Alpine passes, horses to the edge of China, and one 3,860-meter scramble you'll tell people about forever.
Kyrgyzstan is eighty percent mountain. The Tian Shan — the "Heavenly Mountains" — run across the country with peaks that break 7,000 meters. Forty percent of the land sits above 3,000 meters. Most tourists never get there. We will.
This is twelve days overland. We start in Bishkek at 800 meters, drive into the mountains on Day 2, and don't really come back down until the end. Song-Kul, a 3,000-meter alpine lake ringed by nomad camps. A Silk Road caravansarai from the 1400s. A turquoise lake between limestone cliffs near the Chinese border (with a border permit to get there). A supported trek over a 3,860-meter pass. Natural hot springs on the other side.
Six yurt nights. Horses carrying the gear. A cook making real food over a flame. Private 4x4 transfers between everything. You carry a daypack. You take a lot of photos. You come back with stories.
Twelve days, fully supported. You book your flight to Bishkek. We handle everything else.
We keep the crew small and the trips ambitious. Tell us about yourself. We read every application.