B-2. Issyk-Kul.
Itinerary: Bishkek - Ala-Archa - Bishkek - Cholpon-Ata - Chon-Ak-Suu - Cholpon-Ata - Bishkek
Duration: 6 days
Best season: June - August
Accommodation: hotels
Tour grade: moderate
Max. altitude: 2500 m
Total distance: 800 km


Itinerary
Day 1
Bishkek.
You will be met in the international airport “Manas” and transferred to the hotel or a guest house. City tour. In the evening you will have dinner with a folklore show and know more about customs and traditions of the Kyrgyz people.
Bishkek
Day 2
Bishkek - Ala-Archa - Bishkek.
Visiting the National Natural Park Ala-Archa. It is 40 km from Bishkek.. Here you will spend unforgettable time riding on horsebacks, hiking on the beautiful mountains, eating delicious shashlyk (barbecue) in the fresh air near mountainous river. Coming back and stay overnight in Bishkek.
National Natural Park Ala-Archa
Day 3
Bishkek - Cholpon-Ata.
Drive to the Issyk-Kul Lake with a stop at Burana tower (11th C). Lunch en route. Leisure time on the beach. Dinner and stay overnight in the hotel or resort hotel.
Issyk-Kul  Lake
Day 4
Cholpon-Ata - Chon-Ak-Suu - Cholpon-Ata.
You will visit Chon-Ak-Suu (Grigorievskoe) gorge. It is one of the beautiful places in Kyrgyzstan: fresh air, fast river, fir-trees, mountains, wind. Here you will enjoy lunch and beautiful landscape. In the evening you will be transferred back to the hotel.
Chon-Ak-Suu gorge
Day 5
Cholpon-Ata - Bishkek.
You will see natural museum and petroglyps (rock engravings) in Cholpon –Ata. Coming back to Bishkek. You will see Eol castles (Kok-Moinok gorges) on the way.
Lunch en'route. Accommodating in the hotel or a guest house.
petrogliphs (rock drawings) in Cholpon-Ata
Day 6
Coming back home.

Level of difficulty. This tour for the people with the average level of preparation. There are no special difficulties in this rout.
Reference. You should take warm clothes, hiking boots, raincoat, sunprotective cream, hat from the sun.

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