Day 1: Bishkek to Song-Köl Lake
Depart Bishkek for Song-Köl Lake. Choose horse riding or a car transfer for the final leg. Enjoy lunch and dinner at the yurt camp, and spend the night in a yurt.
Day 2: Song-Köl to Kyzart/Issyk-Köl
After breakfast, ride a horse back towards Kyzart village with lunch in a guesthouse. If you choose the car-transfer option, enjoy about 2 hours of riding near the lake, have lunch at the yurt camp, then transfer to the south shore of Issyk-Köl. Have dinner and spend the night in a yurt camp.
Day 3: Ak-Sai Canyon to Bokonbaevo
Visit Ak-Sai Canyon, then continue to Bokonbaevo. Watch a traditional shyrdak felt-making show and, closer to sunset, an eagle-hunting demonstration. Enjoy dinner and spend the night in a guesthouse.
Day 4: Skazka Canyon to Karakol
Drive to Skazka Canyon and the Jeti-Ögüz viewpoint (or, weather permitting, take a short trek to the waterfall in Kök-Jayık Valley). Have lunch and a city tour in Karakol. Enjoy dinner and spend the night in a guesthouse.
Day 5: Altyn-Arashan
Trek up to Altyn-Arashan (optional 4x4 transfer can be arranged). Enjoy free time to explore the nature and hot springs. Have dinner and spend the night in a guesthouse.
Day 6: Karakol to Issyk-Köl North Shore
Trek back to Karakol (optional 4x4 available), have lunch, then drive to the northern shore of Issyk-Köl. Enjoy dinner and spend the night in a homestay in Grigoryevka or Ananyevo.
Day 7: Grigoryevka & Semenovka Gorges to Bishkek
Drive through Grigoryevka and Semenovka gorges (season-dependent), have lunch en route, and stop at Kok-Moynok Canyon before drop-off at your Bishkek hotel.