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| Tour code A15 |
3 Days/2 Nights
7 Meals:
2 Breakfasts,
3 Lunches,
2 Dinners
Month:
Year round
Route:
Bishkek - Lake Issyk-Kul - Karakol - Bishkek
Distance:
835km |
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Day 1. Bishkek -
Issyk-Kul Lake - Cholpon-Ata - Aurora
7 hours/325km
Today you will be met at 8.30am in Bishkek, the bustling capital of Kyrgyzstan, and driven along the northern shores of
LAKE ISSYK-KUL to CHOLPON-ATA. En route we will visit 11th-century
BURANA TOWER, an ancient Silk Route staging post, and
the prehistoric PETROGLYPHS at Cholpon-Ata. Following a tour of the Issyk-Kul museum you will be taken for a lunch of traditional Kyrgyz dishes in Cholpon-Ata. After lunch you will be transferred to the jetty, where a pleasure boat will be waiting to take you on a 2 hour
cruise along the lakeshore to the AURORA health spa and resort. Here, after dinner, your evening is at leisure for relaxation and enjoyment of
Issyk-Kul's sandy beaches.
Day 2.
Karakol - Djety-Oguz
6 hours/110km
After
breakfast you will be collected and transferred to KARAKOL through the rural villages of
Eastern Issyk-Kul. On arrival in this picturesque town surrounded by mountains, you will be taken for lunch, followed by a short city-tour.
Highlights include the ORTHODOX HOLY TRINITY
CHURCH, CHINESE MOSQUE and PRZHEVALSKY MEMORIAL (erected in honour of one of the Tien-Shan's greatest explorers). Then your adventure brings you to spectacular
DJETY-OGUZ, the famous 'Valley of Seven Bulls'. After an hour
at leisure to admire the glowing red, sandy cliffs you will be driven to the shores of
Lake ISSYK-KUL to strike camp for the night. Sunset over the lake and its surrounding mountain ranges is truly unforgettable. (Optional: transfer from
Djety-Oguz back to Karakol and
overnight in 2* Hotel Issyk-Kul, Jamilla's Guesthouse or
Turkestan Yurt Camp).
 Day 3. Bishkek.
7 hours/400km
Today you must bid farewell to this isolated corner of
Eastern Kyrgyzstan. A comfortable car or private minibus (depending on group size) will be waiting to bring you back to BISHKEK. This time you will be driven along
Issyk Kul's wild SOUTHERN SHORES, completing your circumnavigation of the second largest alpine lake in
the world. The road hugs the water's edge and winds through remote Kyrgyz villages of wooden chocolate-box cottages, against an arresting backdrop of the majestic Central
Tien Shan mountains. After a short stop in Balykchi for lunch your journey will continue via
BOOM GORGE with time to stop and take photographs. On arrival in Bishkek you will be dropped off at any city location of your choosing, together
with plenty of spectacular memories and our best wishes for a safe onward journey. (Optional airport transfer $30 per car or minibus).
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