HR-4
Horse riding tour - celestial mountains
Duration: 14 days
Best season: May-September
Accommodation: hotels, tents, yurts
Tour grade: moderate
Price: ˆ 975-1050 per person (from 2-15 pax)

Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Bishkek, accommodation at the Guest house. City tour around Bishkek. Visiting the Victory monument, Russian Orthodox Church, Ala-Too Square, Historical museum, Bazaar (oriental market), ZUM (central department store) for shopping.

Day 2
Transfer: Bishkek - Kegety gorge (70 km). By the way you will visit ruins of the ancient town on the Great Silk Road Balasagun. Balasagun city is a place of unique mixture of Buddhism culture together with Christian and Muslim inheritance. It was founded in the middle of the 10' century on the site of an older settlement, the Burana tower. Burana tower was built in the 11' century and was originally 45 m. height. Arriving in the gorge. Horse riding (4 hours). Overnight in tents.

Day 3-9
Horse riding tour from Kegety gorge to Son-Kul lake. During for 6 days we ride through the forester gorges, across high alpine pasture surrounded by glacier covered peaks and green valleys carpeted with the wild flowers. The Kyrgyz Ala-Too range, where we will ride, has peaks about 5000 meters above see level. There are small farming communities in some of the valley floors and nomadic shepherds on the high pasture. Towards the end of the ride the country opens out to the plains as you reach Son-Kul lake (3016 m).

Day 10
Horse riding tour around Son-Kul lake. Overnight in tents.

Day 11
A day at the yurt camp (Yurta – Kyrgyz national dwelling), relaxing by the shores of Son-Kul lake at desire you can ride up into the hills above the camp. Dinner and overnight in yurta.

Day 12
Transfer: Son-Kul lake - Issyk-Kul lake (1600 m). Overnight in tents. (at desire falconry-show).

Day 13
Transfer: Issyk-Kul lake - Kok-Moinok canyon. Trekking. Dinner. Overnight in tents.

Day 14
Transfer: Kok-Moinok canyon - Bishkek city. Accommodation at the guest house or hotel.

Day 15
Transfer to the airport “Manas” for your return flight home. The end of the program.


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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