Ecological tours

«Spirit of nature»
·         Acquaintance with local people, nomadic culture and traditions ·         Opportunity to stay at rural houses and traditional dwelling of  yurt ·         Picturesque landscapes, rich and untouched nature ·         Possibility to learn traditional crafts ·         Duration: 13 days ·         Season: June - September
	Bishkek	Day 1 Bishkek Arrive to Bishkek. Transfer to hotel. City tour around Bishkek with visit to the Museum of Fine Arts, State Historical Museum and Osh bazaar. O/n at hotel.     Day 2 Bishkek - Ala-Archa – Bishkek Excursion to the National Nature Park Ala-Archa. Light walking or hiking up to the Ak-Sai waterfall. Back to Bishkek. O/n at hotel.     Day 3 Bishkek – Issyk-Kul Drive to Issyk-Kul lake. On the way visit Burana Tower – historical complex of 11 century. O/n at hotel.     Day 4 Issyk-Kul – Karakol Excursion to open air ancient rock paintings museum of petroglyphs (stone inscriptions), Regional Museum in Cholpon-Ata. Drive Karakol. City tour around Karakol with visit to Russian Orthodox Church and Dunguan Mosque in style of Chinese Pagoda. O/n at guest house.     Day 5 Karakol - Djety-Oguz – Bokonbaevo Drive to Djety-Oguz gorge. Light walking. Drive to Bokonbaevo village along the southern shore of the Issyk Kul Lake. Golden Eagle hunting show O/n at local home stay.     Day 6 Bokonbaevo – Son-Kul Drive to Son-Kul Lake (3016m). Infrequent alpine Edelweiss flowers grow at Son-Kul lake. O/n at yurt camp.     Day 7 Son-Kul – Naryn Visit to yurt settlement of nomadic people for degustation of traditional drink kumys (fermented mare’s milk). Drive to Naryn. O/n at guesthouse.     Day 8 Tash-Rabat Excursion to the Tash-Rabat medieval caravanserai of 13 century. You can see flocks of yaks there. Return to Naryn.     Day 9 Naryn – Kochkor Drive to Kochkor village. Visit to jailoo (summer pasture) near Kochkor, meet with local shepherds. O/n at local family house.     Day 10 Kochkor Visit to handicraft-felt workshop to learn how shyrdaks and ala-kiyiz (traditional carpets) are made. Explore the surroundings of the small village.     Day 11 Kochkor – Chon-Kemin Gorge Drive to Chon-Kemin valley. Horse carting to Golden Cup panoramic hill to view the whole valley. Dinner at fire place. O/n at guest house.     Day 12 Chon-Kemin – Bishkek Drive to Bishkek. Leisure time. O/n at hotel.     Day 13 Bishkek Transfer to the Airport for departure. This trip is just a starting point and could be changed or tailored according to your wishes.
	Ala-Archa
	Issyk-Kul
	Karakol
	Djety-Oguz
	Son-Kul
	Naryn
	Tash-Rabat
	Kochkor
	Chon-Kemin