Route No. 1
Route thread: Bishkek — Chunkurchak Gorge — Baichchekek Glacier — Upper Chunkurchak — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: hiking, bus.
Length: 12 km on foot, 25 km by bus.
Duration: one day.
Brief description with points of interest: the route is radial from the beginning of the gorge to the glacier and back on foot. The path runs along the bed of the Chunkurchak River, which is called Baichchekek in the upper reaches. The excursion objects include the glacial zone, alpine vegetation, and glaciers of various forms. A stop is made at the glacier, after which tourists return back to the bus.
Route No. 2
Route thread: Bishkek — Chunkurchak Gorge — Tattuu-Bai Pass — Ber-Bulak Gorge (Malinovoe) — Vorontsovka Village — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: hiking (on skis), bus.
Length: 49 km, of which 15 km on foot, 34 km by bus.
Duration: one day.
Seasonality: year-round.
Brief description of the attraction: from the gorge, tourists walk to Ber-Bulak Gorge, explore it, and rest. They then continue towards Vorontsovka Village, where a bus will be waiting to take them back to Bishkek.
Route No. 3
Route thread: Bishkek — Chunkurchak Gorge — Kyzyl-Djal Pass — hot springs — Koy-Tash Village — Strenikova State Farm — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: hiking (skiing), bus.
Length: 60 km, of which 12–20 km on foot, 40 km by bus.
Duration: one day.
Seasonality: year-round.
Brief description, attractions: from the gorge to the hot springs, tourists walk over the pass. There, they swim, sunbathe, and have lunch. They return to the city by bus.
Route No. 4
Route thread: Bishkek — Koy-Tash Village — Alamidin Gorge — At-Dzhailoo Gorge — waterfall — hot springs — Koy-Tash Village — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking.
Length: 92 km, of which 12 km on foot, 80 km by bus.
Duration: one day.
Seasonality: year-round.
Brief description: tourists are taken to Alamidin Gorge by bus along the road through Koy-Tash Village (40 km). Along Alamidin Gorge, tourists walk to the birch grove, explore the waterfall, and descend to the hot springs. From there, they return to the city by bus.
Route No. 5
Route thread: Bishkek — Chunkurchak Gorge — Uchitel Pass — Ratsek Camp — Kashka-Suu Gorge — Vorontsovka Village — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking.
Length: 53 km, of which 30 km by bus, 23 km on foot.
Duration: 3 days.
Seasonality: May — September.
Brief description: on the first day, tourists will walk from Chunkurchak to the Baichchekek Glacier (12 km), overnight stay; on the second day, they will pass by Baichchekek Glacier and Ak-Sai through Uchitel Pass (4050 m above sea level) to Ratsek Camp (7 km); on the third day, from Ratsek Camp to the Alpine Camp through the Ala-Archa National Park, then by bus through Ala-Archa Gorge back to the city.
Route No. 6
Route thread: Bishkek — Alamidin Gorge — Achik-Tash Gorge — Boyrok Pass — Salyk Gorge — Alamidin Gorge — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking.
Length: 102 km, of which 80 km by bus, 22 km on foot.
Duration: 3 days.
Brief description: tourists are taken to the hot springs in Alamidin Gorge by bus. Then they walk through the gorge, then along the Achik-Tash River bed to the pass, where they will stay overnight; on the second day, they will cross the pass and descend through Salyk Gorge to Alamidin Gorge, where they will stay overnight; on the third day, they will reach the hot springs in Alamidin Gorge, from where they will return to the city by bus.
Route No. 7
Route thread: Bishkek — Chunkurchak Gorge — Chichar Pass — Alamidin Gorge — Tuyuk-Tor Gorge — Alamidin Pass — Issyk-Ata Pass — Issyk-Ata Gorge — Issyk-Ata Resort — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking.
Length: 110 km.
Duration: 6 days.
Seasonality: May — September.
Brief description: on the first day, tourists will walk from Chunkurchak through Chichar-At-Dzhailoo Pass to Alamidin Gorge, to the fork (20 km); on the second day, they will pass under Alamidin Pass (12 km); on the third day, they will make a radial exit to Tuyuk-Tor Gorge (15 km); on the fourth day, they will cross Alamidin Pass and Issyk-Ata Pass, staying overnight in Minzelki Gorge (20 km); on the fifth day, they will explore Issyk-Ata Gorge and Issyk-Ata Resort; on the sixth day, after swimming in the resort baths, tourists will return to the city by bus.
Route No. 8
Route thread: Bishkek — Aala-Archa Barrier — Alpine Camp — upper reaches of Aala-Archa Gorge — Alpine Camp — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: horseback, bus. Horses are in the Chebyk-Tybek gorge.
