Kyrgyzstan horse riding 3

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 3

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

Duration: 7 days 

Places to visit: Bishkek - Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Kishi Kyzyl Suu village - Jumakuchak - Kok Terek - Bishkek 

In Kyrgyzstan there are many places with wild untouched nature to have an impressive tour. During this trip you will get pleasure from the astonishing views of our mountains and will get a lot of good impressions. This tour concludes hidden places of Kyrgyzstan that you can visit while riding a horse. Even nowadays you can still meet some nomads there! It is a good chance to get acquainted with local people and to find out about their life. Horse riding is very popular among tourists!

Tour summary:  

Day 1: Bishkek - Karakol
Your guide will pick you up at Manas International Airport and accompany you to Bishkek City (30 min. drive), where you will start the day with a breakfast. Then you will be transferred to the celestial Issyk Kul Lake (200 km), the second largest alpine lake in the world (1608m.above sea level). The Lake is also called "the pearl of Central Asia". On our way, we will visit the Burana Tower (minaret from the 11th century) and an open air museum of Balbans (stone warriors). Also you will have an opportunity to visit ancient stone inscriptions (dating back to 800 B.C.), including the local museum. National dinner will be in a restaurant  at 8 p.m. Also for additional price you can have a folklore show there. Night in a Guesthouse.  

Day 2: Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu Valley
At 8 o'clock you will be served with your breakfast. The whole morning will be devoted to a guided City Tour in karakol. The tour includes the visit of the old wooden Holy Trinity Cathedral. This will be followed by the visit of the Dungan mosque. One of its highlights is the fact that it is built in Chinese style without using nails. Afterward, you will visit the museum of one of the world's greatest explorers - M.V. Prjevalsky. His success was in the crossing of the great Taklamakan desert and the discovery of more than 4000 species of animals, including Prjevalsky Horse. This City Tour will be ended with a traditional lunch and we will leave Karakol at 1 p.m. and start our (70 km) way to striking Chong Kyzyl Suu Valley. En route, you will see differently shaped red mountains, just before we will visit the mineral sources of Jeli Suu hot springs, where you will have the chance to take a bath. After bathing, (1 hour) horseback riding tour is waiting for you to the Physical and Geographical station of Chong Kyzyl Suu. Dinner. Overnight stay will be in yurts. A yurta is a collapsible dwelling that is built without nails, an original nomad's dwelling thatis made of a wooden skeleton that is covered with thin felt mats.  

Day 3: Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Chong Kyzyl Suu (6h)
After breakfast, we will leave the yurt camp at 9 a.m. to start our horseback riding tour to (2800m)  Pass Ashu Tor. After your lunch you will have an ascent on horses to an amazing mountain lake, which finds its origin in a glacier. After enjoying the view of the mountain lake we come back to the station. With a bit of luck you might see mountain goats. Overnight in yurts. Dinner is served at 8 p.m.  

Day 4: Chong Kyzyl Suu - Jumakuchak
We continue our horseback riding tour after breakfast from the Valley of Kishi Kyzyl Suu to Jumakuchak for six hours via the small Pass of Jumalai. There is a gorgeous sight of the surface of Issyk-Kul Lake. On the Jumalai pass we will have a picnic. You will have a chance to explore on your own its untouched nature. Dinner is served at 7 p.m. Overnight is in tents in Jumakuchak among the yurts of the Kyrgyz nomadic people. 

Day 5: Jumakuchak - Kok Terek village
This day starts with 8 a.m. breakfast. Afterwards you will mount your horse to have the ride from Jumakuchak to Kok Terek Village for 6 hours. On the way you will come across the red cave that is called "500 rams". It is said that in olden times the nomads used this cave for their cattle. But some time later the part of the cave was destroyed by the earthquake. But even now it is possible to imagine the original size of this cave for 500 rams. There is also a picturesque mountain waterfall. You will have your lunch nearby. This waterfall is located not far away from the (40 degrees Celsius) hot springs, which we could visit if you wish. We continue our riding to Kok Terek Village after having a rest. Dinner. Overnight will be in a home stay. 

