C-3
Poetry of the normad life
Cultural tour
Duration: 8 days
Best season: July - August
Accommodation: hotels, tents, yurts
Tour grade: moderate
Price: ˆ 525-600 per person (from 2-15 pax)

Kyrgyzstan is a small mountaineering country in the center of the Asian continent, 93% of the territory is covered with high mountains. Almost all its territory was populated and founded since ancient times. Kyrgyz people have kept their old traditions and customs till now and live in the harmony with nature. It is especially displayed in Naryn region, the inner Tien Shan which is considered to be the heart of Kyrgyzstan.
Every summer Kyrgyz people take their cattle to the pastures situated in the mountains, called Jailoo. The normad life of the Kyrgyz people showed that traditional home- yurta is the most convenient house-it warms of the cold and hides of the heat, and it will not make any problems in setting it up and it is convenient to carry. You will have a chance to live in it, hide from the bad weather, feel all the beauty of the normad life. Have you ever heard of the major symphony made by the boiling cattle?
You will not only see but feel the beauty of this poetry, spending several days on Jailoo mountains. Have you ever had a chance to bake bread in the open air in a special stove, consisting of two frying pans or one pot?? Local inhabitants will share all these skills with you. You will have the chance to see hunting with falcons.
You will find many spices of mountain plants and animals which are considered to be disappearing and needs people’s protection. The nature here is perfect in all its completeness and variety.

Itinerary
Day 1
 Arrival to Bishkek. Excursion around the city. Accommodating in the hotel.
Day 2
 Move to the village of Kochkor (270 km). Picnic on the way. Visit of ht shop for production of traditional felter carpets which the country women make. Night in private houses.
Day 3-6
 Travel by car (at about 3-4 hours) to Jailoo (summer pasture) to the Son-Kul lake (3018 m above the sea level). Accommodating in yurtas. You will not only watch the life of the normad people during your stay, but you will feel yourself a real normad. You will try the dishes of the national Kyrgyz kitchen: beshbarmak (5 fingers”). Shorpo, kuurdak, chobogo, traditional bread of the normads-boorsok and mare’s milk. You can also take part in making bread, to watch milking a mare, to become a witness of the ritual of sacrificing and try to prepare kumys (Kyrgyz beer).
We can organize horse riding or walking tours to beautiful and exotic places according to your wish.
Day 7
 Coming back to Bishkek. Accommodating in the hotel.
Day 8
 Coming back home.

Level of difficulty.
 This tour can be recommended for the people who are able to make long walks and passes for 5-7 hours a day.
Conditions:
You must take warm clothes , hiking boots, raincoat, sunprotective cream, a hat from the sun, sleeping suck.

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