Splendor of the Chui valley

Bishkek . Arrival in Bishkek, meeting at the Manas airport, transfer to the hotel, accommodation, rest. Bishkek is the capital of Kyrgyzstan and the largest city in the country. The city is located in the north of the Kyrgyz Republic, in the Chui valley, in the foothills of the Tien Shan. Many places have been preserved and remind of the Soviet period. The influence of the Soviet era is especially strong in the center, where you can see a number of striking examples of Soviet architecture: the Philharmonic, the government building, the Historical Museum, the Victory Monument. Along with them, you will see modern examples of Kyrgyz architecture in the city.

We will have a sightseeing tour of the city; we will visit the main squares of the capital - Ala-Too Square, Old Square and Victory Square; you can stroll through the oak park with an open air art gallery from modern young artists, but most importantly you must definitely visit the Kyrgyz National Museum of Fine Arts named after Gapar Aitiev. This is the main artistic treasury of Kyrgyzstan. The art gallery later renamed the Kyrgyz State Museum of Fine Arts was opened on January 1, 1935.

The basis of the museum's collection made 72 works of Russian artists received from the State Tretyakov Gallery personally selected by the founder of the museum and the founder of Kyrgyz painting Chuikov S. A. Since the first Republican exhibition in 1934 the museum's funds have been systematically replenished with the works of Kyrgyz artists. To date, the museum collection has about 18 thousand items in its storage. The structural division of the collection is carried out according to the types of fine arts - painting funds (about 4 thousand exhibits), graphics (about 9600), sculpture (about 1 thousand), arts and crafts (more than 3 thousand).

For dinner, we will go to the Supara restaurant complex, where we will see a lot of interesting things from the life of the Kyrgyz people. We will visit a small ethnographic museum and listen to a folklore show.


Accommodation at the hotel.

Meals – breakfast / lunch / dinner

Bishkek, Ala-Archa gorge. On this day, we will go to the Ala-Archa gorge to walk in the mountains, as well as make sketches. The valley of the Ala-Archa River is one of the main attractions of Bishkek surroundings. Here, in a narrow valley, there are so many amazingly beautiful landscapes, waterfalls and unusual rock forms; there’s such a rich flora and fauna that many consider this area a real symbol of the Kyrgyz Range (Ala-Too).

The Ala-Archa gorge is located in the central part of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too ridge, 30 km to the south of Bishkek. On its territory there is the "Ala-Archa" Kyrgyz State Park which was organized in 1976. First of all this place is attractive for its accessibility. A good asphalt road has been laid to the park and it allows you to escape from the noisy city in 40 minutes. In the summer one can hide here from the city stuffiness and bustle in the shade of the gigantic Tien-Shan firs admiring the snowy peaks.

Ala-Archa is translated from Kyrgyz language as “motley juniper”. The gorge got its name due to a great amount of juniper covering its slopes. As different kinds of juniper have different colors the gorge seems to be very colorful. By lunch time we will return to the city and visit Historical Museum.


Accommodation at the hotel.

Meals – breakfast / lunch / dinner

Poppy fields. In the morning we will wake up early to have a romantic breakfast and to meet the dawn out in the poppy fields. There we will have a romantic breakfast served right on the flowery meadow. But that's not all. After breakfast, a real photo shoot will be waiting for us. For this, please think over your images, take the outfits in which you would like to see yourself on photos, and we will prepare a place for you to change and will serve a nice breakfast. It will be an amazing morning!

And after the photo shoot we will have a plein air. The evening will be free for walks.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Meals – breakfast / lunch / dinner

Bishkek – Chon-Kemin valley (170 km / 3h). On this day we will go to the most beautiful national natural park Chon-Kemin. Our road will pass along the Kyrgyz ridge. On the way we will visit the Issyk-Ata gorge, where there is a large stone with the image of Buddha dating back to the 10th century. People come to it to ask for health and make the most secret wishes. In the 19th century, locals sprinkled the stone with water in gratitude for the healing. Above the image of the Buddha there is an inscription in Tibetan. Here we can draw a little in the sketchbook.

Optionally, we can bathe in hot springs. Arrival at the hotel. Rest, dinner and free time.

Dinner and accommodation at the hotel. Meals – breakfast / lunch / dinner

Chon-Kemin. Chon-Kemin is a unique natural complex, located relatively close to large settlements but at the same time it has preserved natural landscapes from semi-deserts to snowfields and glaciers. You can enjoy the pristine nature of this wonderful place. The valley is fabulously rich in forests: coniferous, formed by relic Tien-Shan spruce. We will have a plein air in the mountains where we can capture the amazing nature of Kyrgyzstan. Today you can also take a short walk in the surroundings and just relax.

Accommodation at the hotel.

Meals – breakfast / lunch / dinner

Kok-Moinok canyons. Today we will go to another fabulous place to walk along the beautiful sandy canyons of Kok-Moinok. The walk takes an average of 2 hours. Here again we will arrange a professional photo session among the silent Aeolian castles, created by water, sun and winds for centuries. Plein air on pastel painting.


 Arrival in Bishkek. Free time. In the evening we will make an exhibition at the hotel and gather for a farewell dinner.

Accommodation at the hotel.

Meals – breakfast / lunch (picnic) / dinner

Departure. On this day, the car will take you to the airport for your flight home.
End of the program.
 Meals – breakfast