B-1. Tash-Rabat - Son-Kul.
Itinerary: Bishkek - Burana - Kochkor - Naryn - Tash-Rabat - Son-Kul - Bishkek
Duration: 8 days
Best season: June - August
Accommodation: hotels, tents, yurts
Tour grade: moderate
Max. altitude: 3243 m
Total distance: 1100-1200 km

You will travel across Kyrgyzstan from the North to the South in Naryn region and you will cross 6 passes. The road is not bad in general, but some parts of it go over the mountains. You will have the chance to see many landscapes of different climate zones: green valleys, spruce forests, alpine forests, snows, fats rivers and crystal pure lakes. Along with the beauty of the nature you will have a chance to lives in tents and watch the life of local normads-shepherds.

Itinerary
Day 1
 Bishkek.
Arrival in Bishkek. Accommodation in hotel or in a guest house. Excursion around the city.
 Bishkek.
Day 2
 Bishkek - Naryn.
Move to the town Naryn. You will visit the historical monument - Burana tower (XI c. a.d.) on the Great Silk Road. The road passes through the picturesque mountain gorges. You will visit the workshop in making traditional felter carpets in Cochkor town. Accommodating a guest house.
 Burana
Day 3
 Naryn - Tash-Rabat.
The trip to Tash-Rabat – caravan-sarai XI century on the Great Silk Road. You will see beautiful high mountains valleys on the way. You will visit the cave and rock drawings among the beautiful mountain ranges. Accommodating in a yurta or a tent.
 Tash-Rabat
Day 4
 Tash-Rabat - Son-Kul.
Move to the lake Son-Kul.(3016 m over the sea level) through the cross Moldo-Ashuu (3243 m). You will see the powerful waterfall. Accommodating in the yurta or a tent.
 lake Son-Kul
Day 5-6
 Son-Kul.
Horseriding tours and excursions around the lake. You will see brave hills and stone ritual circles. You can watch the life of the real local shepherds, take part in baking of the national bread and try the national drink made of mares milk - kymyz. Accommodating in a yurta or a tent.
 Son-Kul lake.
Day 7
 Son-Kul - Bishkek.
Coming back to Bishkek. Visiting Eol castles - canyons Kok-Moinok. Accommodating in the hotel or a guest house.
 Bishkek
Day 8
 Coming back home.

Level of difficulty. There are no special difficulties in this rout .This tour is for the people with the average training and horse riding experience.
Reference. You should take warm clothes, hiking boots, raincoat, sunprotective cream, hat from the sun and the sleeping suck.

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