Culture & Silk Road · Trekking & active
Silk Road Nomads: Tash-Rabat & Kel-Suu
7 days · Round trip from Bishkek · From $1,150 USD
Tour overview
Your adventure at a glance
- Trip code
- KTG-NR07
- Days
- 7
- Starts
- Bishkek
- Ends
- Bishkek
- Group size
- 2–8
- Season
- July – September
For travellers who want the remote Kyrgyzstan. This trip heads south to the At-Bashy range near the Chinese border, where the Silk Road once crossed the Torugart pass. You’ll sleep in Tash-Rabat’s valley and ride or hike into the Kel-Suu gorge, one of the most spectacular — and least visited — places in Central Asia.
Is this tour for me?
What's included
Highlights
Moments you'll remember
- Tash-Rabat caravanserai at 3,200 m
- Kel-Suu lake in its vertical-walled gorge
- Border-zone permits arranged for you
- Nights with herders under huge skies
7 days, Bishkek
Day by day
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Day 1 Bishkek to Naryn
Bishkek → Naryn
Drive south via Kochkor and the Dolon pass to Naryn.
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Day 2 Tash-Rabat
Naryn → At-Bashy → Tash-Rabat
Through the At-Bashy valley to the caravanserai; afternoon walk in the side valleys.
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Day 3 To the Kel-Suu valley
Tash-Rabat → Kok-Kiya
Drive along the border ranges to the Kok-Kiya river and the Kel-Suu yurt camp.
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Day 4 Kel-Suu lake
Kel-Suu
Ride or hike (3 hours each way) to the lake shore. Where water levels allow, take a short boat ride into the gorge.
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Day 5 Back to Tash-Rabat
Kel-Suu → Tash-Rabat
Return drive with photo stops on the plateau.
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Day 6 Naryn
Tash-Rabat → Naryn
Visit a felt cooperative in At-Bashy on the way back to Naryn.
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Day 7 Bishkek
Naryn → Bishkek
Return to Bishkek by late afternoon.
Dates
Travel on your own dates
Pick any start date in the season. You travel with your own guide and vehicle, so the trip is shaped around your group. The price depends on group size.
Price details
What's in the price
Included
- 4×4 and driver
- Guide
- Border permits
- Accommodation and meals as listed
- Horses at Kel-Suu
Not included
- Hotel in Bishkek
- Travel insurance
- Tips
Frequently asked questions
All the answers to your questions
Why do I need to book early?
Kel-Suu lies in the border zone. We need your passport details at least 10 days before the trip to obtain the permit.
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