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Day 1 Bishkek – Rot-Front
Arrival to Bishkek. Drive to the starting point of journey - base of Rot-Front (1100m). Rest for the day and acquaintance with horses.
O/n at base camp.
Day 2 Rot-Front - Jar-Kok
Riding through rounded hills and alpine meadows to the nice valley of Jar-Kok, inhabited by farmers and cattle breeders. O/n at tents.
Day 3 Jar-Kok – Shamsi – Bel-Bulak
Ride down to Shamsi Valley, crossing a ford, then up to Bel-Bulak pass (2000m). Camp in Kyzyl-Suu. O/n at tents.
Day 4 Bel-Bulak - Kejar-Suu – Talbi-Bulak
On the way to the extraordinary canyon of Kejar-Suu, carved out by erosion in red and crumbly rock we head for Talbi-Bulak valley through a 2500m pass. O/n at tents.
Day 5 Talbi-Bulak – Kerkebess – Ichke-Suu
Going south, look out to Issyk-Kul Lake 100 km away from there, then go through Kerkebess pass (3600m) and its tiny lakes to Ichke-Suu. O/n at tents.
Day 6 Ichke-Suu - Kochkor
Head for Kochkor valley up to Cholpon village, across the fields. Flat ground enables galloping.
O/n at guest house.
Day 7 Kochkor - Kyz-Art
Again across the fields, then in high steppe ("jailoo" in Kyrgyz) ride near Kyz-Art pass.
O/n at tents.
Day 8 Kyz-Art - Tiuz-Ashuu
In a long stage, ride through Kyz-Art pass, two green valleys with lovely rivers, then Tiuz-Ashuu pass (3200m) from where it’s possible to see Son-Kul Lake. O/n at yurt camp.
Day 9 Tiuz-Asuu
Whole day stay for watching the everyday life of Kyrgyz.
Day 10 Tiuz-Ashuu - Sari-Bulak – Chon-Dobo
Ride through Sari-Bulak pass and down to the river Jumgal, up to Chon-Debe village.
O/n at a local home stay.
Day 11 Chon-Dobo - Oktorkoy
Short stage through a "low" pass (2700m). Set up the camp near a small river at Oktorkoy valley.
O/n at tents.
Day 12 Oktorkoy - Sary-Kul – Ceok
Crossing Sandik marshy mounts, visit to Sari-Kul Lake (yellow lake) 3300m high. Then go down to the beautiful Ceok valley. O/n at tents.
Day 13 Ceok – Kashka-Suu
Ride to the east of Ceok valley through Butchuk pass (3400m), grandiose panorama on Ala-Too mountains whose highest peaks are more than 4500m. Cross Kara-Kol river and reach Kashka-Suu jailoo. O/n at tents.
Day 14 Kashka-Suu
Ride through high steppe where many pastures are. Stop in a yurt for a cup of kymys before lunch. Set up camp just before entering Shamsi valley. O/n at tents.
Day 15 Kashka-Suu - Shamsi
Ride up to the wonderful Shamsi valley, then cross the Shamsi pass (3600m). O/n at tents.
Day 16 Shamsi - Rot-Front
Ride back to Rot Front base. O/n at base camp.
Day 17 Rot-Front - Bishkek
Drive to Bishkek. Sightseeing tour of Bishkek. O/n at hotel.
Transfer to the Airport for departure.
This trip is just a starting point and could be changed or tailored according to your wishes.
This itinerary should be taken as a rough guide. Depending on the weather (mainly pass condition) it could sometimes be slightly modified without affecting its quality. | 
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