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Arrive Bishkek
Most flights are overnight. In, sleep, and start tomorrow.
Kyrgyzstan
The High Pastures
Issyk-Kul, Song-Kul and the jailoo
The one trip in this collection where the accommodation is deliberately simple and the landscape does the work. Two nights in yurt camps, run by the families whose animals graze there.
Suits
- Travellers who want the mountains, not the marble
- Photographers
- Anyone comfortable with a shared washhouse
Day by day
Bishkek to Issyk-Kul
East along the north shore, with the Burana tower on the way. Overnight on the lake.
The south shore
Skazka Canyon, Barskoon, and an eagle hunting demonstration with a licensed berkutchi.
Up to Song-Kul
Over the pass to 3,000 m and a jailoo yurt camp. Cold at night, worth every degree.
Song-Kul
A day on the pasture with the herders. Ride if you want to, walk if you do not.
Down to Bishkek
The long descent through Kochkor, with a felt-making stop. Last night in the city.
Depart
Transfer to Manas.
What's included
- All accommodation as listed, with daily breakfast
- All internal transfers by private, air-conditioned car with a professional driver
- Licensed English-speaking guide for every sightseeing day (Russian on request)
- All entrance fees named in the day-by-day
- A single named trip designer, reachable by WhatsApp for the whole journey
- 24/7 on-trip support line covering your time zone
Not included
- International flights, unless the journey says otherwise
- Visas, visa fees and travel insurance (we prepare the paperwork; the fees are yours)
- Lunches and dinners other than those named
- Anything personal — minibar, laundry, spa, tips
- Optional experiences marked as add-ons
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