Kyrgyzstan Mountain Bike Tour

AM. Arrival to Bishkek International airport early in the morning. Meeting with guide and transfer to hotel. Rest at the hotel till 11.00AM. Briefing with the guide and discuss details of the tour.Lunch in local restaurant. 

PM. After lunch, transfer to Kochkor. Visit to Altyn – Kol Women’s Handicraft NGO and shop, where you can watch the process of production and buy felt carpets and handcrafts. That was until the winter of 1996, when a group of women in the Naryn Oblast of Kyrgyzstan realized that making traditional carpets was a resource for assisting them in difficult economic times. These women had the needed skills and they had the will to work hard, but they lacked business and marketing experience. See the process of carpet production, do your own small carpet that you can take back to home. 

Accommodation and dinner in small family hotel in Kochkor.

Altitudes during the day: Bishkek – 800 m, Kochkor – 1700 m

Meal during the day: B/L/D

Breakfast. Transfer to Kara-Talaa – the small village on a southern shore of Issyk-Kul Lake (70 km, 1,5 hours of driving). From here you will start your biking. Cycling along Tuura-Suu River for around 20 km will bring you to Ala-Bash Pass (2370 m). 

After crossing pass, you entering to so called “Second Valley” – Valley of Ala-Bash. Ride down to Kara-Koo Village for around 30 km. Continue on the main road for few kilometers to Kyzyl-Tuu village. Accommodation in the CBT guesthouses. After short rest visit to the famous workshops where local craftsmen produce wooden parts of your and will be glad to present it to you. Traditional dinner and overnight. 

Meal during the day: B/Packed L/D

Cycling distance: around 55 km, 4-5 hours

Altitudes during the day: cycling start – 1750 m, highest point (Ala-Bash Pass) – 2370 m, end of day (Kyzyl-Tuu village) – 1820 m

Breakfast. Cycling up from Kara-Koo village along Dubana gorge to Konur-Olen Valley. This valley is known with its many small creeks and swamps. Continue to Kok-Say Village where located Jaichi yurt camp. Accommodation in the yurt camp. 

Later visit unique performance – eagle hunting show. Here you can see how eagle hunts and hunter will talks about traditions, history and specific of such ancient hunt. Dinner and overnight in yurt camp.

Meal during the day: B/Packed L/D

Cycling distance: around 40 km, 4-5 hours

Altitudes during the day: cycling start – 1820 m, highest point – 2100 m, end of day (Kok-Say village) – 1950 m

Breakfast. This day way continues along Konur-Olen Valley and going down to Bokonbaevo village. ¨

During cycling you will have a possibility to see a life in a remote Kyrgyz village. From here route goes to the Issyk-Kul Lake to Almaluu yurt camp. Accommodation in the yurt camp. Dinner and overnight in yurt camp.

Meal during the day: B/Packed L/D

Cycling distance: around 50 km, 4-5 hours

Altitudes during the day: cycling start – 1950 m, highest point – 2200 m, end of day – 1650 m

Return back from shore of Issyk-Kul Lake to Tegerek mountains and ride along Ak-Terek River. Flower fields aside a road add some nice filling to your pedaling under hot sun. Crossing pass (2540 m) and arrival to Boz-Salkyn yurt camp. Accommodation in the yurt camp. Dinner and overnight in yurt camp.

Meal during the day: B/Packed L/D

Cycling distance: around 30 km, 3-4 hours

Altitudes during the day: cycling start – 1650 m, highest point – 2540 m, end of day – 2300 m

Breakfast. Further road goes down from the pass along Ak-Terek River. From the top of the pass is a nice sliding down along Tosor River. 

Old road brings you to the main road and further to lake. Accommodation in yurt camp on the lakeshore and enjoy fresh air and wild nature. Dinner and overnight in yurt camp.

Meal during the day: B/Packed L/D

Cycling distance: around 50 km, 4-5 hours

Altitudes during the day: cycling start – 2300 m, end of day – 1700 m

Breakfast. Full day at leisure on the shore of Issyk-Kul. There are several options for this day:

1. staying at beach;
2. cycling excursion (around 40 km) to Barskoon Gorge to see famous waterfall – Tears of the snow leopard.

Dinner and overnight in yurt camp.

Meal during the day: B/Packed L/D

Altitudes during the day: Issyk- Kul – 1700 m

Breakfast in the yurt. Last part of your trip brings you to Bishkek. Transfer by car (320 km). On the way stop for walking in Skazka Canyons. 

Lunch on the way in local café. Visit ruins of the ancient city Balasagyn and Burana tower on the way. The ancient town Balasagyn was as place for resting and trading for caravans on the Great Silk Road in XIII-X centuries. Upon arrival to Bishkek accommodation in a hotel. Dinner in local restaurant. Overnight in hotel.

Meal during the day: B/L/D

Altitudes during the day: Issyk- Kul – 1700 m, Bishkek – 800 m

Full day in Bishkek. You can explore the city with visiting Osh Oriental Bazaar, historical museum, main square and the park in the city center. 

Lunch during the day in the local restaurant. Folklore performance during the dinner where you know traditional Kyrgyz song, see musical instruments and get acquainted with the history of Kyrgyz music. Overnight in hotel

Meal during the day: B/ L/D

Altitudes during the day: Bishkek – 800 m

Transfer to airport early in the morning. Fly home.

Meal during the day: B/-/-