GSR-1
Torugart - Irkeshtam Pass
Duration: 11 days
Best season: June - August
Accommodation: hotels, tents, yurts
Tour grade: moderate
Price: ˆ 750-825 per person (from 2-15 pax)

Itinerary
Day 1

Meeting at the Torugart pass and transfer to Tash-Rabat. Sightseeing of Tash-Rabat. Tash-Rabat is a caravan-saray on the Great Silk Road (13 Century). Accommodation in yurta (kyrgyz national dwelling).


Day 2

Transfer to Son-Kul lake where you will experience the real nomadic life. Accommodation in yurta.


Day 3

Transfer to Karakol, visiting Russian Orthodox church, Muslim mosque, bazaar. Accommodation at the hotel.


Day 4

Excursion to Jety-Oguz gorge. You will see the famous rocks ‘Broken Heart” and “Seven-Bulls”. Back to Karakol.


Day 5

Excursion to Altyn-Arashan gorge. You will enjoy taking bath in natural hot springs and hiking. Back to Karakol.


Day 6

Transfer to lake Issyk-Kul – the second high alpine lake in the world after Titikaka. Accommodation at a hotel.


Day 7

Transfer to Bishkek – a capital of Kyrgyzstan. On the way you will visit the museum under the open sky: petrogliphs and Burana tower (11 Century) – a place where Balasagun City was – one of the capital of the Karakhanids State. Accommodation at the hotel.


Day 8

Transfer to Chichkan gorge. Accommodation at a guest house “Ak-Ilbirs”.


Day 9

Transfer to Osh – a south capital of Kyrgyzstan. On the way you will visit ancient minaret and 3 mausoleums (10-12 Century) in Uzgen. Accommodation at a hotel. Sightseeing of Osh: Suleiman Sacred Mountain and Oriental bazaar.


Day 10

Transfer to Sary-Tash village. Accommodation at a private house of local people.


Day 11

Transfer to Irkeshtam pass (Kyrgyz-Chinese border)



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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