Length: 40 km on horseback, 50 km by bus.
Duration: one day.
Seasonality: May — September.
Brief description: from the city to the beginning of the gorge by bus, then they head along the Aala-Archa Gorge by road to the Alpine Camp, where they take a short break. Then they ascend along the dirt road to the upper reaches of Aala-Archa to the moraines, where they take a break, rest, and return to the city the same way. During the hike, tourists become acquainted with the flora and fauna of various landscape zones, as well as the most significant peaks of this area: Korona, Adygen, Ak-Sai, Semenova-Tyan-Shansky.
Route No. 9
Route thread: Bishkek — Chebyk-Tybek Gorge — Alpine Camp — Ak-Sai Gorge — Sharkyratma Gorge — Alpine Camp — Chebyk-Tybek — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: horseback, bus.
Length: 36 km on horseback, 60 km by bus.
Duration: one day.
Seasonality: May — September.
Brief description: tourists from Chebyk-Tybek on horseback head along the Aala-Archa Gorge on the asphalt road and pedestrian paths, turning into Ak-Sai Gorge. They ascend to the upper reaches, where they explore two Ak-Sai waterfalls. Then they cross over to Sharkyratma Gorge, where there is a cascade of waterfalls. Here they take a break for lunch and rest. They return to the Alpine Camp and then to Chebyk-Tybek to the bus.
Route No. 10
Route thread: Bishkek — recreation center — Kashka-Suu Gorge — pass — gorge, Kara-Bulak — Lower Tatyr Village — Vorontsovka Village — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking.
Length: 50 km, of which 38 km by bus, 12 km on foot.
Duration: one day.
Seasonality: year-round.
Brief description: from the city, tourists travel by bus to the recreation center. Then they hike along Kashka-Suu Gorge to the waterfall in its middle course. Next, they cross over the pass into Kara-Bulak Gorge, where there is a waterfall called “Dove Waterfall.” They descend along the river to Lower Tatyr Village, where a bus is waiting to take them back to the city through Vorontsovka Village.
Route No. 11
Route thread: Bishkek — Koy-Tash Village — hot springs — Alamidin Gorge — At-Dzhailoo Gorge — hot springs — Koy-Tash Village — Bishkek.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking.
Length: 88 km, of which 76 km by bus, 12 km on foot.
Duration: one day.
Brief description: from the city, tourists are taken by bus through Koy-Tash to Alamidin Gorge to the end of the road. Then tourists walk along the right bank of the Alamidin River to At-Dzhailoo Gorge. There they rest, have lunch, and return along the left bank to the hot springs. They swim, sunbathe, and from there return to the city by bus.
Route No. 12
Route thread: Tokmak — Kalinovka Village — Kegety Village — Kegety Gorge — pass (2506) — Kel-Tor Gorge — gorge — Kegety — Kegety Village — Kalinovka Village — Tokmak.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking.
Length: 96 km — by bus, 16–18 km — on foot.
Duration: 8–9 hours.
Seasonality: year-round.
Brief description with points of interest: the route is rational, designed for unprepared tourists. From Tokmak to Kegety Gorge — by bus, then on foot. They pass through the most picturesque places of the gorge, visiting Kegety Waterfall. In Kel-Tor Gorge, they will encounter the majestic Barska-Kelmess Waterfall. At the 11 km mark of Kel-Tor Gorge, there is Kel-Tor Lake, where a lunch break is taken. They then exit the gorge and return to Tokmak by bus.
Route No. 13
Route thread: Tokmak — Shamsi Gorge — Kalinovka Village — Kegety Village — Kegety Gorge — Karagayly Bulak Gorge — Karagayly Bulak Pass — Tuyuk-Issyk-Ata Forest Farm — Kok-Moynok Gorge — Forest Farm — Tuyuk-Issyk-Ata Gorge — Kegety Village — Kalinovka Village — Tokmak.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking (on skis).
Length: 156 km, of which 100 km by bus, 56 km on foot.
Duration: three days.
Seasonality: year-round.
Brief description with points of interest: tourists are taken by bus near Kegety Gorge to the beginning of Karagayly-Bulak Gorge. Then they walk over the pass (2500 m above sea level) to Tuyuk-Issyk-Ata Forest Farm (12 km). On the second day, they make a radial exit from the forest farm through Kok-Moynok Gorge (25 km); on the third day, they make a radial exit to Tuyuk Gorge, from where they return to the place where the bus should be waiting (20 km), and then they travel to the city. During the hike, they observe spruce and juniper forests, waterfalls, lakes, and canyon-like gorges. In winter, the route can be traversed on skis.
