Ecotour

ECOTOUR
46-A, Donskoy pereulok
720040 Bishkek
Kyrgyz Republic
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Bird watching in Kyrgyzstan

Date: June 4 - June 18 2010
Price: 1.295 euro p.p.
Number of participants: min. 5 persons

In Kyrgyzstan more than 400 different kinds of birds exist. On this bird watching tour you undertake a surrounding of Lake Issyk-Kul, the second largest mountain lake of the world. At this lake numerous migratory birds spend the winter. On the northern shore we visit a bird reservoir, where a great number of aquatic birds have their nests: different kinds of swans, geese, ducks, seagulls, coots, grebes, etc.

In Kemin National Park and near Djeti Ogus many well-known and unknown species of songbirds and woodland birds have their nests. In the valleys between Temir-Kanat and Tuura-Suu numerous birds of prey, like different kinds of eagles, vultures as well as owls can be seen. The Ibisbyll also lives here. Among ornithologists Kyrgyzstan has the reputation of a paradise for birds.

You travel accompanied by a Dutch ornithologist and an interpreter is ready to help you at all times. Accommodation in guesthouses, yurts and with local families. Minibuses take you to the places of visit.

On this journey you learn to know the great variety of biotopes, their bird populations and also the great diversity of landscapes in Kyrgyzstan.

If you are interested in different cultures, if you like discovering a new, unknown world and if you do not necessarily demand luxury, then you will have good memories of this trip for a long time.

You can find the list of birds seen in 2007 at the website www.tripreports.nl

Everything is included in the tour price with the exception of the flight, visa and bottled 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 (in note form)

Day 1	Departure.
Day 2	Arrival in Bishkek. After lunch visit to fishing ponds outside or first bird watching in the green spaces of the capital.
Day 3	Day trip to the forests of the mountains of the Ala Archa National Park, 40 km south of Bishkek. Accommodation in a guesthouse in Bishkek.
Day 4	In the morning back to Ala-Archa, in the afternoon departure by car to the Kemin valley. 3 hours. In the evening: walk through Kemin valley.
Day 5	By car deeper into Kemin valley to the Kemin National Park. Two nights in a guesthouse.
Day 6	From Kemin along the north shore of Issyk-Kul lake to Karakol. Stop at bird reserve at the lake. Stay in guesthouse
Day 7	Daytrip to Djeti-Ogus, forest area alt. 2.200m. In the afternoon to Ak-Sai, the yurt camp at the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, a semi dessert area
Day 8	Bird watching around Ak-Sai
Day 9	After lunch from Ak-Sai to yurt camp Temir-Kanat alt. 2.450m. On the way stop at moor with different kinds of ducks.
Day 10	Stay in Temir-Kanat
Day 11	Departure to yurt camp Tuura-Suu. alt 2200. Look for birds of pray, owls and possibility to see the Ibisbil.
Day 12	From Tuura-Suu to yurt camp Son-Kul, Lake at 3100 m surrounded by mountains, an excellent place for bird watchers.
Day 13	Stay in Son-Kul yurt camp.
Day 14	Return to Bishkek. Accommodation in a guesthouse.
Day 15	Return flight.

Number of participants: min. 5, max. 8

If you book for 4 persons or more, we offer you 5% discount.

Because of unforeseen circumstances, it might be necessary to make small changes in the program. We ask for your understanding.

This year again we offer thematic and adventurous programs. These tours are exclusively organised by Ecotour and offer a good impression of our way of life. This year we offer several new thematic tours. In a thematic tour, the leading theme is a specific activity, like f.i. bird watching or a special aspect of our culture like felt making of festivals. New is a tour in which legends and tales are the central theme, a festival tour and a drawing and painting tour accompanied by a Dutch art teacher. In spring, when all fruit trees are blooming, we organise a blossom tour in the Talas region and around lake Issuk-Kol.

Some of our guests come to Kyrgyzstan again for these special tours with their friends or family members and every time discover new aspects of Kyrgyzstan

The Kyrgyz have not forgotten that for centuries the horse was the most precious animal in their nomadic lives. Even these days many families consider horses still very important this makes Kyrgyzstan supremely suitable for horse riding. Ecotour offers a great variety of adventures tours. On foot, horseback or by bicycle you can discover the mountains of Tian-Shan. There are programs for 2 or 3 weeks, some more difficult then the others. Our tours are not only for small groups but several tours can also be done individually.

As most of our yurt camps in the mountains are situated above 2000 m. weather can change a couple times a day. Therefore, even in summer it is a necessity to bring warm clothes and rain gear.

Our cooks have been trained to cope with different diets. Even if you need to have gluten free meals, this is possible at several of our tours.

Trekking and horse riding tours are the perfect way to see the ranges of Tian-Shan mountains and the life of the Kyrgyz.

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