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Legends and Tales
A tour through the oral history and tradition of Kyrgyzstan.
Date: June 8. – June 29. and August 11.– September 1. 2010.
Price: 1490 euro p.p. min. 4 persons.
During a tour of 22 days you will make a journey through the history of Kyrgyzstan. You will visit sites where, according to tradition, events of Kyrgyz history took place and you will hear the legend and tales of the creation of this country and its people.
 During this tour, you will travel great distances on several days. You will visit Talas in the far west as well as Tash-Rabat in the south near the Chinese border. You will see places around Lake Issyk-Kul as well as spots high in the mountains. At all of these places you will hear the stories and legends which have been told from one generation to the next and you will visit the places where these stories originated.
While travelling you can admire the beauty of nature and enjoy the magnificent view of the mountains which are often covered with snow. In our yurt camps, there is plenty of time to hike, ride on horseback (or learn how to ride) and getting acquainted with daily life of the nomadic people of Kyrgyzstan. You will meet the herdsmen who live with their family and herds in the mountains during the summer months. You can taste the kymyz they make out of fermented mare milk.
 In general, you will spend the night with local families, B&B and in yurt camps. In Bishkek, you will stay in a new, small guesthouse not far from the city centre. You will travel by minibus and will be accompanied by an English speaking interpreter during the whole tour. The maximum number of participants is 8.
If you are interested in the tradition of nomadic people and enjoy to hear the historic tales of generations, this will be a tour you will never forget. You should not expect luxury and have a reasonable physical condition. Do have an open mind for unexpected occurrings.
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 summary
| Day 1 |
Departure. |
| Day 2 |
Arrival, introduction on the program, sightseeing. |
| Day 3 |
Slowly adapting to the change of climate and time, we’ll make a daytrip to Ala-Archa, National Park, about 40 km. south of Bishkek. |
| Day 4-8 |
Tour by minibus, visit Talas, Son-Kul and Tash-Rabat. |
| Day 9-10 |
Via Kochkor to the north shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, possibility to see petroglyphes. |
| Day 11-12 |
To Jeti-Ögus, stay in yurt camp. |
| Day 13 |
Along the south shore of the lake to Tuura-Suu alt. 2250m. En route there will be a couple stops to hear interesting stories. |
| Day 14 |
Stay in Tuura-Suu, hiking, horse riding. |
| Day 15 |
From Tuura-Suu to Ak-Say at Lake Issyk-Kul alt.1600 m. |
| Day 16 |
Stay in Ak-Say at the lake. |
| Day 17 |
From Ak-Say to Temir- Kanat alt. 2450m, horse riding, hiking drinking kymyz. |
| Day 18-19 |
Stay in Temir-Kanat. |
| Day 20 |
Back to Bishkek, with a stop at the Burana tower. |
| Day 21 |
Leisure day in Bishkek (lunch not included). |
| Day 22 |
Departure. |
Because of unforeseen circumstances, it might be necessary to make small changes in the program. We ask for your understanding.
If you book with 4 persons or more, we offer a 5% discount.
In case there are less then 4 participants for this tour, you are requested to pay an additional 150 euro p.p. to make this tour individually or with a small group.
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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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