Burana Tower and Konorchek Canyon

Burana historical complex is one of the most visited places, Burana Tower, located 80 km (50 miles) from Bishkek, is one of Kyrgyzstan’s best-known archaeological sites. Burana is also home to a museum of important archaeological pieces that tell the history of the Silk Road and Kyrgyzstan’s place on it. Burana Tower is all that’s left of the city of Balasagyn, which was the capital of the Karakhanid Empire in the 9th century. Around the base of the tower are several excavation sites that show brick foundations of buildings, though archaeologists have shown that the town actually extended for quite a bit further.

Chon-Kemin National Park

The Chon-Kemin natural park is located around 150 km (93 miles) East of Bishkek. It stretches over 500 ha (1,234 acres) and has an altitude between 1,400 m (4,593 ft) and 2,800 m (9,186 ft). The park has one of the most picturesque landscapes in Kyrgyzstan with its vast river, its lakes, its glaciers, and its immense forest. It’s a delight both for nature lovers in search of a calm holiday, and for extreme sports enthusiasts who can go trekking or rafting.

Karakol

Karakol is one of the main touristic cities in Kyrgyzstan, situated on the eastern side of Kyrgyzstan another side of Issyk-Kul Lake, popular for gorges, especially to Altyn-Arashan hot springs gorge, a very beautiful valley with pine trees, rivers, wildflowers and of course with natural hot springs, in city tour we will explore Dungan mosque and Russian orthodox church

Dungan Mosque

In the 1800s, a group of Chinese Muslims—known as Dungans—fled political unrest in China and arrived at Karakol. The arrival of the Dungans diversified the Karakol community and injected the culture with elements of Chinese tradition and architecture. In 1904, a Dungan man named Ibrahim Aji commissioned the building of the mosque that was eventually named after the Dungan ethnic group. Ibrahim Aji conscripted Chou Seu, an architect based in Beijing, and twenty master carvers to build a mosque following two principal guidelines: the design had to conform to the Chinese architectural tradition, and it had to be built with no nails.

Karakol Gorge

Today we will have an easy day in Karakol area, first will climb up to Karakol ski resort and and valley, here we will take skii pass to the top of mountains for 3040m high enjoy with views, and do skiing with instructor if you do not have experience, lately transfer to the city rest, 30km drive

Barskoon

First, we will explore Djeti-Oguz Gorge and Broken heart gorges by car, which takes 1 hour of drive from Karakol city, Arrive and explore, after Barskoon Gorge is one of the amazing gorges, which got some mountain waterfalls, where you will explore with easy hiking, the hike takes around 1-2 hours depending how you good in a hike

Jeti-Oguz Canyon (Seven Bulls Rocks)

Jeti Oguz is a sandstone formation about 25 km (15 miles) southwest of Karakol. The name means “seven bulls”, which comes from the fact that the rocks look like seven bulls. Jeti-Oguz Rocks are a protected Nature Monument.

Canyon Skazka

Turning after Tosor village towards Terskey Ala-Too mountains and after passing about 4 km, we will notice how mountains part, and immediately, as if by the wave of a magic stick we will find ourselves in this valley of fairytales. In Russian, the word Skazka means “Fairy Tale” and the place is certainly a magical place, full of mystery and mysticism, sufficient to stimulate the imagination of those with the inclination to stand, stare, and wonder.