Trip 2  - Secret Kyrgyzstan

THROUGHOUT HEAVENLY MOUNTAINS AND HIGHT SUMMER PASTURES     12 days trip (9 days riding).

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Riding experience non essential if you have some basic knowledge of horse riding and if you are reasonably fit.

This trip reveals various appearance of the Tien Shan range (heavenly mountains) and takes you to some forgotten high pasture where foreigners are seldom seen. Traditional central asian horse mounted game, here called ulak tartish, will be held at the end of the trip. Stages are 5 to 6 hours per day.

Day 1 - Bishkek airport – Biel Saz (accomodation in a yurta if you want it).

From the Airport, you go the Asiarando base, have a rest there and go in the afternoon to Biel Saz, 2000m high, from where the trip will start. There you meet your guides and your horses, have a cup of kumiss (fermented mare’s milk), have diner and rest for the night.

Day 2 to day 10-

Through rivers and valleys, narrow canyons and steep passes from where you can admire breathtaking landscapes, edelweiss meadows, on the tracks of marmots high in the summer pastures, everyday you ride in a different scenery.

You’ll meet people living all the summer in yurtas, share their traditional meals, and the games of the youngest, sleep in their yurts (or in your tent if you prefer). On your way, you’ll see herds of horses, many other cattle, sheep or cows, but also camels and yaks. Many nomadic people on these summer pastures, but it’s so huge that wild life also can be seen: marmots, rabbits, eagles, vultures. And if you feel like going for a gallop, it’s really the place to do it!

Kyrgyz mountain horses are tireless, sturdy, and good natured.

As Kyrgyzstan itself (80 ethnic groups), the team in charge of this trip is a multinational one and very dynamic. They make you appreciate every minute of this adventure by their good humor and cheerfulness.

At the end of the last horse-riding day, you watch the famous traditional Central-Asian game, called "Oulak-tartish", which is played with a head-cutted goat.

Day 11 - Bishkek (accommodation in guest house).

Town trip, museums, souvenirs, bazaars, handicraft...

Day 12 - Back to Europe.

We take you to the airport and assist you until the last minute.

Ask for more detailed program at contact@asiarando.com

* This itinerary should be taken as a rough guide. Depending on the weather (mainly pass condition) it could sometimes be slightly modified without affecting its quality.

Focal points of this adventure:

•     meeting nomad people, staying in authentic inhabited yurtas,
•     the traditional central asian game, Ulak Tartish (wellknown as Buzkachi)
•     huge space for horse riding, hundreds of kilometers without fences

You can include this short trip in a program of visit of the country or extensions in bordering countries (China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan) (Optional Trips)

Price, specifications:

Price of the trip includes :
Transfer from/to the airport, transfers from Bishkek to the starting and arriving place of the trip, accomodation every night, equiped horses, guides, grooms, interpreter, tents, all meals, entrance fees in the botanical/zoological reserves.

Price of the trip does not include :
Transportation (plane or other) from the client's residence to Bishkek.
Fees for visas, vaccines, airport taxes.
Foam mattress supply, sleeping bag, personal things for riding, alcoolic drinks and extra food, individual insurance.

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