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Nomadic cultural program with day trekkings
Dates: July 3 - July 17 and August 18 - September 1, 2010
Price: 1.250 euro p.p.
Number of participants: 4-8 persons
 Meet the culture and every day's life of the nomads in Kyrgyzstan. You will sleep in yurts, the felt houses of the nomadic herdsmen. You will attend the making of felt objects for everyday use and you get the opportunity to cook a Kyrgyz meal. You might listen to the songs of children and the music of their traditional music instruments. You can also see how nomads prepare kymys, the national drink made of mare milk. And if you are lucky, you will witness horse games.
Pay a visit to the Burana tower and to the petroglyphs: stone carvings of the Scythe period near Cholpon-Ata. In the capital Bishkek you can experience the oriental way of shopping at the Osh bazaar.
In between activities there is still plenty of time to enjoy the magnificent scenery of the Tian-Shan mountains.
Several hikes are included in this program. Most of the transportation takes place by minibus. On 4 occasions part of the distance can be done on foot. If, when and how long these hikes will be, is a matter of consulting together. You get the opportunity to ride or to learn how to ride on horseback. You can visit the herdsmen who come with their families to the alpine summer pastures to guard the cattle.
In Bishkek, your accommodation is in a small nice hotel, on the countryside you pass the night in yurt camps ran by a local family. Sometimes you sleep in a guesthouse or have a home stay in a village. During the whole journey you are accompanied by an English speaking interpreter.
This journey suits people who are interested in the nomadic way of life and the culture of the Kyrgyz people. For the hikes you need a good physical condition. About 3-5 hours walking a day in mountainous terrain should be in your range of possibilities. We expect you to be a little adventurous, and not necessarily to demand luxury.
The price includes everything from arrival at the airport till departure, except the flight, visa and alcoholic beverages. A visa can be obtained easily upon arrival at the airport in Bishkek. The price of the flight depends on the company you are flying with and the date of booking. Until the end of 2009 it is possible to buy a two way ticket for about 480 euro.
Program summary
| Day 1 |
Departure |
| Day 2 |
Arrival in Bishkek, breakfast. Off till lunch. Sightseeing Bishkek. |
| Day 3 |
Along the north shore of Lake Issyk Kul (1.600 m alt.) to Bosteri, accommodation with a local family. En route you will visit the Burana tower and you will have the opportunity to see petroglyphes, carvings in stone from the Scythes. |
| Day 4 |
Visit Karakol to have a view of the Russian-orthodox cathedral, continue to Djeti-Ogus yurt camp at 2250 m above sea level, situated in an area of forest at the end of a narrow valley. It is possible to make a 7 km. walk from the spa village to the yurt camp. In that case, you will make a gradual climb of 200 meters through a canyon along a little stream. |
| Days 5,6 |
Leisure days in Djeti-Ogus. If you like, you can visit the spa in the village nearby. |
| Day 7 |
Hike down hill to the spa. If you enjoy walking you can continue till the main village Djeti Ögus, a total of 20 km. By car to yurt camp Temir-Kanat, 2450 m. The last 150 meters up will be a hike again. |
| Days 8-9 |
Leisure days in Temir-Kanat. Here you can ride or learn to ride horse, walk up to the glacier, meet herdsmen, watch horse games, hiking. |
| Day 10 |
From Temir-Kanat to yurt camp Tuura-Suu at 2200 m. Walk down to next the village, car will pick you up. |
| Day 11 |
Leisure day in Tuura-Suu. Horse riding, hiking into the mountains. |
| Day 12 |
From Tuura-Suu to yurt camp Ak-Say. Several hikes will be made today: Hike from Tuura-Suu down, about 14 km by foot through a beautiful area along a river. Next part by car to the village Ak-Say. From here on foot of by car to the yurt camp at the shore of the lake, through a dry canyon, 12 km. |
| Day 13 |
Leisure day in Ak-Say. Swimming, walk through the badlands. |
| Day 14 |
To Bishkek, if there are sufficient participants, in the evening a folk music concert and farewell dinner. |
| Day 15 |
Departure. |
If you book for 4 persons or more, we offer you 5% discount.
In case there are less then 4 participants for this tour, you are requested to pay an additional 100 euro p.p. to make this tour individually or with a small group.
Because of unforeseen circumstances, it might be necessary to make small changes in the program. We ask for your understanding.
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