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Day 1\/Saturday:<\/span> Bishkek city – Burana Tower – Chon Kemin valley (170 km \/ 3 h)<\/h3>\n

Today we start to learn about the legendary epic “Manas”. In the morning departure to Burana tower to observe the horse riding and traditional games as Kok Boru loved by our hero Manas. Afternoon transfer to Chon Kemin valley, accommodation in a yurt camp. Get to know the story of the encounter between Manas and Khan Koshoi.<\/p>\n

Day 2\/Sunday:<\/span> Chon Kemin valley – Karkyra valley (355 km \/ 5-6 h)<\/h3>\n

Early in the morning we could try to milk the cows in the way nomads did. Transfer to Karkyra valley via the southern shore of Issyk-Kul lake. Arrival and accommodation at the yurt camp. Take a part to prepare a traditional “Ash” as was described in the story about Khan Koketey.<\/p>\n

Day 3\/Monday:<\/span> Karkyra valley<\/h3>\n

Day in Karkyra. Learn about the contests held in honor of Koketey and watch the traditional jailoo games as “Toguz Korgool” and “Ordo”.<\/p>\n

Day 4\/Tuesday:<\/span> Karkyra valley – Karakol town (120 km \/ 2 h)<\/h3>\n

Transfer to Karakol town. A boat cruise on the Issyk-Kul lake and listening to the story of how Manas drew his strength from the lake. Meeting a traditional epicteller – Manaschy who will share his secrets and demonstrate his art skills.<\/p>\n

Day 5\/Wednesday:<\/span> Karakol – Jeti Oguz gorge – Fairytale canyon – South shore of Issyk-Kul lake (180 km \/ 4-5 h)<\/h3>\n

Today we visit a place where Manas prepared his warriors for the battles. Excursion to picturesque Jeti Oguz gorge and Fairytale canyon. Archery, demonstration of hunting with golden eagle. Dinner and overnight stay in a yurt camp.<\/p>\n

Day 6\/Thursday:<\/span> Issyk-Kul lake – Bishkek city (270 km \/ 4-5 h)<\/h3>\n

Learn about the yurt producing in Kyzyl Tuu and attend the master class on making shyrdaks in Bokonbaevo village. Transfer back to Bishkek.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Itinerary:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bishkek – Chon Kemin – Karkyra – Karakol – South Bank of Issyk-Kul – Bishkek<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21296,"template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[469,433,38,90,466],"product_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.ak-sai.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/29586"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.ak-sai.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.ak-sai.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.ak-sai.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.ak-sai.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.ak-sai.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=29586"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.ak-sai.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=29586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}