Level of Difficulty: Moderate (one pass at 4000 m)
Itinerary: Bokonbaevo – Tuura-Suu village – Kok-Bulak jailoo – Tong Ashuu (4000 m) – Jyluu Suu hot springs – Uch Emchek valley – Kokui- Kol Lake – Kerege Tash valley
Total Distance: 85 km
What is special about this tour?
- After the second day of this tour we will set up our camp close to Jyluu-Suu hot springs, where you can swim and have a rest
- We cross Tong Ashuu pass with 4000m, where you will have panorama view of both Issyk-Kul lake and Naryn mountains
- We cross the watery Uch Emchek valley, full of small waterfalls, streams and yaks
during horse riding / tents/ YC
During horse riding
to and from starting point: $100 sedan car - 2-3 pax / $350 minibus - <8 pax
before and after the horse trek
travel, health, car crash and etc
Day 1: Bokonbaevo - Tuura Suu
In the morning you will be picked up by our drivers and brought to the Tuura-Suu village, where the horses, if you’ve chosen a horse tour, will already be waiting for you. We will pass our first jailoo Kok-Bulak this day. On this summer pasture many shepherds stay during the summer and you can enjoy a beautiful panorama view of Issyk-Kul lake. In the late afternoon we set up our tents and spend the evening close to Tong-Ashuu pass.
Meals: LD / Overnight: tent
Distance: 17km
Elevation gain/loss: 1370m/-7m
6 hours by horse / 7 hours hiking
Day 2: Tong Ashuu - Jyluu Suu
Today we pass the Tong-Ashuu pass with an altitude of 4000m. This is the highest point of our tour and you can enjoy panorama views of both Issyk-Kul lake and the surrounding mountains. We ascend from the pass and reach Jyluu-Suu hot springs, where you can swim and rest a bit. There is even the possibility to fish for our dinner. We set up the tents close to the hot springs and spend the night there.
Meals: BLD / Overnight: tent
Distance: 11,5km
Elevation gain/loss: 726m/-1006m
5 hours by horse / 6 hours hiking
Day 3: Jyluu Suu - Uch Emchek
We get up early in the morning and spend the whole day crossing Uch Emchek valley. We cross small waterfalls, many streams and even yaks. Many shepherds live in this valley and you will have the chance to experience real nomad life. We spend the night in this valley.
Meals: BLD / Overnight: tent
Distance: 26km
Elevation gain/loss: 714m/-285m
6 hours by horse / 7 hours hiking
Day 4: Uch Emchek - Kokui-Kol
After breakfast we start and leave Uch Emchek valley before noon. We follow the Jilyy-Suu river which ends in the Kokui-Kol Lake, where we can rest. We leave this lake in the afternoon and spend the night close to Kerege
Tash valley.
Meals: BLD / Overnight: tent
Distance: 20km
Elevation gain/loss: 276m/-319m
6 hours by horse / 7 hours hiking
Day 5: Kokoi-Kol - Bokonbaev
We enter Kerege Tash valley today and ascend the whole day. After four days of hiking this will be a pleasant hike. After lunch we will reach the finish point of our tour and will be picked up from our drivers, that bring us back to Bokonbaevo.
Meals: BL / Overnight: tent
Distance: 11km
Elevation gain/loss: 55m/-750m
4 hours by horse / 5 hours hiking