is under the neighbour DJIGIT peak with great ice-falls and crashes. Camp is a few km from the glacier.

Day 9. Sirota place
You continiue your tour down in Karakol valley along the fast rage mountain's Karakol river. Mountains around are like a high rocked sky-scrapers. You climb on altitude 2900m to the place called SIROTA (it means "orphan" because it's like a forest oasis in the middle of rock's area). There is a little log hut built by group of enthusiasts a few years ago. This place is fantastacally beauty with its landscape and look around. You can see a few neighbour valleys with their corner peaks and ridges. Your camping is on the bank of little stream from ALA-KUL lake above you. Surrounded with forest, your first tent camping is a quiet place for enjoying a silence of mountains and crystal clear air and water.

Day 10. Ala-Kul Lake
After brekfast you continiue your climb to the pearl of Karakol canyon - ALA-KUL LAKE. This lake is famous with its altitude 3500m above sea level. Unfortunately this altitude doesn't allow to be this lake full of life, but the view of this nature miracle ir really unforgettable for everybody. If you are in the first time here - we are sure you'll fall in love with it. The color of surface is changing every hour depending on the weather conditions from greenery-blue to violet. If you are lucky with the weather you can see a sunset on the lake and that's a wonderful. Your camp on the lake shore.

Day 11. Altyn-Arashan resort
Today is a day of ALA-KUL pass of 3860m high. You have good acclimatization for passing over it. The short top on the summit is good for seeing around and watching the highest peaks of Terskey Ala-Too: KARAKOL (5273m), DJIGIT and OGUZ-BASHI PEAKS. The ridge of these peaks lasts from the west to the east. After that, you go down to the valley of ALTYN-ARASHAN resort. This resiort is famous with its HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS. Your evening is at leisure and having bath in this lovely spot. Camping in tents or in a local guest house optional.

Day 12. Altyn-Arashan
The day of your relaxation and enjoying the surprising nature around. The valley is attractive with its wonderful mountains and nature. This place is famous worldwide with its beautiful forests and lovely places for campings. Full day of excursions and swimming in the natural sulphur Hot Springs.

Day 13. Karakol
Today your morning is for your own exploration of this place or for visiting baths again and afternoon you go down along the river ARASHAN to the village AK-SUU. On the way you will pass one more pass of less than 2500m but you almost don't notice that. This pass is border between two valleys ARASHAN and AK-SUU. Another resort is situated in AK-SUU valley with hot baths but it's not so remote area and a lot of people are there everyday. Then you return to Karakol. Hotel accomodation for overnight.

Day 14. Issyk-Kul
Bid farewell to mountain trekking and go to Issyk-Kul Lake for having whole day of swimming, fishing, boating or just relaxation on the shore of this "PEARL OF TIEN-SHAN". Camp is in the tents or in chalet accomodation.

Day 15. Bishkek
This morning you bid farewell to Issyk-Kul region before continiue your tour to Bishkek through the towns and villages of North shore of ISSYK-KUL Lake via BOOM gorge with intricate rock canyons and visiting BURANA TOWER (11th c) en-route. Upon arrival in Bishkek you have a hotel accomodation for your last overnight in Kyrgyzstan after long trip in the mountains.

Day 16. Bishkek - Depart for home
Today you travel home from airport with many pleasant memories of your visit to Issyk-Kul region and mighty mountains of Kyrgyz Republic.

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