HR-2
Horseridong to the sky mountains
Horseriding
Duration: 9 days
Best season: June - September
Accommodation: hotels, tents, yurts
Tour grade: moderate
Price: ˆ 600-675 per person (from 2-15 pax)

This horseriding tour goes through the Barskaun gorge and river Juku which are situated in the southern part of lake Issyk_Kul. These places reserved their virgin beauty, untouched by civilization. You will see the true beauty of the virgin nature:snow mountains, virgin forests and mountain rivers with crystal pure water. Your itinerary will go along the passes which were used by the normads when they were taking the cattle to the summer pastures(jailoo).
During the whole way you will find yourself in various climate zones: from half a desert to tundra. You will see wild animals and birds on the way:marmot, hares, foxes, falkons, and if you are lucky, you will meet a bear. You will have a chance to spend a night in traditional houses of the normads-yurtas and feel yourself a normad, getting used to a life and culture of the normads.

Itinerary
Day 1
 Arrival to Bishkek. Excursion around the city. Accommodation in the hotel.
Day 2
 Move to the village of Barskoon (350 km). Accommodating in a private house, supper in a Kyrgyz family.
Day 3
 Tour to the Jashyl-Kul lake, situated at an altitude of 3750 m (50 km-1.5 hour). Horseride (2-3 hours). Night is a tent.
Day 4
 Horse riding through the pass (3800 m over the sea level) at about 5-6 hours, crossing two mountain rivers on the way. Night is tents (3200 m above the sea level).
Day 5
 Horse riding for 5-6 hours. Going down the river to 2500 m over the sea level. Night in the tents in the forest.
Day 6
 Horse riding through the mountains (5-6 hours) with the view to Issyk-Kul lake and a wonderful scenary of the glaciers and a green forest. Night in the tents (3500 m above the sea level).
Day 7
 Horse riding way goes through the small forest and bushes. Then crossing the river Chon-Jyrgalak. Night in the tents (3500 m above the sea level).
Day 8
 Horse riding to the village Barscoon. Russian banyo. Coming back to Bishkek. Accommodating in the hotel.
Day 9
 Leaving home.

Level of difficulty. You must have the skills of horse riding as you have to ride a horse for 5-7 hours every day.
Conditions. You will have to take warm clothes, hiking boots, sun protected cream, a rain jacket, a hat and a sleeping suck.
Conditions. You must take warm clothes, special walking boots, jackets from rain, sun protective cream, a sun protective hat and a sleeping suck.

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