3-day summer trip to Son-Kul and Issyk-Kul lakes

Overview

Day by day itinerary

1. 1Bishklek - Son-Kul lake⌄

   Our guide will accompany you to the top of the tower and tell the legends about the amazing tower standing alone in the steppe which had swallowed the ancient blossoming Balasagun city.

   Song Kul is a high alpine lake situated at an altitude of 3016 meters surrounded by the central Tian Shan mountains. The weather at this summer pasture can be unpredictable: from the sunny weather with blue skies, it can turn into strong wind, rain and it can even hail in summer. Because of the weather conditions, you can access the pasture only from June to September.

   Meals: Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight at yurt camp

2. 2Son-Kul - Issyk-Kul⌄

   The Orto-Tokoy reservoir is the first reservoir built in Kyrgyzstan. Construction began in 1941 and ended in 1960. It is located on the Chu River, behind the village of Kochkor. The main purpose of the reservoir is to regulate the water level of the Chuy River in order to irrigate for agricultural land in Chui Oblast and southern Kazakhstan.

   Meals: Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner

   Overnight: Overnight in yurt camp with facilities

3. 3Barskoon gorge - Fairy tale canyon - Bishkek⌄

   Beautiful gorge with rivers and waterfall an spruce forest. There are also monuments here - a Soviet truck mounted on a pedestal and a bust of Yuri Gagarin. The great cosmonaut recreated on the Issyk-Kul southern coast after his first flight into space.

   Skazka Canyon is a small gorge on the southern shore of Issyk-Kul, famous for its red clay rocks. "Fairy Tale" is a very visited place among tourists. The reason for this is the easy accessibility of the canyon and its stunning landscapes and contrasts. Soil erosion, which has been going on for thousands of years, has done its job: various bizarre figures of stone and clay rise in the canyon. Canyon "Fairy Tale" is composed of multi-colored clays, minerals and rocks, which adds to the picturesqueness of this place.

   Meals: Breakfast