Kyrgyzstan horse riding 6

Duration: 8 days

Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek

Come to Kyrgyzstan and enjoy your vacations!We would like to present you a horse riding tour. Kyrgyzstan is well-known for its gorgeous mountains, nomads and horses. We recommend you to join them and to have a remarkable horse riding tour. You will ride a horse in the Mountains of Tien Shan where it is still possible to come across the authentic nomads! For this tour period you will visit largest mountain Lake of Issyk Kul, you will have a opportunity to ride a horse in Terskey mountains (the northern shore of the lake Issyk - Kul), and you will sleep in nomadic abodes - yurts.

Tour summary:

Day 1: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley
Your guide will collect you at Manas International Airport and transfer you to Bishkek (the capital city of Kyrgyz Republic) (30 min. drive). IN Bishkek city you will start the day with delicious breakfast. The whole day will be devoted to a guided Bishkek City Tour. This city tour concludes the visiting of the National philharmonic, central Ala-Too Square, the History Museum, Duboviy Park (Oak Park), Art Gallery Pobeda Square (Victory Square), Oriental Osh Bazaar, and many other interesting places that attract your attention. Transfer to the Chon Kemin valley in the Kalmak-Ashuu Guesthouse after city tour. On the way, we will visit the Burana Tower (minaret of the 11 century) and its attached open air museum of Balbans (stone warriors). You will spend the night in Kalmak - Ashuu guesthouse. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m.

Day 2: Chon Kemin valley - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu
at 7 o'clock breakfast is served. After breakfast, you will start your trip to Kitchi Kyzyl Suu by vehicle. We will drive along the southern shore of the Heavenly Issyk-Kul Lake, which is second largest mountain lake in the world (1608m.above sea level) and the biggest lake on the territory of Kyrgyzstan. The Lake is also known as "the pearl of Tien - Shan Mountains". Upon arrival you will have a horseback riding to the marvellous Kitshi Kyzyl Suu Gorge that is the place where you can try Kyrgyz national staple drink - kumis (fermented mare's milk). At 7 p.m. your dinner is served. Night is in tent camp.

Day 3: Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Kashka-Suu Lake
After 8 o'clock breakfast you will pack your backpacks and have a rise on horses to 3891m. Pass Kashka-Suu, where you will have a lunch. After that you will ride your horse for 6 hours to the Kashka-Suu Lake (3800 meters above sea level). The lake is replenished by melt water from the glacier that is why the water is so clean and sparkling there. At 7p.m. dinner is served. Overnight is in tents.

Day 4: Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor (3012m)
After a strengthening breakfast you will start horse riding among Ak - Shirak Mountains to Kumtor river (6h). The River of Kumtor is the most well-known place for gold diggers. Even in nowadays there are some people who try to find out gold there. Ak - Shirak Mountains are covered with snow even in high summer. You will be surprised by the changeable weather of this place. The weather can change from summer heat to winter snow within 20 minutes. Your dinner will be served at 7 p.m. This night will be spent near the Central Tien Shan observatory in tents.

Day 5: Kumtor - Arabel Suu
The day starts at 8 o'clock with a breakfast. After breakfast you will ride your horse for five hours along Arabel Suu River. Traditional lunch. After meal we will continue to the mountain lakes valley. There is the valley of eight lakes. They are situated nearby to each other and you can see all of them simultaneously. It makes memorable feelings to walk there. Dinner and night in tents near the Arabel Suu River.

Day 6: Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes (3006m.)
At 8 o'clock your breakfast will be served. Then there is a continuation of horseback riding to the Chokoli Lakes. Your dinner will be served at 7 o'clock in the evening. With a bit of luck you can notice Marco Polo sheep and ibexes. Also you will visit a glacier not far from the mountain lake. We will spend the night near the lake in tents.

Day 7: Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek (by car)
After having breakfast and packing your backpacks you will be transferred to Bishkek city by vehicle. Arrival in Bishkek is at around 5 p.m. In the Hotel*** you will have free time for yourself until your pick up at 7 p.m. for having a farewell dinner in a restaurant.

Day 8: Flight home
Your guige will collect you from the Hotel at the pick up time arranged previously according to your flight details and accompany you to the International Airport of Manas.

There is also a list of other horse riding tours:

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 1

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Activity: Horse riding

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Places to visit: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Kishi Kyzyl Suu village - Jumakuchak - Kok Terek - Bishkek

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Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 2

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

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Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 4

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Activity: Horse riding

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Horse riding tours are particularly popular among tourists and travelers who arrive in Kyrgyzstan. We have many places in Kyrgyz Republic with wild nature to have a remarkable horse riding tour. You will enjoy the astonishing mountain sceneries and will get a lot of good impressions and unforgettable experience. This horse riding tour concludes hidden places of Kyrgyzstan that you can visit while riding a horse. Even now you can still meet some nomads who spend summer months on the mountain meadows with their cattle! It is a good chance to get acquainted with local people and to know more about their life style. Read the tour...

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 5

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Come to Kyrgyzstan and enjoy your vacations!

We would like to present you a horse riding tour. Kyrgyzstan is well-known for its gorgeous mountains, nomads and horses. We recommend you to join them and to have a remarkable horse riding tour. You will ride a horse in the Mountains of Tien Shan where it is still possible to come across the authentic nomads! For this tour period you will visit largest mountain Lake of Issyk Kul, you will have a opportunity to ride a horse in Terskey mountains (the northern shore of the lake Issyk - Kul), and you will sleep in nomadic abodes - yurts. Read the tour...

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Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

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Places to visit: Bishkek - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan is criss - crossed by the mountain ridges and it is not easy to survive here without a horse that is why the best possession for nomad was a horse. This horse riding tour includes visiting of Issyk Kul Lake and horse back riding in our heavenly mountains. For many hours you will ride a horse in places with enchantingly beautiful wild nature. During this adventure you will feel complete freedom! Read the tour...