Day by day itinerary
On the 7-day trek we ride 5 days and spend 6 nights along the way. The route starts in Bash-Kaiyndy and ends at Tash Rabat.
Day 1 · Village · start
Bash-Kaiyndy
You are met at Bishkek airport and driven to Bash-Kaiyndy, a small village in the Naryn region. Check in to your village homestay and settle in. Dinner is with the family, where you can meet your fellow riders, your guides and the horsemen before the trail begins.
- On the day
- Welcome dinner
Day 2 · Waterfall
Saar Waterfall
After breakfast you'll be matched with your horse and set off up the valley towards Saar Waterfall. At lunch our support vehicle meets you with a hot, traditional Kyrgyz meal. In the afternoon you continue riding to your A-frame cabin for dinner and overnight. Your luggage travels ahead with the vehicle.
- On the day
- Riding, Waterfall
Day 3 · High pasture
Sar-Tal Plateau
Today's ride climbs onto the Sar-Tal Plateau. The open grassland here is good for long canters. Lunch is a picnic on the plateau. In the evening you reach a yurt for dinner and overnight.
- On the day
- Riding
Day 4 · Alpine lake
Kol-Tor Lake
A longer day in the saddle as you ride up to Kol-Tor Lake at 2,720 m. Lunch is a picnic by the water, with time to rest before riding on. Dinner and overnight in an A-frame cabin.
- Altitude
- 2,720 m
- On the day
- Riding, Lake
Day 5 · Mountain pass
Tuz-Ashuu
Today you cross towards Tuz-Ashuu through high mountain pastures, passing herders and their animals along the way. The support vehicle brings a hot lunch to the midday stop. Dinner and overnight in a yurt. Some evenings drinks are served around the campfire.
- On the day
- Riding
Day 6 · Canyon lake · boat trip
Kel-Suu Lake
Today's ride ends at Kel-Suu Lake, with a hot Kyrgyz lunch on the way. After you arrive there is a boat trip on the lake. Dinner and overnight in a yurt or village homestay, depending on the date.
- On the day
- Riding, Lake, Boat trip
Day 7 · Caravanserai · eagle show
Tash Rabat
The last part of the trip takes you to Tash Rabat, a stone caravanserai on the old Silk Road. Lunch is served hot at the midday stop. You'll watch an eagle show with a local hunter before a farewell dinner.
- On the day
- Eagle show, Archery
On riding days the average is about 8 hours and 50 km. This is a calculation and varies with weather, the group and the terrain.