Guided Motorcycle Tour Kyrgyzstan

Untouched Kyrgyzstan, the land of virgin nature and nomad culture. Come across unbelievable landscapes and learn about the traditions and lifestyles of nomads. Motorized adventures and unimaginable impressions await you!

Key information

Terrain: Mix on and off-road
Bike: rental bike (Yamaha XT660R / Yamaha XT600 / BMW F650GS)
Mileage: 1200 kilometers / 746 miles
Riding gear: not included: waterproof jacket, pants/motorcycle overalls, enduro helmet or helmet with visor, warm hat, enduro boots, gloves, knee guards, elbow protectors, and chest protector
Meals: full board (3 meals a day)

Highlights

Starts and ends in Bishkek
Go to Lake Song Kol, situated at a height of 3000 m above sea level
Cross the wonderful Suusamyr valley, a paradise for nomads and their cattle
Pass by Eki Naryn where the road is a real "paradise" for moto bikers
Descend Song Kol lake via the Moldo Ashu pass (3300 meters)
Back to Bishkek passes through the Boom gorge
6 nights accommodation

Skill level

Beginner

Styles

5 riding days

Group size: 4-10 participants

Airport transfer included: Manas International Airport

Program

Day 1: Bishkek (arrival, rest day)

Arrival at Manas Airport in Bishkek where the team will pick up you and drive you to the hotel situated in the capital. Rest, then start your short city tour in Bishkek. You will visit the heart of the city, Ala-Too Square with the monuments located there. After that, you can enjoy a walk in Oak Park, one of the favorite places of local people. Bishkek is known as the greenest city in Central Asia thanks to its countless parks and alleys making the city a great place to live.

In the evening, you go to one of the best restaurants in Bishkek where you can taste delicious Kyrgyz national dishes.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: 3-star hotel (Garden Hotel 3* or similar)

Day 2: Bishkek - Kyzyl Oy (50% off-road, 50% paved)

Meeting at the hotel. Pick-up motorbikes at 08:30. Starting engines at 09:00. At the beginning of your journey, you will have to overcome mountain pass Too Ashu (3500 m). Then cross the wonderful Suusamyr valley, a paradise for nomads and their cattle.

Later, you change the highway to the off-road; the road will run along Kokemeren River (one of the most challenging rafting in the country).

Especially colorful is the red clay covering the mountains from bottom to top. This clay was used as material for house building since the beginning of the 20th century. Nowadays some of these houses can be still seen in Kyzyl Oy.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Guesthouse (CBT Guesthouse or similar)

Day 3: Kyzyl Oy - Song Kul Lake (60% off-road, 40% paved)

The goal of the day is to reach Song Kul Lake located at an altitude of 3000 m. Therefore, you will pass through the beautiful places you can see yaks and other animals. From the pass, the lake seems very small, but as you go down and approach it, it appears as a big and gorgeous lake.

When you arrive at the yurt camp, you get to know the hospitality of the nomads, their lifestyle, and their customs.

Dinner and overnight in the yurts.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: Yurt camp

Note: yurt capacity 4-6 people. But during the low season, you can be accommodated 2 pax per yurt according to the availability. Toilets and sauna are outside.

Day 4: Song Kul Lake - Baetovo - Naryn (60% off-road, 40% paved)

You say goodbye to Song Kul and go towards Baetovo. You descend from the lake via the Moldo Ashu pass (3300 meters). you pass through the village of Baetovo. You continue to drive towards Naryn. Upon arrival in the town, you will be able to take a shower and have a rest in comfortable conditions.

Dinner in the restaurant in town or at the hotel.
Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: 3-star hotel (Khan Tengri or similar)

Day 5: Naryn - Eki Naryn - Kochkor (60% off-road, 40% paved)

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure. You pass by Eki Naryn. The road is a real "paradise" for moto bikers. The road passes through lunar landscapes, hills, pastures, sand canyons, and semi-deserts. On the way, you can meet shepherd camps. In the evening, you arrive at the village Kochkor. Dinner and rest at the hotel.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: 3-star hotel (Olive Hotel or similar)

Day 6: Kochkor - Bishkek (100% paved)

The road to Bishkek passes through the Boom gorge. On the way, you visit the Burana Tower. Burana Tower is an ancient minaret in the Chuy Valley in the north part of Kyrgyzstan. The tower with funerary monuments, earthworks, remains of the castle, and three mausoleums – that’s all that last out of the ancient Balasagyn town that was founded by Karakhanids at the end of the ninth century.

After lunch at the local restaurant, you visit the famous market, Osh Bazar. Just as you step into the market, you plunge into the real oriental atmosphere: an interminable stream of people, a big variety of goods and colors. In the evening, you will have dinner.

Meals included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Accommodation: 3-star hotel (Garden Hotel 3 star or similar)

Day 7: Bishkek - airport - departure (30 kilometers, 40 minutes)

Transfer to the airport. Departure.

Meals included: breakfast

Skill level(s) required for this tour:

Beginner:

can ride for 2-3 hours
minimal riding experience
assistance required
comfortable with curves and leans
basic experience with unsurfaced roads
short distance ascents and descents

Location

This tour will take you to explore Kyrgyzstan. The places you will visit include Chunkurchak Gorge, Suusamyr, Song Kol, Naryn, Tamga, and Bishkek.

The Kyrgyz Republic is a country located in the northeastern part of Central Asia. It borders with Kazakhstan in the north, with Uzbekistan in the west, with Tajikistan in the south-west, and with China in the east and south-east.

Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country. More than three-quarters of the country is mountainous.

The highest point is Pobeda Peak (7439 meters). The lowest point of Kyrgyzstan is located in the Batken region, at an altitude of 401 meters above sea level. The average altitude of the country is about 2750 meters. Throughout the country, there are two major mountain systems. They are Tian-Shan in the north-east and Pamir-Alay in the south-west. In Kyrgyzstan, there are 40,000 large and small rivers, over 2,000 lakes, and 8,000 glaciers.

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Food

Included in your package is full board (3 meals a day).

The following meals are included:

Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

Regular (typically includes meat and fish)

If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

How to get there

Recommended Airports

FRU

Manas International Airport

25 km

Transfer included

Arrival by airplane

The easiest way to get to Kyrgyzstan is by plane. There are daily flights from Europe via Moscow and Istanbul to Bishkek with airlines like Aeroflot, Turkish Airlines, and Pegasus. There are also flights from Bishkek to Delhi, Dubai, Novosibirsk, Tashkent, Astana, Almaty, Urumqi, and other destinations operated by airlines such as Air Astana, Fly Dubai, S7, Air Manas, and Air Kyrgyzstan.

Airport: Manas International Airport Airport transfer included: Manas International Airport No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.

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