Six of the most beautiful lakes (12 Days)

The best combination is when there are many lakes against the backdrop of high mountains. This is what is to be seen in this program. We will also visit Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. We will go through a beautiful trekking route and spend several nights in yurts. Throughout the program, beautiful places await us that can be visited along the way. Such as: the canyon "Fairy Tale", the monument of history "stones of Tamerlane", the museum of Kyrgyz culture and petroglyphs. There are also many options: horseback riding, boating on the lakes, folklore shows and falconry! All this and much more awaits you on this tour!

Day 1: Karakol city

Meeting at the airport” Manas “. Transfer to the city of Karakol. On the way, stop at a local cafe for lunch (not included in the price, paid on your own). Accommodation in the guest house. Dinner. Meeting with the guide.

Meals: -/-/D

Detailed information:

Minimum altitude: 635 m.

Highest altitude: 1700 m.

Distance: 420 km.

Day 2: Kazakhstan

A trip to Kazakhstan, to the mountain lakes of Kaindy.  Lunch on the way (paid for by yourself).  camping, dinner.  Night on the lake in tents.

Meals: B/-/D

Detailed information:

Minimum altitude: 1700 m

Average altitude: 2000 m

Highest altitude: 2300 m

Distance:  2 km

Maximum gradient: 15 %

Average gradient: 2 %

Travel time by car: 260 km 

Day 3: Kolsay lakes

Breakfast. Transfer on the 1st mountain lake Kolsay. Setting up a camp. Walk to the 2nd mountain lake Kolsay and back. Dinner. Night in a tent.

Meals: B/L/D/

Detailed information:

Minimum altitude: 2000   m

Average altitude: 2300   m

Highest altitude: 2600   m

Distance:    18 km

Maximum gradient: 23   %

Average gradient: 10 %

Distance by car: 35 km 

Day 4: Karakol city

Breakfast. Return to the city of Karakol. On the way there will be small stops in beautiful places. Lunch at a local ethno-cafe (not included in the price, payable independently). Accommodation in the guest house. Dinner. Preparation and fees for hiking.

Meals: B/-/D/

Detailed information:

Minimum altitude: 1700 m

Average altitude: 2500 m

Highest altitude: 4100 m

Distance:  140   km

Maximum gradient: 40 %

Average gradient: 9 %

Distance by car: 1700   m

Day 5: Trekking

Breakfast. Moving to the Karakol gorge to the beginning of the walking part of the route, deep into the Karakol gorge to the confluence with the Ayu- Thor gorge. On this day, we are waiting for a steep climb from a height of 2500 to a height of 3100 m. Where the camp will be set up. Dinner. Night in tents.

Meals: B/L/D

Detailed information:

Minimum height: 1700   m  

Average height: 2700   m  

Highest Height: 3100   m  

Walking distance: 5   km  

Maximum slope: 38   %  

Average slope: 16   %  

Road distance by car: 20 km  

Travel time: 5 hours  

Day 6: Trekking

Breakfast. Ascent to the Panoramic Pass (3700 m.) From where a view of Lake Alakol opens from an unusual angle. Descent to the lake Alakol (3500 m.). Lunch. We will go around the whole lake along the shore and settle down in the vicinity of the Alakol- Kary glacier from where a magnificent view opens up. Dinner. Night in tents.

Meals: B/L/D

 Detailed information:

Minimum height: 3100   m  

Average height: 3500   m  

Highest Height: 3700   m  

Distance: 7   km  

Maximum slope: 41   %  

Average slope: 17   %  

Travel time: 6 h.  

Day 7: Trekking

Early breakfast. The day begins with an ascent to the Takyrtor Pass. But, before you reach the snow-ice pass (3,700 meters), you need to cross the entire Alakol- Kary glacier at the foot of which the famous lake is located. Lunch after the pass at the first convenient place for a picnic. Descent along the Takyrtor gorge to hot wild springs, beating straight from the rock. The water in this place is rich in minerals and reaches a temperature of 60 degrees. Dinner. Night in tents.