Route No. 14
Route thread: Kirovskoye — Karagayly Bulak Pass — Karakysmak Gorge — Chatkal River Valley — Yangi-Bazar Village (Chatkal) — Sandalash Gorge (Chandalash) — Tokmok-Sandy Pass or Besh-Tor (for athletes) — Pskem Gorge — Charvak Reservoir — Tashkent. Rafting option: from Yangi-Bazar Village (Chatkal) down the Chatkal River (Kek-Suu to Charvak Reservoir).
Type of tourism: hiking, mountain, horseback, water, and automotive.
Difficulty category: first category. On the water section — third.
Length: 290 km, including by car — 160 km (130–30), on foot — all 130 km or on horseback — all 290 km.
Duration: 6 days (for horse riders — more).
Places of overnight stay:
• Yangi-Bazar (Chatkal).
• In the gorge of the Sandalash River (Chandalash).
• Under the Tokmok-Saldy pass.
• At the confluence of Shavur-Saya into Oi-Kayin.
• In the gorge of the Pskem River.
Seasonality: June — mid-September (a total of 105 days).
Maximum capacity: the interval between groups — 6 days. Number of groups — 105:6=17 groups. Number of tourists in the group — 20 people. The total number of tourists on the route for the season will be 20X 17 = 340 people.
General characteristics of the route: the entire route runs in the mountains of the Western Tien Shan along the highlands. It is necessary to have sleeping bags and warm clothes with you. Along the way, there are spruce-fir forests and juniper groves, alpine meadows, raging mountain rivers, glaciers, mountain lakes, and artificial reservoirs.
Attractions: large reservoirs Kirovskoye and Charvak, Besh-Aral State Reserve, picturesque passes, gorges, and fir forests.
Restrictions: the route is not very difficult, but requires sufficient preliminary training (participation in weekend hikes). Strict adherence to environmental protection regulations is required.
Scenario plan for the route: pedestrians can be transported to Yangi-Bazar Village (Chatkal) by car, and from this village, they will walk along the route. The pedestrian part of the route will end in the Pskem Village. Rafting starts from the place where the Kara-Kysmak River flows into the Chatkal. Rafting on the river can be completed in Yangi-Bazar, as the Chatkal River below is quite fierce, and it will be difficult for beginners to raft on it.
Automobile tourists, to get to Tashkent, will have to leave Yangi-Bazar, exit the Fergana Valley, and travel through Namangan, Pan, Angren, and Akhangaran. Horse riders traverse the entire route from Kirovskoye to Charvak.
Route No. 15
Route thread: Sary-Chelek Tourist Base — Aflatun Gorge — Aflatun Pass — Chatkal Gorge — Padsha-Ata Pass — Karavan Village — Sary-Chelek Tourist Base.
Type of route: hiking and horseback.
Difficulty category: first category.
Length: 130 km.
Duration: 6 days.
Places of overnight stay:
• Shuduger Valley in Aflatun Gorge.
• Under Aflatun Pass.
• Chatkal River Valley.
• Padsha-Ata Gorge.
• Mechit-Sai (or Shuduger) area.
• Seasonality: June — September — a total of 120 days.
Maximum capacity: the interval between groups — 6 days. Number of groups 120:6 = 20 groups of 20 people. A total of 20X20 = 400 people will pass through the route during the season.
General characteristics of the route: The entire route runs in the zone of nut-bearing forests and the middle mountains of the Chatkal Ridge. However, twice (at Aflatun Pass and Padsha-Ata Pass) the group will visit the highlands, and this is enough to carry warm clothes and waterproof capes. There is enough firewood along the way, and it is not necessary to carry a primus. The area is very beautiful. The mountains are composed of sedimentary rocks (conglomerates, limestones, marbled limestones, and marbles), which has determined the formation of sharp forms of the mountain relief. Deep canyons and peak-like mountain tops vividly illustrate this. The needle-shaped peak west of Aflatun Pass, known as the "Castle of Fairy Tales," has yet to be conquered.
The route is not difficult, designed for beginner tourists, and is interesting for hikers. Horse tourists have the opportunity to visit Lake Kara-Tokoy in the Chatkal River basin.
Attractions: first of all, the entire nature of the region along the route represents a continuous object of interest: nut-bearing forests, Semenov firs, Sary-Chelek and Besh-Aral State Reserves, which lie close to the route.
Restrictions: the route runs through an area adjacent to the aforementioned reserves. Therefore, tourists here are forced to strictly observe (implement) all measures for nature protection and not to violate the limits of the maximum allowable anthropogenic load. This leads to the fact that groups cannot be released one after another every day, and nature must be given a "rest" for 6 days between groups.
