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Bokonbaevo, Issyk-Kul

Sample tour: Sunset SUP on Issyk-Kul

Duration

3 hours

Group size

1 to 8 people

Format

Group

Difficulty

Easy

Age

10+

Starts in

Боконбаево

Ends in

Боконбаево

Three hours on stand-up paddle boards off the south shore of Issyk-Kul: a briefing on the beach, the calm water of the bay and a sunset over the Kungey Ala-Too range.

The south shore of Issyk-Kul is quieter and emptier than the north: there are few motorboats, and in the bays near Bokonbaevo there are hardly any waves in the evening. It is the perfect place to stand on a SUP board for the first time. We start with a briefing on the beach: how to hold the paddle, how to stand up and how to fall safely. Then we paddle along the shore and watch the sunset right from the board as the sun goes down behind the Kungey Ala-Too range on the far side of the lake. The instructor stays close on their own board, and everyone wears a life jacket. In July and August the water warms up to 20–22 °C. Hot tea on the beach after the paddle.