Weekend tours

Burana Tower

In 80 km from Bishkek there are remains of ancient city and in the very center of it there is a Burana Tower belonging to the 10 century. There was a flourishing city of the Great Silk Road - with the name Balasagun. The traders from China and some even from Rome were coming to that place to sell their good and spend a night. There is a Tower 24 meters high now. In old time it was 45 meters high but in the result of the earthquake happened in 15 century part of it fell down. This tower was used as a beacon for travelers and traders, as an observation tower and as a place to call local people to pray. After the earthquake in the 15 century people were scared to stay in the city because they believed that the god damned them and they should to left city as soon as possible. That is way there ran away in a hurry and did not take the majority of their things. Our archeologists found many artifacts there and you are able to see some of them in a local museum. The other part of artifacts was taken to Russian in Soviet time. The houses in the city were made of clay and they melt because of time. Now it is possible to see only the tower and a hill nearby that is considered to be leader's palace. Read the tour...

Ala Archa gorge
Ala Archa gorge is national natural park of Kyrgyzstan and one of the most beautiful places. Tourists and locals like this place a lot. It is located just 45 km from Bishkek city, and during one hour drive the elevation changes from 750 to 2100 meters above sea level. The name Ala-Archa stands for Bright Juniper as the slopes of the mountain covered with this coniferous tree. For Kyrgyz it has been a holy tree that they use almost in all their traditional rituals. When a child is born it sleeps in a cradle made of juniper, when he is ill adults burn it nearby saying special praying, when the child is adult already and wants to marry - again a woman with burning juniper will go inside his new yurt to protect it from bad spirits and when people died their grave are also made of this sacred tree. Read the tour...

Bishkek city tour
Bishkek is the capital city with 132 years history going back to 1825 when it looked like a flat steppe without a single tree - and now the city is one of the greenest cities in Kyrgyzstan and even in the whole Central Asia. Many people tried to occupy the territory of Bishkek, but Kyrgyz have managed to save it for their next generations. The full history you will no while walking there with your tour guide. Read the tour...

Horse riding tour
If you like horses a lot you can choose the horse back riding trip to Chon-Kemin. It takes almost two hours to get there. Horses always played very important role in Kyrgyz life. They used to say that horses are the man's wings. It is next to impossible to imagine a nomad without a horse. Now you also have a chance to ride it from Chon Kemin village to the bottom of Tien Shan Mountains. Read the tour...

Issyk Ata gorge
Issyk Ata is or from Kyrgyz Hot spring is a very nice and calm place where you can have a rest and recover your health in swimming pool with thermal mineral water. It takes just two hours to get there. It is a stunning gorge and you can have a light track to a mountain waterfall. There is a small pass that brings you to it. Then you can have a picnic nearby the waterfall. Read the tour...