Weekend tours
Ala Archa gorge
Ala Archa gorge is situated just 45 km from Bishkek city, and during one hour drive you will rise from 750 to 2100 meters above sea level. This is one of the most beautiful places and most favorite among both locals and tourists. The name Ala-Archa means Bright Juniper. These trees grow everywhere there. For Kyrgyz it is a sacred tree that they use almost in all their rituals. When a child born it has a cradle made of juniper, when he is ill adults burn it nearby saying special words, when the child is adult already and is ready to marry - again a woman with burning juniper will go inside his new yurt to protect it from bad spirits. And when the man dies his grave will be also made of this sacred tree. Read the tour...
Horse riding tour
You can a have horseback riding program in Chon Kemin. It takes almost two hours to get there. Horses played a significant role in the life Kyrgyz nomad. They used to say that horses are man's wings. It is unimaginable to be a nomad without a horse. Now you also have a chance to ride it from Chon Kemin village to the bottom of Tien Shan Mountains. Read the tour...
Bishkek is pretty a young city but it really has an unusual history. 132 years ago it looked like as a flat step without a single tree - and now it is one of the greenest cities in Kyrgyzstan and even in the whole Central Asia! Many tribes to fight this land for themselves, but Kyrgyz people managed to save it for their next generations. Your guide will tell you its history and you will see the most interesting places of this beautiful city!
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Burana Tower is a minaret built in 11 century. There was a thriving city on the Great Silk Road - Balasagun where many traders used to come to that place to sell their goods and spend a night. There is a Tower that is 24 meters high now. At that time it was 45 meters high but because of the earthquake in 15 century have of it fell down. This tower stood for a beacon light for travelers and traders, as a watching tower and as a place to call local people to pray. People left this place after the earthquake in the 15
th century because they believed that this catastrophe was a sign of a big curse. That is way there ran away in a hurry and did not have the majority of their things. Our archeologist found many artifacts there and you can see some of them in a local museum. The other part of artifacts was taken to Russian in Soviet time. The houses in the city were made of clay and they melt that melted with the course of time. Now you can see only the tower and a hill nearby that is supposed to be khan's palace.
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Issyk Ata gorge is famous for its hot springs. It takes just two hours to get there. It is a beautiful gorge and you can have a light track to a mountain waterfall through a small pass that leads you to it. Then you can have a picnic nearby. Also as a option you can go to an open swimming pool with mineral hot springs. You will swim there and enjoy the view of mountains around!
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