T-9
Trekking tour from the Heavenly Mountains to the canyons of Konorchek
Duration: 14 days
Best season: throughout the year
Accommodation: hotels, tents, yurts
Tour grade: strenuous and expedition

The itinerary goes to high mountainous regions in the one of the most beautiful gorges of the Tien-Shan, where the most popular center for mountain climbing – the Ala-Archa alpine camp – is situated. Here, the largest glaciers of the Kyrgyz Mountain Range are concentrated, with picturesque icefalls, and the snow-covered high mountain peaks of the Ak-Sai glacier: Korona (4695 m), "Svobodnaya Korea " (4777 m), Ak-Too (4612 m), Semionov Tien-Shanski (4895 m), "Uchitel" (4540m) etc.

The sharp contrast of the second part of the itinerary, the canyons of Konorchek, stretches the travelers' imagination. Tourists find themselves in a fairy-tale world with gigantic, fantastic figures of red stony clay of the tertiary period - towers, locks, arcs etc. A ‘lunar’ landscape and an unusually deep silence... You will have the chance to rest and relax on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul for the last two days.

Itinerary
Day 1
 You will be met at the airport and taken to your accommodation in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. Check into the Hotel.

Day 2
 Transfer from Bishkek to the Ala-Archa mountaineering camp (2100 m), acclimatization. Walk to the Adygene gorge. Stay overnight in tents.
Day 3
 Climb to the Ak-Sai waterfall, have dinner, followed by light trekking to the Ak-Sai glacier as far as the Ratsek clearing (3200 m). (7 km on foot) Stay overnight in tents
Day 4
 A radical hike to the Ak-Sai glacier, as far as the Korona base camp (3600 m), followed by dinner. Make an easy climb to the top of Mount "Dvurogaya". Return to the Ratsek clearing. (8 km on foot) Stay overnight in tents

Day 5
 Ascend Uchitel peak (4540 m) via the western crest, lunch. Stay overnight in tents at the bottom of the Uchitel mountain pass.
Day 6
 Cross the Uchitel pass (4050 m) and descend into the Chon-Kurchak, (8 km on foot), transfer by car to the Alamedun gorge (70 km), bathing in a hot mineral water pool en route. Stay overnight in a camp.
Day 7
 Transfer by car to the Kyzyl-Suu gorge, as far as the natural boundary at Sooranbai (2500 m; 120 km) Stay overnight in tents.
Day 8
 Transfer to the Kok-Jar-Suu gorge in the Suluu-Terek canyon. Stay overnight in tents at the confluence of the Kok-Jar-Suu and Suluu-Terek rivers. (9 km on foot)
Day 9
 Easy trekking in the "Hiroshima", "Skyscraper", "Bobsleigh" and "Fairy tale" canyons (5 km on foot). Stay overnight in tents.
Day 10
 Cross the "Suhoi" ("Dry") pass into the "Circus" canyon, and cross the Suluu-Terek pass into the Big Dry canyon. Stay overnight in the Big Dry canyon (it is necessary to take some drinking water). (10 kms on foot) Stay overnight in tents.
Day 11
 Easy trekking in the "Cities of Figures " and descend to a stone labyrinth in the Boom gorge. Transfer by car to lake Issyk-Kul. (1609 m; 150 km) Stay overnight in a lakeside resort.
Day 12
 Rest on the Issyk-Kul lake side. Stay overnight in a lakeside resort.
Day 13
 Transfer by car from lake Issyk-Kul to Bishkek. Visit the ancient capital of the Karakhanid State – Balasagun, en route (270 km) moslem mosque - the Burana tower (10 c AD). Stay in a hotel.

Day 14
 In the morning check out of the hotel. Transfer from Bishkek to the airport and depart from the Airport (35 km by car).

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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