Day 1
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You will be met at the airport
and taken to your accommodation in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan
. Check into the hotel and stay overnight in a hotel.
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Day 2
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Transfer from Bishkek to
the Jety-Oguz gorge (400 km, 2200 m.). Visit the Red Clay Rocks. On the
way - visit the Burana
tower (XI c AD). Stay overnight in tents.
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Day 3
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Trekking along the Jety-Oguz
river and climb the Telety gorge to the river mouth of the Western
Telety (4 hours). View the rocks on the northern slopes of the range
dividing the Telety and On-Tor canyons. Stay overnight in tents in the
forest
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Day 4
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Trekking along the Telety
gorge up to the alpine meadow. Cross the Telety pass 3650 m. (5 hours).
Descend the Telety gorge to the Karakol gorge (7 hours). Stay overnight
in tents.
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Day 5
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Trekking from the Karakol
gorge to the Kurchak-Tor canyon through the forest (2.5 - 3 hours)
and to the "Sirota" shelter in the upper forest zone of the Kurchak-Tor
canyon. Stay overnight in tents
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Day 6
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Cross the Kurchak-Tor canyon
along the tourist path (2 – 2.5 hours) to the waterfall and lake Ala-Kel (3360m,
3 km. long, 900 m wide). Have lunch and make your way back to the lake.
Bivouac on the lakeshore in tents.
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Day 7
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Cross the Ala-Kel pass (3700m)
from lake Ala-Kel (2.5 - 3 hours) and descend to the Kel-Dyke gorge (1.5
- 2 hours). Lunch. Rest. Stay overnight in tents.
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Day 8
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Descend the Kel-Dyke gorge
to the Arashan gorge (3 hours) as far as the hot mineral radon spa
of Altyn-Arashan. Bathe in the hot springs. Stay overnight in tents
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Day 9
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Rest in the Altyn-Arashan
gorge, go horseback riding and experience the shepherds’ lifestyle.
Stay overnight in tents.
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Day 10
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Transfer from the Altyn-Arashan
gorge to Karakol.
Sightseeing tour around Karakol, Rest at lake Issyk-Kul
(400 kms 1850 m) Stay overnight in a hotel in Karakol.
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Day 11
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Transfer from Karakol to
Bishkek, making short visits to the stone inscriptions near Cholpon-Ata
and the unique canyons of Kok-Moinok. (Red Clay Canyons in the Boom gorge made by the
wind in the ancient seabed deposits (3 hours easy trekking with lunch
near the river Chui). Accommodation in a hotel in Bishkek
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Day 12
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In the morning check out
of the hotel and depart from Bishkek.
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