Ancient Burana and Konorchek Canyons
Description
Are you looking for a combination of heritage and a mountain nature tour not far from the capital Bishkek? This is the tour to go for. We will visit the ancient 11th century Burana minaret in ancient city of Balasagun, you can also climb the tower using ancient brick and wood stairs and overlook the beautiful valley from top of the tower. Good spot for taking pictures. Then we will visit petroglifs site and the museum to see the historic artifacts and items used by nomad cultures. Then we will continue the journey to Konorchek Canyon, enjoy the natural reserve, flat alpine trail (2kms) and picturesque canyon with beautiful red formations. The canyons are accessible all year around as it does not snow in the area. After hike we will stop for lunch at the traditional Kyrgyz kattama cafe. Please read before booking (!): there are 4 rock barriers from 1 meter to 3 meters which should be climbed on the way to canyon. Make sure to wear non slippery shoes and athletic clothing.
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Itinerary
Ancient Burana Tower of 11th Century
Beautiful gorge which leads to Issyk Kul lake, we will drive thru gorge along the river till Konorchek parking stop
Beautiful red canyons with unique shapes and formation. Its available to visit any time of the year: summer is dry and winter almost no snow. Picturesque trails (2.5 kms) leads to canyon. Easy and enjoyable hike
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- There are few barriers with heights 1 to 2 meters, which should be climbed
Reviews(30)
Amazing tour, excellent guide 100000%, reccommended. The guide was polite, educated, friendly I m very exigent in terms of traveling and trust me: Aziz is SUpER ! He helped me to find a post office and the money exchange! T H A N K S
Burana Tower is fascinating and the canyons are insanely gorgeous and definitely worth the trek. And Aziz was an amazing guide! Very informative, took great photos, and he’s a great conversationalist, so don’t worry if you’re going solo. I will definitely book a tour with him again next time I’m in Bishkek. Overall, an amazing experience that was absolutely worth it!!
Aziz did a wonderful job. First Highland was Burana, where he did explain all the history. Than we drove to the best part of the tour. Konorcheck was truly amazing. So, thanks to Aziz, I highly recommend to do the tour when ever you visit Kyrgyzstan
After a few days in Bishkek, the fresh air and the great views from the top of the tower open reopen your mind for nature. The canyon is absolutely stunning, the hike there even better literally walking on a frozen stream. The few boulders (3-5m) blocking the way I easily managed with the help of my wonderful tour guide Aziz. Being a perfect gentleman, he always offers a helping hand and prevented me more than once from slipping on the ice. He even brought gloves for climbing the boulders! I had a wonderful day with lively discussions and in harmonious silence - thank you again, Aziz!
To visit in winter season is tough condition though, will give you the only one experience. To reach the awsome canion view, you should pass the adventure course. Ice Road and the walls will challenges you but it will bring us back to the childhood memories. Thank you for your kind guide Aziz!
It was an amazing day. We were picked up by our excellent guide Meerman at sharp 8am from our hotel and driven first to the Burana Tower, which is a UNESCO heritage site. Then we had a delicious lunch in a local restaurant and were driven to the Konorchek Canyon. Some parts of the hike involved climbing over boulders, which requires very good physical fitness. Although both my friend and I are physically fit, we could not have completed the track without our guide Meerman. He looked after us and helped us. He was patient and kind. Thank you Meerman. The hike and the beauty of the Canyon was beyond words and can be recommended to anyone who wants to experience the beautiful Kyrgyzstan landscape. Meerman, our guide too can be highly recommended.
We went there with Maksat, who is the best guide of the world. He is verynopen minded, he knows lots of things about everything! Thank you Maksat to being our guide!
Thank you for an amazing tour. My son and I enjoyed the trip very much. We would especially like to highlight the Konorchek Canyon as it was the highlight of our trip to Kyrgyzstan. We also had an outstanding tour guide who took us to eat at a local restaurant which was an amazing experience. Thank you Aziz!
Well worth the effort! The canyon hike was challenging but the views at the end were amazing. Great guide who helped me get up the rock barriers safely.
Professionalism is the watchword!!! Macs accompanied us on this fascinating tour, telling us about the Kyrgyzstan of yesterday and today Nice and with a unique heart Happy to have chosen you, sure to recommend you Warm greetings and a hug