Meals: B/L/D

 Detailed information:

Minimum height: 3500   m  

Average height: 3600   m  

Highest Height: 3700   m  

Distance: 6   km  

Maximum slope: - 26   %  

Average slope: 16   %  

Travel time: 6 h.  

Day 8: Trekking

Breakfast. A long descent along the Takyrtor gorge to the confluence with the Altyn-Arashan gorge, from where a view to the mountain range of Ak- Suu mountains. Eternal ice and snow peaks enclose the gorge of the Aksu wall with glacier. Lunch. We continue the trek to the hot springs of Altyn-Arashan, where the small mountain town is located, which receives thousands of tourists from all over the world every year. Accommodation in yurts (Kyrgyz national dwelling). Dinner. Visit the hot wild springs " Arashan ". Night in a yurt.

Meals: B/L/D

 Detailed information:

Minimum height: 2500   m  

Average height: 2700   m  

Highest Height: 3500   m  

Distance: 13   km  

Maximum slope: - 29   %  

Average slope: - 8   %  

Travel time: 7 hours  

Day 9: Trekking & Issykkul lake

Breakfast. For those who want to ride a horse will be able to rent it before the start of the descent to the car and spend part of the day on horseback (paid on their own). Descent along the Altyn-Arashan gorge Ak-Suu vilage, where a car will be waiting for us, which will take the group back to Karakol. Lunch at a local ethnic café (not included, payable independently). Transfer to Bokonbaevo village, yurt ethno-complex. On the way, we will visit with a short excursion the local landmark “Fairy Tale” canyon, located on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul lake. Accommodation in yurts. Dinner.

Meals: B/-/D

 Detailed information:

Minimum height: 1600   m  

Average height: 2000   m  

Highest Height: 2300   m  

Walking distance: 6   km  

Distance by car: 155 km  

Maximum slope: - 12   %  

Average slope: 2   %  

Time put and on foot: 3 hours  

Day 10: Son-Kol lake

Breakfast. Long transfer to Son-Kul Lake. Upon arrival, accommodation in a local national dwelling, a yurt on the lake! Lunch on the way to a roadside cafe (not included in the price, payable independently). The local color and the spirit of the nomads will completely immerse you in an atmosphere of alienation from civilization, and you will feel the life of the local population. Walk around. Dinner. Night in a yurt.

Meals: B/-/D

Detailed information:

Minimum height: 1600   m  

Average height: 2100   m  

Highest Height: 3400   m  

Walking distance: 5 km  

Maximum slope: 13   %  

Average slope: 2   %  

Road distance by car: 213 km  

Travel time: 6 h.  

Day 11: Bishkek

Breakfast. Transfer to Bishkek. Visiting the local market to buy souvenirs and dried fruits (purchases are paid for independently), a short walk through the center of Bishkek. Accommodation and rest after busy days. Dinner. Overnight at the hotel.

Meals: B/-/D

 Detailed information:

Minimum height: 700   m  

Average height: 1 6 00 m.  

Highest Height: 34 00   m  

Distance by car: 2 8 5   km  

Travel time: 6 h.  

Day 12: Airport

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport " Manas ". End of the program.

Meals: B/-/-

Please Note: It is necessary to have warm clothes, spare clothes, good boots and spare sport shoes, a rain jacket, sun glasses, sunblock (cream) and crampon (for shoes). If you have a specific disease, you should have your own first aid kit with the necessary medicines.

What is included:

Transport for the entire program

Accommodation in a guest house Karakol

Hotel accommodation in Bishkek

Accommodation in yurts and Arashan and Bokonbaevo village

Meals during the track and stay

Accommodation in yurts on the lake. Son-Kul

Taxes and fees

Making permission

Transport to the beginning of the end of the route

Tents

Sleeping mats

Guide

Cook

Porter (for equipment and products) for the duration of the track

Hot springs

What is not included:

Porter (for personal luggage 20 kg.) 25 USD per day

Sleeping bag

Meals at the time of transfer

Backpack

Horse rental

Lunch at the ethno cafe

Lunch at the roadside cafe

 Attention:

o   Tourists must have no medical contraindications for the trekking and hiking.

o   In case of bad weather, a tour guide has a right to change the route in a safety purpose.