Duration:  8 days, 7 nights
Kind of route: motor coach 

Season:             middle of May to middle of October

Route: (Kyrgyzstan) Bishkek – Naryn – Tash-Rabat – Torugart – Kashgar – Urumqi  (China)

Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival in Bishkek in the early morning, transfer to the hotel. Time to rest, then a city sightseeing tour including: Ala-Too Square, Philarmonic, Statue of Manas, Victory Square, etc Lunch. Continue city tour and free time. Dinner in restaurant, accommodation in the hotel.

Day 2: After breakfast we start our drive to Naryn, where on the way we have lunch in Kochkor, a small, very likeable town. Dinner, overnight in a comfortable guest house “Celestial Mountains”.

Day 3: After breakfast drive to Tash-Rabat, the old, very well-preserved caravanserey of the Great Silk Road. Lunch. Sightseeing around. Rest by your own. Accommodation in the yurts.

Day 4: Early morning after breakfast drive to Torugart Pass on to the Kyrgyz-Chinese border. Tourists are met on the border, then further transfer on down to the Chinese Custom first. It takes about 1 hour to pass over the Chinese Customs. Then continue your driving and move into Kashgar. Over night in one of 2 star level Hotel. Distance from the border to Kashgar is about 180 km. Road condition is good enough for bus driving. It normally takes about 7 hours to get Kashgar by driving from the border.

Day 5: Take a ride by bus to do sightseeing and excursions: take a local taxi – Donkey Cart to visit the Abahja Family Tombs, Hat market. Then visit a local family, share a delicious lunch with this family at lunch; take a ride by bus to visit the Grand Atigar Mosque after lunch, take a walk in the Handcrafts Lanes. Leave for the airport in the evening in order to catch up your flight CZ6802 which departure at 22:20 PM. This flight takes you about one 1 and 40 minutes. As soon as you arrive at Urumqi, further transfer to one of 3 star level hotel for night.

Day 7: It takes about 2 hours by driving to take you to the Heavenly Lake. As soon as you get there, take a boat tour on this beautiful lake. After enjoying a Kazak tasty lunch in a yurt restaurant, return to Urumqi. Visit the Xinjiang Historical Museum, climb up to the top of the Red Hill Park to get the bird views of this whole capital city, take a walk in the famous Minority Street, enjoy a splendid local singing and dancing performance at your banquet dinner in the Grand Xinjiang International Bazaar. Take a walk in the biggest Night Food Market after all.

Day 8: Leave for the airport to catch up your international flight to leave away from Urumqi. All services end.   

Accommodation:

Bishkek Asia Mountains Guest House**

Naryn           Celestial Mountain Guest House**

 Kyrgyz  & Chinese price includes:

Accommodation as mentioned above

Full board as mentioned in the itinerary

1 or 2 guide(s): English- or German-speaking

Transport throughout Kyrgyzstan

Entrance fees, excursions, as mentioned in the itinerary

Kyrgyz & Chineze  price does not include:

Visa, consular fees or any other formalities

Flight ticket to / from Kyrgyzstan

Alcoholic or soft drinks

Souvenirs, shopping, personal expenses

Fees in connection with photography

Tips to personnel

Also in Tanzania:       Kilimanjaro              or          safari