Programme
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Day 1 |
Departure from your local airport. |
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Day 2 |
Arrival at Manas airport where you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Free until lunch then preparing the bicycles followed by a short cycling trip north of Bishkek. |
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Day 3 |
By minibus through the tunnel in Too-Ashuu pass (alt. 2.564m) to the Suusamyr valley. After the Tunnel start cycling south along the Kokomerenriver on a tarmac road to the small village Kyzyl-Oi, descending down to 1,750m. Total 60 km. Stay with a local family. |
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Day 4 |
Pass through the village of Chaek, at 1,700m and then up in to the mountains. 80km. Accommodation in tents. |
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Day 5 |
Over the Kara-Keche pass (3,300m). From here there is good view of Lake Son-Kol. Down to the lake. Accommodation in yurts. Total distance 115 km. |
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Day 6 |
Cycling from one side of the lake to the other. Cycling around 50km depending on where the yurts are pitched. Stay in yurts. |
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Day 7 |
Cycle up to the Kalmak-Ashuu pass (3,317m), descend into the Tolok Valley (2,400m). Stay with a local family in the nearby village, distance 50km. |
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Day 8 |
Rather short distance to cycle today into a beautiful valley - 44km. Overnight in tents (2,900m). |
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Day 9 |
Leave the valley and climb to 3,400m. Descend into the Kara-Kudjur Valley. Continue from Sary-Bulak to the village of Kochkor by minibus or continue cycling. 75km or 110km cycling. Stay in B&B. |
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12 day programme |
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Day 10 |
From Kochkor to Kara-Tala, a village on the south shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. After 65km you reach the village. From here it is only a few km cycling to the shore of the lake where you can swim. Stay with local family. |
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Day 11 |
From Kara-Tala back to Bishkek. In the afternoon time for shopping, stay in hotel Umai or equivalent. |
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Day 12 |
Transfer to the airport and departure. |
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15, 19 day and 22 day programmes |
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Day 10 |
From Kochkor to Kara-Tala, a village on the south shore of Lake Issyk-Kul. After 65km you reach the village. Here you you turn into the mountains and along a small river into the mountains to a yurt camp (2,200 m) using a beautiful, but rather difficult, tarmac road. Total 98 km. Stay in yurts. This yurt camp is only available for Ecotour guests. |
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Day 11 |
You cycle over a tarmac, sometimes sandy, rather difficult road through the Kongur-Ölöng Valley to Temir-Kanat yurt camp. Total 60km. Stay in yurts. |
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Day 12 |
From Temir-Kanat to Sonun, a yurt camp at the lake located in a dry, semi-dessert area. Here you can swim. Stay in yurt 65 km cycling. |
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Day 13 |
Back to the main road and in Bokonbaevo at 1,700m start climbing up to a yurt camp at 2,500 m. Total 32 km. Stay in yurts. |
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15 day programme |
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Day 14 |
Descend to Bokonbaevo and from here by car to Bishkek, in the afternoon some time for shopping. Stay in hotel. |
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Day 15 |
Transfer to Manas Airport and departure |
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19 and 22 day programmes |
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Day 14 |
Continue from Boz-Salkin over difficult but beautiful itinerary to the Tosor canyon. Descend though the gorge to the lake (21km). Stay in yurt or B&B in Tosor. |
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Day 15 |
Cycle into the Juuku valley with impressive rock formations. Possible to take a bath in a traditional hot spa, tarmac road. Return to main road and then by car to Karakol. Stay in guesthouse. |
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Day 16 |
From Karakol to the yurt camp Kara-Kyz (2000m). Stay in yurt. |
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Day 17 |
Descent to main road and continue till the turn off to the San-Tash pass. Cross pass and plateau (2200m) and descend into next valley, here turn to the west and after in total 90 km, then continue by car to Cholpon-Ata at Lake Issyk -Kul. Stay in hotel. |
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Day 18 |
By car from Cholpon-Ata to Bishkek, visit nomad Museum and Burana tower on the way to Bishkek. Stay in hotel Umai or equivalent. |
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Day 19 |
Transfer to Manas Airport and departure. |
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22 day programme |
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Day 14 |
Continue through the valley, altitude between 2100 and 2500m over a deserted, very bad road and reaching the main road after 42 km. Here you turn north to the village Jenish, stay in guesthouse, total 76 km. |
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Day 15 |
Cycling into a beautiful gorge with red rock formations to a hot spa, take a bath if wanted, and cycle back to the main road (70 km total) then by car to Karakol. Stay in hotel. |
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Day 16 |
Today a rather short itinerary, cycling to the yurt camp Kara-Kyz at 2000m, south east of Karakol. Partly asphalt, partly very difficult stony path. Stay in yurt. |
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Day 17 |
By car to the starting pint of this last part of the itinerary. From here there will be a 4x4 car accompany you and you will spend the next 4 nights in tents First day a long climb from 2050 – 3250 m.in total 35 km Stay in tent. |
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Day 18 |
Over a steep pas to 3850 m, today pass 2 check points, up and down climbing 1250 m, cycle 72 km in total. Camping at 3000m. |
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Day 19 |
First steep climb to 3300m rest of the day descending, beautiful landscape, Here you pass the 3e checkpoint and descent along a river to San Tash, 500m up., 1700 m. descending. Total 85 km. Stay in tent. |
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Day 20 |
Cycle down, first to Taldy Suu and from there over a good road to Tup, at the Issyk-Kul lake,from here by car to Cholpon Ata at the north shore. Stay in hotel. |
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Day 21 |
Return to Bishkek by car, afternoon some time for shopping. Stay in hotel. |
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Day 22 |
Transfer to Manas Airport and departure. |
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