Kyrgyzstan: Trails of the Tien Shan

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Tucked away in the heart of Central Asia is where you'll find this epic trail adventure. Personified by natural beauty, Kyrgyzstan provides some breathtaking trail routes that you will spend 7 days exploring with this trip. Get to know this unfamiliar country and its rich cultural history.
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Sun, 30 Jul 2023
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan: Trails of the Tien Shan

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Where and when
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Sunday 30 Jul 2023
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Distance
78km
£279 - £2795
Route information
A largely unfamiliar landlocked country, Kyrgyzstan sets the scene for an amazing trail adventure. With skylines dominated by jagged peaks, alpine lakes and pastures filled with yurts, there is a bit of everything along the route.
You'll spend seven days trail running and hiking empty trails, following a route that takes you through gorges, canyons, high mountain passes and meadows. Your highest point sees you take a radial trail run to a base camp overlooking the mighty Karakol Peak (5,216m). Alongside the mountains, you’ll also see the very best that Kyrzgystan has to offer in the ex-soviet capital of Bishkek, as well as have some well-deserved chill time on the shoreline of Lake Issy-Kul, and not forgetting soothing tired legs in hot springs and mountain saunas.
Total Distance: approx. 78.0 km
Total Running Days: 7 Days
Lowest Elevation: 800m
Highest Elevation: 3,800m
*The daily distances and itinerary may change according to local weather conditions and the group’s condition.
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What's included
  • 11 nights of accommodation in 3-4* hotels, mountain guesthouses, yurt and tented encampments (twin or double share)
  • Fully-supported trail running trip
  • Cultural sightseeing
  • Full board throughout
  • All transfers
  • 4:1 Runners to Guide Ratio
  • Porter service (12kg packed weight carried whilst on the trail)
  • Trails & Trees: with every booking, the organiser will plant a tree
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How to get there
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Flights
Flights are not included in the price of the trip. You should arrive on the 30th July to Manas International Airport in Bishkek.
Accommodation
You will be staying in Navat Hotel in Bishkek and then a series of tented encampments out along the route. The encampments are erected early season and have all the comforts you can imagine from an established campsite. For the duration, you will be the only guests in camp, with bathroom and private toilets, along with spacious tents and blow-up mattresses.
Event day logistics
Day 1: Arrive in Bishkek
You will be met at the airport and taken to the hotel in Bishkek to relax. You will get to visit the Osh Bazaar and enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, before doing some urban sightseeing. There will be a welcome dinner in the evening
Day 2: Bishkek to Karakol
After breakfast, a transfer will pick you up and take you to the mountain town of Karakol. Enjoy the beautiful drive as you head along the shore of lake Issyk-Kul, with stops to visit Burana and ancient stone statues.
Upon arrival at the hotel, you will have time to relax and explore the old town, before dinner and a briefing.
Day 3: Djety Oguz Gorge
A relaxing morning before meeting the local trail guide and transferring to the gorge and the Flower Meadow where your yurt camp awaits. See 'The Broken Heart' & 'Seven Bulls' rock formations on your way through the gorge, surrounded by Tien Shan blue spruce forest
Day 4: Djety Oguz - Telety Pass
You'll leave camp after breakfast, setting off on a 16k trail run through the narrow wooded gorge of Bay Tor, lush alpine meadows and riverbanks of the Telety river. You will arrive at the tented camp at the foot of the Telety Pass in time to relax for the evening.
Day 5: Run Telety Pass - Karakol Gorge
After breakfast, you'' take on a 18k trail run up Telety Pass and along the east of the Telety river. The woodland trails will lead you down through the Karakol Gorge to your tented encampment in the forest. There'll be lots of time for wild swimming and relaxing around the campfire.
Day 6: Radial run to the foot of Karakol Peak
A 16k trail run / hike will take you to the foot of Karakol Peak. You'll run along the Uyun Tor River and blue spruce forest until you reach a stone hill with amazing views of the highest peak in the Teskei Ala-Too range. You'll have lunch at the top before returning the same way to camp.
Day 7: Karakol Gorge to Ala-Kul Lake
A 10k run to the spectacular Ala-Kul Lake awaits you today. The trail takes you on a 1km descent through the gorge, before further river crossing and forest running. Relax at the fairytale lodge for lunch and then continue uphill past a waterfall until you descend to your camp on the shoreline of Ala-Kul Lake.
Day 8: Ala-Kul Lake to Altyn Arashan Gorge
The longest day yet. You'll take on a 18k run to the Altyn Arashan Gorge. The trail ascends to the Ala-Kul Pass, before descending to the Altyn Arashan valley where your camp awaits, along with some gorgeous hot springs.
Day 9: Altyn Arashan Gorge to Cholpan Ata
Relax in the Altyn Arashan and soak up the mountain views from the hot springs, before pack-up and vehicle transfer by military truck to Karakol Town (2 hours). You'll enjoy lunch in Karakol and then hop in a vehicle transfer to Cholpan Ata, a pretty town on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul where you will spend the night.
Day 10: Cholpan Alta to Bishkek
Enjoy a relaxing morning before a transfer will pick you up and take you back to Bishkek. In the evening there will be a final celebratory meal with the group.
Day 11: Homeward bound
You'll have the morning for any last minute exploring before a group transfer to the airport for your homeward journey.
The trip does not include the following:
  • International flights
  • Beverages and snacks
  • Personal equipment
  • Laundry
  • Travel Insurance (REQUIRED before the trips departure - for cancellation, accidents, health and emergency evacuation, loss, theft, or damage to baggage or personal effects)
  • Tips
  • Single Supplement
  • Visa and visa support fee (if necessary)
FAQs
What will the temperature be like at the Kyrgyzstan: Trails of the Tien Shan?
You can expect temperatures of up to 30 degrees C in Bishkek. The temperature up in the mountains will be around the mid-20's, with night temperatures dropping significantly to around 5 degrees C.
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Will I require a visa to take part in the Kyrgyzstan: Trails of the Tien Shan?
British, EU, Australian and US citizens can enter and remain in Kyrzgystan for a maximum of 60 days without a visa.
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