Scenario plan for the route: the entire route from start to finish is done on foot (or on horseback), and therefore the scenario plan for the hike is very simple: it is necessary to strictly adhere to the daily movement schedule, allowing deviations only when choosing a specific overnight location.
Route No. 16
Route thread: Ulan Tourist Base — Balikchy — Kalmag-Ashuu Gorge — Kalma-Ashuu Pass (1 "a" category) — Chon-Kemin Valley — Toru-Ayghyr Gorge — Kel-Tor Lake (Kel-Kogur) — Chon-Kemin Valley — North Chonpon-Ata Gorge — Teke Pass (1 "b" category) — Cholpon-Ata city.
Type of tourism: hiking, mountain.
Difficulty category: second category.
Length: 150 km, including by bus — 20 km (10 + 10), on foot — 130 km.
Duration: 8 days.
Places of overnight stay:
• Under Kalma-Ashuu Pass.
• Forest zone of Toru-Ayghyr Gorge.
• Kel-Tor Lake (Kel-Kogur).
• Jal or Kek-Oyrok area in Chon-Kemin Valley.
• Mouth of the North Chonpon-Ata River in Chon-Kemin Valley.
• Under Teke Pass.
• Teke Gorge above the confluence into South Chonpon-Ata.
Seasonality: (summer) June — September. A total of 120 days.
Maximum capacity: the interval between groups — 1 day. Number of groups (120—6):1 = 114 groups. Number of tourists in the group — 20 people. A total of 20X114 = 2280 people will pass through the route during the summer.
General characteristics of the route: the entire route runs through the forests of the northern slopes of the Terkey Ala-Too ridge, which makes it very attractive. There are no glaciers nearby, the nights are relatively warm. There is plenty of firewood. There is good drinking water everywhere and beautiful landscapes. In the pastures, especially on the Irdyk plateau, numerous flocks of sheep graze, and hospitable herders warmly welcome tourists.
Attractions: in addition to the fact that throughout the route tourists deal with the main attraction — the natural complex of the Pre-Issyk-Kul region, there will be other attractions along the way: the Kashka-Suu Lake after the pass of the same name on the second day of the journey, the Ak-Suu balneological resort, the Kashka-Suu ski station in Karakol, and the Djety-Oguz resort.
Restrictions: the only restrictions on the route are measures for nature protection that must be strictly observed and limits on the maximum allowable load (which must be taken into account by the travel organizers along the route).
Scenario plan for the route is very simple: the entire path is done on foot. Note: regular buses run from Karakol to Novo-Voznesenovka and to the Djety-Oguz resort.
Route No. 42
Route thread: Djety-Oguz Resort — Kvk-Dzhaiyk area — Burgan-Suu plateau — Chon-Kyzyl-Suu Gorge — Kichi-Kyzyl-Suu Pass — Jumatai Pass — Jukuchak Gorge — Juu-Ku Gorge — Kashka-Suu North Pass — Chychkan-Ak-Terek plateau — Barskoon Gorge.
Type of tourism: hiking, horseback, with complications and mountain. In winter, it can be used for ski hiking.
Difficulty category: second category.
Length: 150 km.
Duration: 8 days.
Places of overnight stay:
• Burgan-Suu plateau.
• Under Jadaq-Tor Pass.
• Under Jumatai Pass.
• At the springs of Jukuchak.
• Under Kashka-Suu North Pass.
• Kichi-Dzhargylchak Gorge.
• Chalay Gorge.
Seasonality: (summer) June — September. A total of 120 days.
Maximum capacity: the interval between groups — 1 day. Number of groups (120—6):1 = 114 groups. Number of tourists in the group — 20 people. A total of 20X114 = 2280 people will pass through the route during the summer.
General characteristics of the route: the entire route runs through the forests of the northern slopes of the Terkey Ala-Too ridge, which makes it very attractive. There are no glaciers nearby, the nights are relatively warm. There is plenty of firewood. There is good drinking water everywhere and beautiful landscapes. Numerous herds of small and large cattle and horse herds can be found in the pastures. The herders are hospitable.
Attractions: it is very difficult to talk about the attractions of such a route when its entire path is a continuous attraction. Of course, there are also individual objects: the Djety-Oguz resort, the collective farm resort of Chon-Kyzyl-Suu, the waterfall, and then the hot springs of Jukuchak, the red-colored tertiary sedimentary rocks of the Juu-Ku cliffs, the waterfalls of Barskoon, and the ruins of the fortress of the same name.
