Category: World Trip 2023
A 42-day trip visiting seven countries; Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Singapore, between 29 April 2023 and 9 June 2023
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Monday 15 May 2023Highlights: Border crossing, Exploring Kolsay Lakes National Park Today we left Kyrgyzstan for the next stop in the tour, a short visit to Kazakhstan. From Karakol it took us a few hours to reach the border with a several stops in between. Border control was very strict, I had my passport checked…
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Sunday 14 May 2023Highlights: Hiking Jeti-Oguz Gorge, Hiking Karakol National Park Today we set off to hike Jeti-Oguz Gorge which was about 30 minute drive on semi-rough and bumpy road. We started with a stop at Heartbreak Ridge, the natural landscape of Kyrgyzstan is a treasure of the world.
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Saturday 13 May 2023Highlights: Exploring landscape at Barskoon, Learning how Yurts are constructed, Cultural music, The beautiful Russian Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Prejevalskiy Museum After a good night’s sleep, an enjoyable breakfast and some time with very young kittens we were off to bring exploring again. First up was a visit to the sanatorium that Yuri…
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Friday 12 May 2023Highlights: Holding an Eagle, Hiking in Song Kul, Exploring Fairy Tale Valley After a nice and comfortable sleep in a Yurt it was time to start with a nice breakfast in the main Yurt, sitting was again on the floor which is a good way to test your legs. No showers before…
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Thursday 11 May 2023.Highlights: Mountain hiking in Chong-Kemin, Learning about Felt making, exploring Yurt camp, visiting Issyk-Kul Lake. Today we started with a 2 hour 20 minute hike in the mountains surrounding our accommodation. The local dog shepherded us for the entire time and got some cattle off our hiking trail. The views were stunning…
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Wednesday 10 May 2023Highlights: Bishkek Bazaar, Victory Square, Changing of the Guard, Imam Sarahsi Bishkek Central Mosque, Dungan homemade lunch, Burana Tower, the Beautiful Mountain Ranges. The first full day of this new tour and our CEO IIyas Zamanov had us leaving at 8 am to allow us time to visit the Bishkek Bazaar before…
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Tuesday 09 May 2023Highlights: Arriving safely in Kyrgyzstan, Victory Day celebrations in Ala-Too Square, Exploring Bishkek My flight (review here) from Istanbul safely arrived 5.23 am and after a lengthy Border Control delay I was reunited with my bag, the happiness on seeing your bag in a foreign country is very pure 🙂 The booked…
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Turkish AirlinesDate: Monday 08 May 2023Gate: F8ASeat: 14A (Exit Row Window Economy Class Seat)Plane: Airbus A321neoBoarded: 20:52 Pushback: 21:16 (Scheduled 20:40)Arrived: 05:23 (Scheduled 04:45)Duration: 5 hour 7 minutesDistance: 3,736 kms This flight was from Istanbul Airport to Manas International Airport (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
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Monday 08 May 2023Highlights: Egyptian Spice Bazaar, The New Mosque (1665) Tonight I had a plane to catch to get to Kyrgyzstan and begin my Five Stans of the Silk Road tour but that still left a little time for more exploring of Istanbul.
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Tour Title: Best of TurkeyTour Company: G AdventuresTour Leader: IsikCities Visited: Istanbul, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Ayvalık, Selçuk, PamukkaleCountries Visited: TürkiyeDates: 30 April 2023 to 07 May 2023 (Duration 8 days)Tour Type: Classic – Tour Itinerary (PDF)Journal Entries
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