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Arslanbob, Bishkek, Osh, Sary-Chelek

Sample tour: The Great Silk Road: from Bishkek to Osh

Duration

7 days

Group size

2 to 8 people

Format

Group

Difficulty

Moderate

Age

8+

Starts in

Бишкек

Ends in

Ош

Seven days across the whole country: the Too-Ashuu pass, the Toktogul reservoir, the walnut forests of Arslanbob and ancient Osh.

This route connects the north and south of Kyrgyzstan. We leave Bishkek, climb to the Too-Ashuu pass and descend to the Suusamyr plateau, where hundreds of yurts stand in summer. Next comes the turquoise Toktogul reservoir and a night at a guesthouse by the water. In the south time slows down: the walnut forests of Arslanbob, the bazaars of Jalal-Abad, teahouses and plov. We finish in Osh, one of the oldest cities in Central Asia, with a climb up Sulaiman-Too and a walk around Jayma Bazaar. We spend 3–5 hours a day on the road; the rest of the time is for walks and meeting people. It is easy to fly back to Bishkek.