Restrictions: the only restrictions on the route are measures related to nature protection and requirements for the limits of maximum allowable load.
Scenario plan for the route is very simple: tourists walk "on their own" from one point to another, using a regular bus either in Barskoon or in Tamchy.
Route No. 43
Route thread: Balikchy — Ulan Tourist Base — Ak-Terek Bay — Ak-Sai Bay — Ak-Chie Bay (Quiet Bay) — Grigorievskaya Bay — Cholpon-Ata — Dolinka — Ulan Tourist Base — Balikchy.
Type of tourism: cruise.
Difficulty category: the route has no difficulty category.
Length: about 300 km.
Duration: arbitrary, depending on the wishes of the group.
Places of overnight stay: arbitrary, can be in any of the mentioned bays.
Seasonality: May — September — a total of 150 days.
Maximum capacity: the capacity is dictated by the fact that for such purposes, the Issyk-Kul shipping has only one cruise ship. If we assume that each group will be on the route for 4 days, then for the season the cruise ship can carry 150:4 = 37 groups. The cruise ship takes on board 30 people. Then during the summer, an exciting journey can be made by 30 X 37 = 1110 people.
General characteristics of the route: the cruise is not limited to just riding on the cruise ship. In one of the mentioned bays, a walking excursion will be made to the nearest surroundings. Tourists will see the SАVO sanatorium in Tamga, the complex of sanatoriums and horse farm in Cholpon-Ata, and other objects.
Attractions: they have already been mentioned when discussing the general characteristics of the route.
Restrictions: there are no special restrictions on the route.
Scenario plan for the route is also very simple: the route starts and ends in Balikchy.
Route No. 44
Route thread: Naryn city — Small Naryn Gorge — Jetim-Bel Mountains — Tosor Pass — Tamga (Issyk-Kul Lake).
Type of tourism: hiking, horseback, with complications and mountain.
Difficulty category: first category.
Length: 230 km, of which by bus — 100 km, on foot — 130 km, on horseback — 230 km.
Duration: 6 days.
Places of overnight stay:
• At the mouth of Archaluu in the valley of Small Naryn.
• At the mouth of Burkhan (Burukan).
• Near the springs of Jily-Suu.
• Under Tosor Pass.
• In the forests of Tamga Gorge.
Seasonality: June — mid-September — a total of 105 days.
Maximum capacity: the interval between groups — 1 day. Number of groups (105—6):1 = 99 groups. Number of tourists in the group — 20 people. A total of 20x99=1980 people will pass through the route during the season.
General characteristics of the route: the route runs through the most beautiful places of the Inner Tien Shan and leads to the shores of the high-altitude Issyk-Kul Lake. At one point, it crosses the Terkey Ala-Too ridge (Tosor Pass). Here, tourists will be in close proximity to eternal snows and glaciers. But before that, they will pass by hot springs, which are called Jily-Suu. Not long ago, they were "wild"; a road has recently been built here, and now a collective resort has been created at the springs. The northern slopes of Terskey, covered entirely with fir forests, are very beautiful.
Tourists need to obtain permission from doctors to visit the mountainous area. For the hike, in addition to the usual hiking gear, it is necessary to take warm clothes and waterproof capes. There is plenty of fuel along the route, and there is no need to carry primuses.
Attractions: first of all, the entire natural complex of the Tien Shan. Forests, forests, and forests. The hot springs of Jily-Suu. And human labor: there are many roads in such places that were once considered extremely inaccessible.
Restrictions: the only restrictions on the route are the need to strictly observe nature protection rules and the inadmissibility of anthropogenic overload.
Scenario plan for the route is very simple: the entire path is done on foot. Note: regular buses run from Karakol to Novo-Voznesenovka and to the Djety-Oguz resort.
Route No. 45
Route thread: Kyrchin Hotel — Kek-Bel Pass — Lower Lake — Middle Lake — Upper Lake — Lower Lake — Kyrchin Hotel.
Mode of travel: bus, hiking (on skis).
Length: 48 km, of which 34 km by bus, 14 km on foot.
Duration: one day.
Seasonality: year-round.
Brief description: from the hotel, tourists are taken by bus along the dirt road over Kek-Bel Pass into Chon-Ak-Suu Gorge to the end of the road in the middle reaches of the river. Then tourists walk from Lower Lake to Middle and Upper Lakes. They take a break there, rest, and return to the road to the bus, which brings them back to the hotel.
This concludes the list of the most popular routes among independent tourists. These routes can be proposed to justify the placement of a network of tourist bases. At the junctions of these routes, bases could be established, which should also have other routes, without which they would not justify themselves. Such routes can be selected in sufficient quantity.