Tour around Bishkek

Tour around Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan tours

Tour around Bishkek
Starts: Bishkek 
Ends: Bishkek 
Best time to travel: all year round 

Day 1: Bishkek
Your tour will start when your guide will meet you in the airport. The day will be dedicated to discovering the capital of Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek. There are many locations such as the central square, museum of arts, the old square, oak park, white house and etc that you will see today. Your trip around the city will end with a walk through the real Asian Bazaar. In the end of the day you will be brought to the hotel for the night.

Day 2: Bishkek - Alamedin gorge - Bishkek
The following day you will travel to the Alamedin Gorge in order to have a short hike there towards the waterfall. The views will be breathtaking due to the big fir trees that grow on the both sides of the gorge and the river that runs through it. You may also encounter cattle and yurts - dwellings that the locals live in. You will have a short picning by the waterfall before returning back to the city. Night in a hotel.

Day 3: Bishkek - Konorchek - Chon Kemin
The following morning you will travel through the Boom gorge and to the Konorchek canyons. An easy 2 hour hike will open up a great platform for the panoramic view. You may spend another hour walking around and taking pictures if you will not feel tire. You tour  will then continue towards Chon Kemin. You will spend your night in the guest house there.

Day 4: Chon Kemin - Issyk Kul lake northern shore
This day you will see the Pearl of Kyrgyzstan - the Issik Kul lake. It is the second largest celestial lake in the world. Due to its size and other features such as saltiness of water, the lake has many legends about it. There will be a stop by the collections of stones with petroglyphs that date back to 800 BC. In the end of the day you will be brought to the hotel by the lake.

Day 5: Issyk Kul lake - Bishkek
The following morning you will have plenty of time to swim in the lake before returning back to the capital. On you way there, you will stop by the Burana tower. The tower dates back to 11th century. During the times of the Great Silk Road, there was a city by the tower, it serves as caravan sarai for the traders and travelers. There is also a collection of Balbals - the stone warrors were cared in honor of the brave soldiers that died during battles. Hotel for the night.

Day 6: Airport
In the morning you will be transferred to the airport.