The tour is offered in summer.
Yurt to Yurt - Nomadic Culture Tour offers an affordable and unforgettable way for travelers to experience the culture of Kyrgyzstan. In addition to staying in mountain, meadow and lakeside yurts, you can mingle with shepherds, learn how to set up a yurt, participate in felt carpet making and go hiking, swimming and horseback riding on this 10-day adventure.
Tour itinerary:
Optionally, visit the women's cooperation called “Altyn Kol” (Golden Hand). You can take part in the felt production master class and buy beautiful felt art handycarfts from local artists. Dinner and overnight at the guesthouse in Kochkor.
Altitude during the day: 1606 in Tamga, 1800 m in Kochkor
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Altitude during the day: 1800 m in Kochkor, 3030 m on Song-Kul Lake
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Altitude during the day: 3030 m on Song-Kul
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Upon arrival to Karakol accommodation in the family guesthouse. Dinner in Uighur family. Overnight.
Altitude during the day: 3030 m on Song-Kul, 1760 m in Karakol
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Breakfast in the family and start the city tour in Karakol with visiting Russian Orthodox Church, Muslim Mosque and Museum of Przhevalski.
In the afternoon transfer to Jety-Oguz gorge, famous for its red rock formation.
Dinner and overnight in the yurt.
Altitude during the day: 1760 m in Karakol, 2200 m Jety-Oguz
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Altitude during the day: 2020 m in Jety-Oguz, 1606 in Tamga
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Activities to do for extra charge:
1. Visit Barskoon gorge and Barskoon waterfalls. You can take light hikes inside the gorge or go to the waterfall, the driver will accompany you.
2. There is also a unique opportunity for you to practice Kayaking on Issyk-Kul Lake.
3. Another of the unique opportunities that you may have is the visit to Tamga Gorge, where you will find old Buddhist inscriptions on the stones.
Dinners and overnights in the yurt camp.
Altitude during the day: 1606 in Tamga
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Optionally, you can stop in Kyzyl-Tuu, where the local masters make the wooden parts of the yurts. The local artisan can show you how to make wooden parts of Yurt by your own hands.
Upon arrival to Bishkek accommodation in the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Altitude during the day: 1606 in Tamga, 800 m in Bishkek
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Altitude during the day: 1606 in Tamga, 800 m in Bishkek
Meals: Breakfast
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:
Place
|
Hotel / Guesthouse / Yurt Camp
|
Conditions
|
Kochkor |
Nomad lodge guesthouse or similar |
Twin room accommodation, private facilities in each room |
Song-Kul (Son-Kul) |
Yurt Camp |
4 people accommodation in a yurt, shared outside European style private toilet and shower cabins |
Karakol |
Family guesthouse |
Twin room, shared shower and toilet |
Jety-Oguz |
Yurt camp |
4 people accommodation in a yurt, shared outside European style private toilet and shared shower cabins |
Tamga |
Yurt Camp |
4 people accommodation in a yurt, shared outside European style private toilet and shower cabins near each yurt |
Bishkek |
Hotel „Bridges“ / „B-Hotel“ or similar |
Twin room accommodation, private facilities in each room |
- Transport for transfers and excursions during the tour (car in good condition with air conditioning); 2 people – jeep; 3-4 pax - Mini Van or Delica; 5-12 pax - Mercedes Sprinter;
- twin / double room accommodation;
- Four-person accommodation in the yurts;
- Full board (except Day 9);
- Entree fees to cultural places and nature parks according the program
- Mineral water during the tour (1 liter per person);
- Tour guide.
- Early check-in on day 1;
- Alcohol and soft drinks;
- Costs for Kyrgyz visa if necessary;
- Porter service in hotels and at the airport;
- International and domestic flight tickets;
- Personal expenses of customers;
- Any devisions from the program;
- Tour Guide and transport service in Day 9-10;
- Yurt production show;
- Felt carpet production show;
- Visit Tamga Gorge;
- Visit Barskoon gorge;
- Kayaking in Issyk Kul;
- Eagle Hunting Show.
Supplement services:
- Supplement for single room accommodation in Hotel in Bishkek is 45 USD per single room, 60 USD per twin room per night;
- Supplement for yurt production show in Kyzyl-Tuu is 65 USD per group;
- Supplement for Kayaking in Issyk - Kul - is 25 USD per person per day;
- Supplement for Eagle hunting show in Skazka Canyon or Barskoon Canyon – is 90 USD per group;
- Supplement for horse riding in Son-Kul - is 15 USD per person (2-3 hours of riding) (for the service of escorting stableman is - 25 USD per group of 3-4 people);
- Supplement for the boat excursion is 120 USD for the group up to 15 people;
- Supplement for Felt carpet Show – is 55 USD per group;
- Supplement for the trip to Barskoon Gorge - group of 2-3 people (small car) with driver – 60 USD per group;
- Supplement for the trip to the Barskoon Gorge - group of 4-12 people (Mercedes Sprinter of 17 seats) with driver – 90 USD per group;
- Surcharge for the trip to the Tamga Gorge - group of 2-3 people (small car) with driver - 40 USD per group;
- Surcharge for the trip to the Tamga Gorge - group of 4-12 people (Mercedes Sprinter of 17 seats) with driver - 70 USD per group.
Conditions:
Health
If you have some specific sicknesses you need to bring own first aid kit with necessary medicaments.
Responsibilities of clients
Your clients should recognize and accept the risk that circumstances may arise which would cause some activities to be shortened or eliminated altogether without reimbursement or refund. Such circumstance includes weather conditions, earthquakes and other acts of nature, injuries or other medical problems, which they may experience. However, you recognize and accept that none of the eventualities described above will give you a right to a refund or other forms of reimbursement.
NOTES:
- The price is given based on 3 star’s hotel accommodation in Bishkek. We can change it for hotels with higher level upon request for additional payment.
- Please keep in mind that people in the countryside do not stick to time and can be late for 20-30 minutes. So it may not always be on time according to the itinerary, especially when local people cook and serve food or organize horses for riding.
- People in Kyrgyzstan are very friendly and like to take pictures. But please do ask for permission if you take a picture of old people, mosques, churches, funerals etc or in countryside as people may be offended.
- The same tour program can be organised for another date upon request or for individual groups with the same conditions and same price
Dates & Prices
Group size: 2-10 persons
Please note that itinerary and prices are subject to change due to airline and train schedule changes, currency fluctuations and other unforeseeable events.