Mountainbike tour Kazakhstan-Kyrgyztan
Almaty - Batan - Assy - Bartogay Lake - Charyn river - Kensu river - Karkara river - Sarydjas river - Kokkia - Akbulak village - Boztery - Balykchi - Almaty
Duration: 15 days (14 nights).Season: July - September.
Accommodation: 3* Hotel (in Almaty), tents (on biking).
Meal: full board, lunch box, hot dinner.
Transport: minibus, bicycles.
Tour description.
Day 1. Almaty. Arriving to Almaty, transfer to hotel, rest, lunch, city tour including visit to the State Museum, dinner, overnight.Day 2. Bike tour to Medeo (17 km). Breakfast, biking to Medeo, tasting of national cuisine at the Kazakh aul restarant, Bike to Almaty, hot dinner, overnight.
Day 3. Bike tour to Batan village. Brekfast, transfer to Issyk village (38 km, 1 hours), biking to Batan village (47 km), lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in the tents.
Day 4. Biking to Asy river. Breakfast, biking to the Asy pass - Asy river (44 km, 6-8 hours), lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in the tents.
Day 5. Biking to Bartogai lake. Breakfast, biking to the pass Bartogaiskij - Bartogai lake (36 km, 5-6 hours), lunch boxes hot dinner, overnight in the tents.
Day 6. Biking to Charyn river. Breakfast, biking through the Sugaty dessert to Charyn canyon - Charyn river (75 km, 7-8 hours), lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in the tents.
Day 7. Biking to Kensu river. Breakfast, biking to Uzunbulak village - Kegen river - Kensu river (48 km, 4-5 hours), lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in the tents.
Day 8. Biking to Karkara river. Breakfast, biking to Karkara village - Karkara river (82 km, 8-10 hours), lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in the tents.
Day 9. Biking to Saridjas river. Breakfast, biking to Mingtur pass (3600 m) Saridjas river - Echklitash border post (70 km, 8-9 hours), lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in the tents.
Day 10. Biking to Kokkia village. Breakfast, biking to Ottuk river - Chon-Ashu pass (3820 m) - Turgen - Aksu river, Kokkia village (70 km, 8-9 hours), lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in the tents.
Day 11. Biking to Akbulak village. Breakfast biking to karakol town (lunch in cafe) - Tjup village Akbulak village (120 km, 6-9 hours), hot dinner overnight in the tents.
Day 12. Biking to Boztery village. Breakfast biking to Boztery village (90 km, 3-4 hours) lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in "the Kyrgyz Seaside" tents.
Day 13. Biking to Balykshi town. Breakfast biking to Balykshi town (95 km), lunch boxes, hot dinner, overnight in "the Kyrgys Seaside" sanatorium.
Day 14. Almaty. Arriving to Almaty, rest in the hotel, breakfast, optional excursions (shopping, sauna, national instruments museum, national instruments concert, bazaar) gala dinner, overnight.
Day 15. Departure.
Cost of the tour includes: VISA support, accommodation during the bike tour, meals during the bike tour, service (drivers, cook, a worker, automobiles), transportation services, services of a guide and interpreter.
Note: The lease of bicycles (per day per one person) and medical insurance are not included in the cost.