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at our hotel, or travelers may wish to visit Day 5 Overland to Bishkek • Lunch with
Almaty’s Green Market on their own. Later, Kyrgyz family
we’ll gather for dinner and folk show at a We’ll leave Cholpon-Ata this morning
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Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Cholpon-Ata’s extensive collection of
petroglyphs carved into the large, lakeside
boulders. Then, we’ll enjoy lunch with a local
Day 3 Overland to Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyz family in the village of Donarik. We’ll
Kyrgyzstan also discover some of the region’s traditional
horse games, including an unusual form of
After breakfast, we’ll begin the day-long
polo and some horse-mounted wrestling. This
journey to Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan.
afternoon, we’ll skirt the northern shore of
Our drive will take approximately eight
Lake Issyk-Kul to visit the open-air museum
hours, but we’ll pause along the way for
and ancient city of Balasagyn, and arrive in
lunch at a local restaurant, arriving at the
Bishkek in time for dinner on your own.
Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan border in the early
afternoon. Our journey into Kyrgyzstan Breakfast, Lunch
continues to Cholpon-Ata, where we’ll enjoy
dinner together at our hotel.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 6 Explore Bishkek
After breakfast, we’ll begin a walking tour
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We’ll travel to Karakol this morning,
stroll through Dobovy (Oak) Park, Bishkek’s
where we’ll meet the famous Golden Eagle
pleasant central park. We’ll also enjoy a visit
hunters of the region and learn how they
to the campus of the American University of
train their majestic golden eagles. Then,
Central Asia, which was founded in 1993 as
we’ll visit the Przhevalskiy Museum and
an international, multi-disciplinary learning
Memorial—dedicated to the memory of
community in the American liberal arts
Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalskiy, a noted
tradition.
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the home of a local Uyghur family, one of the
After lunch at a local restaurant, the
small ethnic minorities living in Kyrgyzstan.
remainder of the day is yours to pursue
Afterwards, we’ll return to Cholpon-Ata for
individual discoveries in Bishkek. Or, you
some free time to relax back at our hotel, or
may wish to join the Trip Leader for a visit
you can join our Trip Leader for a walk along
to the Osh Bazaar, a sprawling market
the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul. Then, we’ll all
featuring all manner of local and imported
enjoy dinner together in our hotel.
goods. Later, your Trip Leader can make
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner recommendations for dinner on your own
this evening.
Breakfast, Lunch

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