Нуриза
Маршрут красивый, лошади ухоженные. На перевале попали под град, минус звезда только погоде, а не организации.
Review in Russian
Kochkor, Son-Kul
Sample tour: Horseback Tour to Son-Kul from Kochkor
- Duration
- 3 days
- Group size
- 2 to 8 people
- Format
- Group
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Age
- 12+
- Starts in
- Кочкор
- Ends in
- Кочкор
Three days on horseback over the Kyzart pass to high-altitude Son-Kul, nights in herders' yurts and sunset over the lake at 3,000 m.
I have been leading this route for twelve years, and it is still my favourite. We drive from Kochkor to Kyzart village, saddle the horses and climb through meadows and spruce groves to the pass. By the evening of the first day a view opens onto a valley where herds of horses graze, and we spend the night in a yurt with a family I know. On the second day we descend to Son-Kul. The lake is huge and almost empty: only yurts, horses and clouds reflected in the water. In the evening you can try kymyz, help the hostess with dinner and look at stars you never see in the city. No riding experience is needed: the horses are calm, and I give a briefing before we set off. The pace is easy, 5–6 hours in the saddle a day with stops for tea and lunch.
Itinerary
Day 1
Kochkor — Kyzart — the pass
Transfer to Kyzart, meeting the horses, climb to the Kyzart pass. Night in a yurt on the jailoo.
Day 2
Down to Son-Kul
Ride across the pastures to the lake shore. Lunch with herders, evening at the yurt camp, banya if you wish.
Day 3
Son-Kul — Kochkor
Morning ride along the shore, return to Kyzart on horseback and transfer to Kochkor.
Included
- Horses and riding equipment
- Horseman guide
- Two nights in yurts
- Three meals a day
- Transfer Kochkor — Kyzart — Kochkor
Not included
- Travel to Kochkor
- Sleeping bag (available to rent)
- Personal expenses
What to bring
- Warm jacket and hat
- Comfortable long trousers
- Sunscreen and sunglasses
- Raincoat
- Headlamp
Reviews
4.5· 2 reviews- Lukas
Best three days of our whole trip. Azamat picked calm horses for us complete beginners and by day two we were actually enjoying the ride. The night in the shepherds' yurt, with fresh bread and kymyz we didn't quite get used to, was unforgettable. It was colder than expected at the lake, so bring a proper jacket.