| Day 1 |
Bishkek. Arrival at Bishkek. Accommodating in a hotel or a guest house. Acclimatization (the city is situated at an altitude 450-950 m over the sea level) Sightseeing tour around the city. |
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| Day 2 |
Bishkek
- Bash-Kaindy. Departure is early in the morning. Traveling over the Chu valley, coming into the narrow Boom gorge with a Chu river going along the valley. Passing by Orto-Tokoi reservoir, Kochkor city, Dolon pass (3030 m) and getting to Naryn (2500 m). The city is situated on the banks of Naryn river between the two mountain spurs. Lunch. After lunch we go to At-Bashi valley (2300-2500 m) through Chaar pass to Bash Kaindy with overnight stay in the yurts or tents. |
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| Day 3 |
Bash-Kaindy
– Shaar - Bash-Kaindy. We start our way early in the morning to the waterfall along the most beautiful gorge of the river Orto-Kaiyndy (Bash-Kaindy is the tributary of At-Bashi). The gorge is covered with Tien –Shan pine trees. Two hours later you will see a great waterfall Shaar in a long distance. Its height is 300 m. It consists of several cascades and you can see its full size only from a far distance. Approaching to the waterfall one hour later and having lunch. Coming back to the camp in the evening. |
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| Day 4 |
Bash-Kaindy
- the upper part of the river At-Bashi. Breakfast. Going out of Bash-Kaindy and going towards the upper parts of At-Bashi river, Our way will go along the steep bank of this river. You can see the picturesque mountains on the right. Stop at the village of Bosoi to view the scenery which is open from a high road to the valley At-Bashi. Reaching the place of destination by lunch time, setting a camp and enjoing the beauties of the river from the high steep bank. Rocky mountains going over into green hills which end by the river with red-yellow stripped view and the ribbon of the river which is glittering at the sun set and which is making the stitch having the form of a heart. |
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| Day 5 |
The
upper part if At-Bashi river - Kol-Tor lake-the upper part of At-Bashi river. Breakfast and horse riding tour to Kol-Tor lake. Crossing of At-Bashi river through the ancient bridge to the side gorge, which surrounds the curve of the river and the gorge and going up to the opposite bank with an amazing panorama opening from it. Reaching the lake by lunch time. Lunch, rest and coming back to the camp. |
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| Day 6 |
The
upper part of At-Bashi river - Kek-Kya river. Breakfast. Transfer to Ak-Sai valley through the Kyndy pass (3398 m) and a border post. A wonderful panorama of the mountain ranges is open before descending to Chatyr-Tash village. We cross Ak-Sai river, two bridges and Kek-Kya pass (3620 m). Stop over the river Kek-Kya before the narrow gorge. Enjoying the beauty of the nature. Overnight stay in a yurt or tents. |
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| Day 7 |
Kek-Kya
river - Kel-Suu lake. Breakfast and departure to Kel-Suu lake which is the aim of our route. By lunch time we will go up to the dumb if the lake overcoming the river by crossing in on foot. The way will go through the Surash-Tash cultural center. Setting up a camp behind the dumb. Kel-Suu is formed due to the broken mountain parts. The altitude over the sea level is 3514 m, the length is 9 m, the width is 0.5-2 km, the square of the surface – 4,5 square km, the water volume – 338 million square meters. As soon as you reach the lake you will be enchanted by the fantastic landscape opening in front of you. Steep picks surround the blue part of the river with the tops covered with snow even in the hottest summer. Lunch.Sightseeing tour. Overnight stay in the tents. |
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| Day 8 |
Kel-Suu
lake. Breakfast and voyage by boats. Researching of the lake with its fantastic views-steep rocks thousands meters high, waterfalls, rocky island, bays, caves and grots. It is fantastic and unforgettable. Forget about lunch, though we can have lunch to divert our attention of the impressions you have got. Coming back to the camp. |
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| Day 9 |
Kel-Suu
lake. Breakfast. Excursion to the cave which is hidden between the rocks. The narrow little entrance leads to the big vast hall. It is damp and cold there. Observing all the corridors. Lunch and descending to the top of the range with a majestic panorama in front of you. Coming back to the camp. |
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| Day 10 |
Kel-Suu
lake. Reserved day (in case of bad weather). We try to absorb our impressions and observe what we missed to see at the previous days. |
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| Day 11 |
Lake
Kel-Suu - Kochkor. Breakfast and farewell to the lake. Transfer to Kochkor. Visiting the workshop in making traditional carpets - shirdaks and taking part in making them. Visiting of the museum of the items of the national handicrafts, you can buy them here at more reasonable prices than in Bishkek. Accommodating in a guest house. |
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| Day 12 |
Kochkor
- Kok–Moinok - Bishkek. Transfer to Bishkek city. Observation of the Eolov castles - Kok-Moinok canyons on the way. Accommodating in a hotel or a guest house. |
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| Day 13 |
Departure
home. |