Kyrgyzstan horse riding 5

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 5
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 8 days 
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chong Kyzyl Suu - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek 

Tour summary:  

Day 1: Bishkek - Chong Kyzyl Suu
In Manas International Airport you will be met by your guide and accompanied to Bishkek City. 30 minutes drive. In Bishkek you will start this day with a breakfast. After breakfast, you will have a trip by car to Chong Kyzyl Suu. We will drive along the celestial Issyk-Kul Lake southern shore. Issyk - Kul is 2nd biggest mountain lake in the world (1608m.above sea level). The Lake is also known as "the pearl of Tien - Shan Mountains". Upon arrival in Chon Kyzyl Suu you will start your horseback riding tour to the Geographical and Physical Station. Dinner and overnight stay will be in yurt camp. "Yurta" is a unique nomad's habitation
that represents wooden skeleton that is covered with thin felt mats. This is a collapsible abode that is built without a single nail.

Day 2: Chong Kyzyl Suu - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu
After breakfast you will have a horseback riding to the gorgeous Karatakia gorge and then over the Karatakia pass. This is a place where you can test Kyrgyz traditional staple drink (fermented mare's milk that is a little bit alcoholic) - kumis. Enjoy the sceneries of the pass and take a strengthening lunch. After lunch you will have horseback riding down for 6 hours to the Kitshi Kyzyl Suu Valley. At 7 p.m. dinner is served.  Overnight is in tents.  

Day 3: Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu
At 8 o'clock your breakfast will be served. After that there will be an ascent on horses to (3636m above sea level)  Pass Ashu-Tor; on the way you will see a mountain cascade and also you can take a bath with thiocyanogen water in the bath house. After having lunch you will carry on your six hours horse riding down in the Gorge of Ashu-Kashka Suu. Your dinner will be served at 8 p.m. Overnight is in tent camp.  

Day 4: Ashu-Kashka Suu Gorge - Kashka-Suu Lake
At 8 o'clock is your breakfast. After packing your backpacks you will have an ascent on horses to the pass Kashka-Suu (3891m.), where you will take lunch. Then you will ride your horse to the Kashka-Suu Lake (6h). This lake finds its origin in a glacier, that is why the water is so clean and sparkling. This high mountain lake situated at an altitude of 3800 meters above sea level. Dinner is served at 7p.m. Night in tents.

Day 5: Lake Kashka-Suu - River Kumtor (3012m.)
Strengthening breakfast. After that you will start your six hours horse riding to Kumtor River. You will ride among Ak Shirak Mountains that are snow covered even in high summer. You will be amazed by the changeable weather. The weather can change within 20 minutes from summer heat to winter snow. Kumtor River is the most famed place among the gold diggers. Even these days there are some people who try to find gold there. At 7 p.m. dinner will be served. Near the Central Tien Shan observatory you will spend the night in tents.

Day 6: Kumtor - Chokoli Lakes (3006m.)
At 8 o'clock your breakfast will be served. After breakfast there will be horseback riding continuance to the Chokoli Lakes. Also you will visit a glacier not far from the mountain lake.Probably, with a bit of luck, on our way we can notice Marco Polo sheep and ibexes. At 7 p.m. your dinner will be served. You will spend this night near the lake in tents.  

Day 7: Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek (by car)                               
You will be served breakfast at 8 o'clock after packing your luggage. Then you will be transferred to Bishkek city by car. You will arrive in Bishkek approximately 5 p.m. In the hotel you will have free time for yourself until your pick up at 7 p.m. This evening you will have a farewell dinner in a café.  

Day 8: Flight home
You will be collected from the hotel and transferred to the Airport of Manas according to your flight details. 

 

There is also a list of other horse riding tours:

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 1
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 9 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Kishi Kyzyl Suu village - Jumakuchak - Kok Terek - Bishkek 

In Kyrgyzstan there are many places with wild untouched nature to have an impressive tour. During this trip you will get pleasure from the astonishing views of our mountains and will get a lot of good impressions. This tour concludes hidden places of Kyrgyzstan that you can visit while riding a horse. Even nowadays you can still meet some nomads there! It is a good chance to get acquainted with local people and to find out about their life. Horse riding is very popular among tourists! Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 2
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 12 days 
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - Tamga - Chong Kyzyl Suu -  Pass Karatakia -  Gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - River Kumtor - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek  

We would like to present you a horse riding tour that includes the visiting of Issyk Kul Lake and horse back riding in the heavenly mountains. You will ride a horse for many hours in places with wild untouched nature. You will feel complete freedom there. Kyrgyz Republic is mountainous country and there it is not easy to survive without horses. That is why the best possession for nomad was a horse. Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 3
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 7 days 
Places to visit: Bishkek - Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Kishi Kyzyl Suu village - Jumakuchak - Kok Terek - Bishkek 

Come to Kyrgyzstan and enjoy your holidays! Our travel company would like to present you a horse riding tour. Kyrgyzstan is famous for its beautiful mountains, nomads and horses. We suggest you to unite them and to have a memorable tour. You will ride a horse in our Tien - Shan Mountains where it is still possible to meet real nomads. For the duration of this tour you will visit our largest mountain lake Issyk Kul and you will have a chance to ride a horse in Terskey mountains. Also you will sleep in yurts - the dwellings of the nomadic people. Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 4
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding 
Duration: 8 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Tamga -  pass Karatakia -  gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek

For many centuries nomads have been appreciating their horses. There are many traditions and customs that are connected in their life and culture with horses. Almost all Kyrgyz festivals and celebrations are accompanied with games on the horses. It is difficult to imagine the life of the nomad in the mountains without horse. During this tour you also can ride a horse in the places that are hidden from other people and remote from busy cities and towns. You will ride it as if you are in the past times, like you are a medieval traveler. You start to feel the taste of life and you understand - the best architecture in the world is the Mother Nature! The feeling of riding a horse in the mountains is amazing! Read the tour... 

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 5
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 8 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chong Kyzyl Suu - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek 

There is a great chance to feel the freedom of mind if you are tired of civilization. You will have a trekking tour to take pleasure in untouched nature of mountainous Kyrgyzstan and to visit abundance of lakes with its pure sparkling water. During the trip you will find out interesting facts about Kyrgyz customs and traditions, culture, because the Kyrgyz being nomads for thousand years, and they managed to keep all their wonderful customs and traditions till now days. Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 6
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 8 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek  

We want to present this tour for the adorers of horse riding. During this tour you will ride a horse in different gorges of Kyrgyzstan that are so famous among travelers. Also you will visit our celestial lakes and it is a perfect possibility to live so far from the busy civilization amid nomads. Read the tour...

 

Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 7
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 7 days 
Places to visit: Bishkek - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek  

Since ancient times horses played a vital role in the nomad's life. There is a Kyrgyz saying "Horses are men's wings". It was impossible to survive without a horse in our mountainous country. During the tour you get acquainted with Kyrgyz traditions, try the national drink Kumis (mare's milk) and delicious dishes. At the same time you will be riding a horse like a nomad along the Great Silk Road. Read the tour...