Tulips Of The Tien Shan

Bishkek – Ala-Archa national park – Kyrgyz ridge slopes. Arrival to Bishkek. Accommodation in the hotel. Rest. After lunch we will go to the hills located on the southern outskirts of Bishkek. If we are observant, we can find the beautiful Greig Tulips (Tulipa greigii), here you may also find equally beautiful tulips - Tulipa dasystemon, Tulipa kolpakowskiana Tulipa zenaidae and Tulipa kaufmanniana. In the evening, at the sunset Kyrgyz Range is very beautiful and tulips on the snowy background are more vivid, like small bonfires on the lush green carpet. Return to Bishkek.

Bishkek – Talas (350 km). Transfer to Talas valley through Suusamyr. This time of the year it starts to wake up from winter and covers with fragile first blooms. At the very time local nomads start to put their yurts and get the cattle into the valley. We will go further to Talas where we will see different tulips of Kazakh steppes. Accommodation in the guest house upon arrival to Talas.

Talas. Today we will go see the surroundings of Talas ridge at the mountain gorges and foothills. In the evening we will come back to the guest house.

Talas - Chychkan (210 km). Transfer to Chychkan gorge for accommodation in OSON lodge. In these mountain parts of the country the spring just starts to cover the ground. Trees just start to bloom and the hills start to cover with spring flowers. Upon arrival we will accommodate in the guest house on the shore of the river.

Chychkan gorge - Sary-Chelek lake (290 km). This day the road will go along the Naryn river. In this part it’s the most picturesque. At the very beginning of Fergana valley, we will turn and go to see some lakes in Sary-Chelek reserve. At the shore of the lake we will put our camp and stay there for the night.

Sary-Chelek lake. This day we will spend at Sary-Chelek. We will go to Iri-Kul lake and ascend onto panorama place. At this time, it's going to be a scene! The real spring with a great number of flowers: tulips, Peonies, irises, Eremurus and many other. Fully covered with blossoms there will be apple trees and cherry-plum trees. If you are going to call it a heaven you will be definitely right!

Sary-Chelek lake - Besh-Aral reserve. We will go to Besh-Aral reserve today - to the unique and beautiful place. We will put a tent camp and go find the flowers.

Besh-Aral reserve - Arslanbob (310 km). Accommodation at the guest house. Excursion to a small waterfall and a Panorama from where you may see the whole gorge.

Arslanbob. Excursion to the forest lake and the waterfall. In these walnut forests we will find absolutely different kinds of tulips (Tulipa ferganica). Return to the guest house.

Arslanbob - Kyrgyz-Ata national park (240 km) . Much of our way today will go through the populated areas of the Fergana Valley, through the city of Jalal-Abad and Uzgen. We'll have an excursion at the Uzgen minaret, which was built in the fifteenth century on the Silk Road. And then go to a new area to search for tulips in the national park Kyrgyz-Ata. Accommodation in tents.

Kyrgyz-Ata national park - Shevali gorge (170 km) . This day we will go to Shevali gorge for tulip hunting. Accommodation in the camp.

Shevali – Osh town (150 km). After morning photo, we will go to Osh city where we will spend the rest of the day. We will have an excursion to the sacred mountain Suleiman-Too and probably see tulips even there. Accommodation in the hotel.

Flight to Bishkek. In the morning there’s going to be a flight to Bishkek. Arrival in the capital. Hotel accommodation. Free time for exploring the city, shopping and relaxing.

Going home. This day the car will take you to the airport for your flight home.