Classic · Culture & Silk Road
Kyrgyz Highlands: Song-Kul & Tash-Rabat
8 days · Round trip from Bishkek · From $1,190 USD
Tour overview
Your adventure at a glance
- Trip code
- KTG-GR08
- Days
- 8
- Starts
- Bishkek
- Ends
- Bishkek
- Group size
- 1–12
- Season
- June – September
A week in the high country of central Kyrgyzstan: the south shore of Issyk-Kul, the summer pastures of Song-Kul and the old Silk Road caravanserai of Tash-Rabat near the Chinese border. The trip runs privately for your own group on the dates you choose, with a local guide who grew up in the mountains.
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What's included
Highlights
Moments you'll remember
- Song-Kul yurt camp and Tash-Rabat caravanserai
- Sunset over Chatyr-Kul and the Chinese border ranges
- Musicians, felt-makers and a nomad family dinner
8 days, Bishkek
Day by day
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Day 1 Bishkek
Bishkek
Arrival and transfer to your hotel, then a briefing and welcome dinner.
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Day 2 Issyk-Kul
Bishkek → Issyk-Kul (south shore)
Boom gorge, lunch by the lake and an afternoon at Skazka canyon. Night in a beach yurt camp.
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Day 3 Eagle hunters & Kochkor
Bokonbaevo → Kochkor
Eagle-hunting demonstration, then on to Kochkor for a felt workshop.
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Day 4 Song-Kul
Kochkor → Song-Kul
Over the Kalmak-Ashuu pass to the lake. Optional horse ride.
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Day 5 Naryn
Song-Kul → Naryn
Descend to the south shore and follow the river to Naryn town.
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Day 6 Tash-Rabat
Naryn → Tash-Rabat
Through the At-Bashy valley to the 15th-century caravanserai; hike to a viewpoint above Chatyr-Kul.
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Day 7 Back to Bishkek
Tash-Rabat → Bishkek
Long scenic drive back north with a komuz concert in the evening.
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Day 8 Departure
Bishkek
Trip ends after breakfast.
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
- Accommodation and meals as listed
- Local guide
- Private vehicle and driver
- Activities and entrance fees as described
Not included
- Flights and airport transfers
- Travel insurance
- Tips
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