Program of JS Turkestan. T5

Day 1. Arrive Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
You begin your tour in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, (optional Almaty (KZ), Tashkent(UZ)). Your afternoon is at leisure and enjoying in hotel.

Day 2. Bishkek and about
Begin your day with a sightseeing tour, hosted by our guide. Highlights include the ORTHODOX CHURCH, ORIENTAL BAZAAR, NATIONAL SQUARE, MUSEUM OF ARTS etc. Afternoon is for car tour to ALA-ARCHA valley (National Park) and preparation for your trekking. Accomodattion in hotel.

Day 3. Karakol - Yurts camp
Your day is for transferring via ISSYK-KUL LAKE to KARAKOL town 400 km from BISHKEK via BOOM gorge with intricate rock canyons and visiting BURANA TOWER (11th c) en-route. Your overnight is in Yurts Camp in the center of KARAKOL town.

Day 4. Turgen-Aksu
After breakfast in cafe you'll be transferred to TURGEN-AKSU valley (60km from KARAKOL) and begin your trekking. After a few hours of hiking you will stop for you first camp in the mountains. The rest part of your day is at lrisure and acclimatization.

Day 5. Kok-Keja
Trekking over the Bulak-Ashu Pass (3467 m), descent to the Kok-Keja river is the program for you today. Camping is on altitude of 3100m near the main road to Central Tien-Shan and to highest peaks.

Day 6. Tiup
The Chakyr-Korum pass of 3710 m. is the task for you today, on the summit you'll see the view of surrounded valleys. Descent to the Tiup gorge will take you two-three hours till the lovely spot for your camp-site near the stream of crystal water on altitude of 3000m.

Day 7. Saryjaz Gorge
Trip is going on to SARYJAZ gorge - the valley of SARYJAZ river, the biggest in Kyrgyzstan. Trekking over Echkilitash pass (3723m) and camping near the river on altitude 2900m. It's real possibility to observe wild yaks there.

Day 8. Tyuz valley
From Echkilitash you go toward Central Tien-Shan's main ridges via Tyuz valley. The river is full of fish and your first camping is full of fish dishes tonight. The Nansen peak is wonderfully colored on the sunset.

Day 9. Under Tyuz pass
Today you reach the north foot of Tuyz pass before passing it. This place is famous with meeting of wild animals. The tents could be set under the big rock as under the nature roof.

Day 10. Chon-Tash
This morning you leave the lovely spot of the camp for the place called CHON-TASH (Big stone) just under INYLCHEK GLACIER near the big rock, natural monument for mountain climbers, who was perished capturing high peaks of Central Tien-Shan. You pass Tyuz pass of 4010m with beautiful view of almost whole South Inylshek Glacier, moreover you'll be just in front of the grand NANSEN PEAK. Camping on the altitude 2900m.

Day 11. Inylchek Glacier
Today you have an interesting glacier trekking to your camp on the right moraine of Inylchek Glacier. From this point you can already see th valley of Merzbacher Lake far ahead. The glacier Putevodny will be passed by you on the right side. It's like a branch of long body of main glacier. The camp is on the sandy flat meadow with fresh clear water sourse. Altitude is 3000m above sea level.

Day 12. Merzbacher meadow
Explore again the INYLCHEK GLACIER enroute to grass-covered MERZBACHER MEADOW just opposite the MERZBACHER LAKE. Camping on the 3400m surrounded with long glacier, ice-falls, avalanches and green grass (!).

Day 13. Merzbacher Lake
Day for your walking across the 7km wide INYLCHEK GLACIER to the iceberg filled MERZBACHER LAKE. Lunch on the lake's indented coastline. Afternoon back to the camping. Rest part of day for your relaxation.

Day 14. Zvyezdochka Glacier
This morning you will have thrilling helicopter flightseeing tour through over whole INYLCHEK GLACIER and along the wild KOKSHAAL-TOO and TENGRI-TAG ridges. View of Khan-Tengri (6995m) and Pobedy (7439m) peaks is unforgettable. Overnight is in the base camp on the SOUTH INYLCHEK GLACIER near ZVYEZDOZHKA GLACIER.

Day 15-16. Base camp
Two days for your exploring this fantastic region of Central Tien-Shan. There are many Base camps of other companies from over whole Central Asia. Here you can meet people from even Zimbabve! Many attractive peaks surround your camp and if you're lucky with the weather you can take pictures of this amazing lanscape for your memory. Many climbing routes are beginning from this area. KHAN-TENGRI and POBEDA peaks are spread before your eyes in full view. Avalanches are crashing every hour from their mighty shoulders. Your emotions will be with you forever.

Day 17. Pesni Abaya (Songs of Abay) Peak
Today you can try to climb on one of the popular easy-for-capture peaks - PESNI ABAYA peak (a little bit higher than 4900m). Your begin your mountaineering early in the morning. You'll cross two glaciers to come under the foot from eastern side and will go up on the scree till the beginning of ice. The you have all neccessary equipment to reach the top. View from the top you can find in the section photogallery on this site. Back to the camp for your last overnight on this exciting glacier.

Day 18. Karakol
Today you will return down to the BASE INYLCHEK 80 km from your camp. Helicopter brings you down along KOKSHAAL-TAU RANGE with many pleasant moments of your adventure on the glacier. Then you have a transfer on the 6WD monster-truck to Karakol by the road connecting world with this remote area. Accomodation in Yurts Camp or optional in the hotel.

Day 19. Bishkek
Today you will go back to Bishkek by south side of Issyk-Kul lake and on the whole you'll drive around of this large nature water reservoir. Upon arrival to Bishkek you are transferred to hotel for your last overnight in Kyrgyzstan. Evening is for your own walking around your hotel. Night Bishkek is wonderful.

Day 20. Bishkek - Depart for home
Today you fly home from airport with many pleasant memories of your vacation to Central Tien-Shan.

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