Day 6: Kok Terek - Bishkek
You will be served breakfast at 8 o'clock after packing your backpacks. After all necessary preparations will be finished; you will be transferred along the southern shore of the famous Issyk-Kul Lake (380 km.) to Bishkek by car. You will arrive in Bishkek in a Hotel **** at around 7 p.m., there you will have free time for yourself until your pick up. At 8 p.m. you will have a departure dinner in a café.  

Day 7: Bishkek - Europe
Your guide will collect you from the hotel and transferred to the airport.  

 

There is also a list of other horse riding tours:

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 1

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

Duration: 9 days 

Places to visit: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Kishi Kyzyl Suu village - Jumakuchak - Kok Terek - Bishkek 

We want to present this tour for the adorers of horse riding. During this tour you will ride a horse in different gorges of Kyrgyzstan that are so famous among travelers. Also you will visit our celestial lakes and it is a perfect possibility to live so far from the busy civilization amid nomads. Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 2

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

Duration: 12 days 

Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - Tamga - Chong Kyzyl Suu -  Pass Karatakia -  Gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - River Kumtor - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek  

For many centuries nomads have been appreciating their horses. There are many traditions and customs that are connected in their life and culture with horses. Almost all Kyrgyz festivals and celebrations are accompanied with games on the horses. It is difficult to imagine the life of the nomad in the mountains without horse. During this tour you also can ride a horse in the places that are hidden from other people and remote from busy cities and towns. You will ride it as if you are in the past times, like you are a medieval traveler. You start to feel the taste of life and you understand - the best architecture in the world is the Mother Nature! The feeling of riding a horse in the mountains is amazing! Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 3

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

Duration: 7 days 

Places to visit: Bishkek - Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Kishi Kyzyl Suu village - Jumakuchak - Kok Terek - Bishkek 

In Kyrgyzstan there are many places with wild untouched nature to have an impressive tour. During this trip you will get pleasure from the astonishing views of our mountains and will get a lot of good impressions. This tour concludes hidden places of Kyrgyzstan that you can visit while riding a horse. Even nowadays you can still meet some nomads there! It is a good chance to get acquainted with local people and to find out about their life. Horse riding is very popular among tourists! Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 4

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

Duration: 8 days

Places to visit: Bishkek - Tamga -  Pass Karatakia -  gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek  

Come to Kyrgyzstan and enjoy your holidays! Our travel company would like to present you a horse riding tour. Kyrgyzstan is famous for its beautiful mountains, nomads and horses. We suggest you to unite them and to have a memorable tour. You will ride a horse in our Tien - Shan Mountains where it is still possible to meet real nomads. For the duration of this tour you will visit our largest mountain lake Issyk Kul and you will have a chance to ride a horse in Terskey mountains. Also you will sleep in yurts - the dwellings of the nomadic people. Read the tour...

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 5

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding 

Duration: 8 days

Places to visit: Bishkek - Chong Kyzyl Suu - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek  

Since ancient times horses played a vital role in the nomad's life. There is a Kyrgyz saying "Horses are men's wings". It was impossible to survive without a horse in our mountainous country. During the tour you get acquainted with Kyrgyz traditions, try the national drink Kumis (mare's milk) and delicious dishes. At the same time you will be riding a horse like a nomad along the Great Silk Road.   Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 6

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

Duration: 8 days

Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek

Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 7

Destination: Kyrgyzstan

Activity: Horse riding

Duration: 7 days 

Places to visit: Bishkek - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek  

We would like to present you a horse riding tour that includes the visiting of Issyk Kul Lake and horse back riding in the heavenly mountains. You will ride a horse for many hours in places with wild untouched nature. You will feel complete freedom there.  Kyrgyz Republic is mountainous country and there it is not easy to survive without horses. That is why the best possession for nomad was a horse. Read the tour...