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Group tour: Horseback riding from Kilemche –Son-Kul Lake, 3 days

3 days/ 2 nights Horseback riding tour – 3 days
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Group SizeOn request
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Duration3 days/ 2 nights
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RouteBishkek – Kyzart village –…
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StayHotels, Yurt Inn
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TransportCar / 4x4
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Group tour: Horseback riding from Kilemche –Son-Kul Lake, 3 daysDuration: 3 days/ 2 nightsType: Horseback riding tour – 3 daysBest season: all year aroundAccommodation: Hotels, Yurt InnGroup tour: min. – 5 paxDescriptionAn adventures horse riding tour with a Yurt camping trail through the hidden valley and open meadows in the foothills of Tien-Shan Mountains. For […]

Duration
3 days/ 2 nights
Type
Horseback riding tour – 3 days
Route
Bishkek – Kyzart village – Kilemche pasture – Son Kul Lake– Bishkek
Accommodation
Hotels, Yurt Inn
Season
all year around

Group tour: Horseback riding from Kilemche –Son-Kul Lake, 3 days

Duration: 3 days/ 2 nights

Type: Horseback riding tour – 3 days

Best season: all year around

Accommodation: Hotels, Yurt Inn

Group tour: min. – 5 pax

Description

An adventures horse riding tour with a Yurt camping trail through the hidden valley and open meadows in the foothills of Tien-Shan Mountains. For many years, horses played a great role for nomads and now you can ride them in our Tien Shan Mountains. During this tour, you will ride a horse from Kyzart village in Kochkor region to Son Kul Lake, which is the alpine high-altitude lake (3016m). You will meet shepherds and nomads on the trail and can enjoy unique, untouched nature, mountains, lake, Mountain Rivers, forests of fir-trees.

Travel dates

24.06.2026 – 26.06.2026

03.07.2026 – 05.07.2026

24.07.2026 – 26.07.2026

03.08.2026 – 05.08.2026

24.08.2026 – 26.08.2026

Itinerary: Bishkek – Kyzart village – Kilemche pasture – Son Kul Lake– Bishkek

Itinerary

Day 1

Bishkek – Kyzart Village – Kilemche, (horse riding 4,5 hrs)

Pick up from Central square (Eternal Flame ) – 8 AM.

8:30 Drive to Kyzart village, located in Kochkor, 280 km, 4-5 hrs. You will have lunch at a small local family house where you meet your Horse guide. After lunch, we will start the tour to the Kilemche pasture (you can leave some things in Kyzart and take only the essentials for 3 days).

Start horse trekking to Son –Kul lake through the Kyzart Pass (2664m) and then cross Kyzyl-Kiya jailoo, an enormous, relatively flat sea of grass. Continue over the Chaar-Archa Pass (3 061 m) into the Chaar-Archa Valley then cross the river and follow the trail over hills to Kilemche Jailoo. Accommodation and dinner in local Sheperds’ Yurt Inn.

Meals: lunch, dinner.

Day 2

Kilemche – Son-Kul Lake (horse riding 5-6 hrs.)

After breakfast riding to Jalgyz Karagai pass (3400 m), over the Song-Kol Mountains and into the lake’s basin. The morning climb affords wonderful views of Kilemche jailoo, and the pass itself is rocky and exciting. After lunch (picnic) at Jaman Echki, follow the lakeshore east to the yurt at Batai Aral. On the road you can enjoy beautiful small rivers, mountains, flowers. You will meet the shepherd and his family. If you like, you can drink hot tea and kumyz (horse milk), enjoy the last lights of the day to walk around the pastures or just get to know the locals.

As option: Horse Game Kok-Boruogh in Son Kul Lake. Free time. Overnight are in a yurt camp.

Meals: full board

Day 3

Son-Kul Lake (horse riding, 3 hrs) – Kyz-Art – Bishkek, 350 km

Breakfast. Start horseback ride to Kyzart village lunch at local house.

Afternoon meet driver and transfer to Bishkek.

Drop off at Central square (Eternal Flame) – 6 pm

Meals: breakfast, lunch.

Цена 2026

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Horseback tour, 3 days / 2 nights $365
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