FOOD
euro/day per person; FB - full board

REGULAR

DELUXE

NOTES

BREAKFAST

5

11

Regular: Simple but filling (eg tea, bread, fried eggs). Served in a local café.

Deluxe: Café meal supplemented with salad, juice, cheese, fruit and vegetables.

LUNCH

8

15

Regular: 2 courses (eg soup, pasta, tea, coffee, bread). Served in a local café.

Deluxe: Café meal supplemented with juice, vegetables and beer.

DINNER

10

19

Regular: 2 courses as per lunch but slightly larger portions. Served in a local café.

Deluxe: Café meal supplemented with vegetables, wine (between 2), beer & vodka.

FB IN MOUNTAINS

15

Simple, filling food – menu depends on length of trek. Please ask for details. Without cook. Add 12-15 Euro for cook per group/day (See the section “Staff/ Cook”).

FB IN TURKESTAN YURT CAMP (LD, B included in price)

15

As per ‘Regular’ meals above. Served in one of two bars.

SHOPPING AND LUGGAGE DELIVERY

SHOPPING IN KARAKOL

- 50 euro per shopping trip + price of merchandise, container and taxi for shopper up to 50 kg.

LUGGAGE DELIVERY BY CAR TO KARKARA OR MAYDAADYR BASECAMPS

• 2euro/kg if there is already a Turkestan car travelling on that route with room to take your luggage.

• Plus car hire if there is no car already travelling. Please see above for prices.

LUGGAGE DELIVERY BY HELICOPTER

• 4e per/kg (en-route) if there is already a helicopter flying on that route with room to take your luggage.

• Plus helicopter hire if there is no helicopter already travelling.

EQUIPMENT RENTAL

PRICE

NOTES

TENT

- 10 euro/day

- 5 euro/day

3-5 man, monodome and large tents and campings for expeditions 3m X 5m X 2.5m

2 man

SLEEPING-BAG

- 3-5 euro/day

Four seasons, down-filled

Includes cost of sheet sleeping bag

According to the type of sleeping bag.

BACK PACK

- 3-5 euro/day

60 litres according to the type of rucksack

SLEEPING MAT

- 0,5 euro/day

RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

- R143 - 3 euro/day

- Angara – 5 euro/day

R143 – ex army equipment, radio approx 35x32x12cm plus similar sized battery. Bulkier and heavier than the Angara.

Angara – one radio of 26x21x07cm plus car battery-sized battery. Both makes have a range of approx 300km. Only necessary for mountaineering expeditions.

COOKING AND KITCHEN UTENSILS

- 0,5 euro

Includes cutlery, cup and plate per person. Teapot, pots, pans and larger cooking equipment also available at 0,3euro each per day. Staff brings their own utensils.

GAS STOVE (big)

- 3 euro

10x30x70cm. 2 gas burners. Usually only necessary for big expeditions.

GAS STOVE (small)

- 3 euro

Per day

GAS CYLINDER

- 25 euro

8 litres.

GAS CYLINDER (new) 250 gr

- 6 euro

per cartridge

GAS CYLINDER (refueled by propane) 500 gr

- 6 euro

per cartridge

GAS CYLINDER (refueled by propane) 250 gr

- 4 euro

per cartridge

Clean, helicopters kerosene

- 2 euro / litre

With plastic bottle

PETROL

- 1 euro / litre

With plastic bottle

Rent of mattress

- 2 euro

Per day

Rent of pillow and blanket

- 2 euro

Per day

Rent of bedclothes

- 2 euro

Per day

HERMETICALLY SEALED CONTAINER

- 15 euro/ expedition

For long treks or mountain expeditions, used to store and drop off equipment. 150 litre and 50 litre containers available.

KAYAK (2 seats)

- 5 euro/kayak/day

Includes 3 life jackets per kayak

PRICE in Euro

NOTES

CONCERT OF NATIONAL FOLKLORE MUSIC , including performance of Manaschi

• 150 euro per concert regardless of audience size + transport of artists to a venue of your choosing

- Suggested venues/artists’ transport cost…

Turkestan Yurt Camp/ FREE

• 45-50 min

• up to 10 musicians and singers

• Optional concert CD for 5 euro

• Any venue possible. Please ask for a transport quote.

• Audience transport possible. Please ask for a quote.

HORSEBACK GAMES

• 300 euro per event regardless of audience number

• Please give us 7 days advance notice to organize

• It is sometimes possible for extra individuals to watch when an event is already being staged. 5 euro per person (does not include transport. Please see section “Transport” for transport costs)

• Traditional Kyrgyz horseback games, including wrestling, kyz kumay, and goat polo

• Duration: 1.5 hours

KARAKOL CITY TOUR

• 65 euro per car (up to 3 clients with guide)

• 80 euro per minibus (up to 7 clients with guide)

• Prices include transport, entrance fees and services of English speaking local guide

• 4 hours

• Karakol Regional Museum Chinese Mosque Russian Orthodox Church Central bazaar Pristan Prezhewalsk Memorial and Museum

• Sundays and Thursdays only – livestock bazaar also included (best on Sundays)

• Optional lunch in Yurt Camp (6 euro p/p).

• We are able to hire professional English-speaking sightseeing guides from Bishkek at extra cost. Most clients are satisfied with the services provided by our English speakers in Karakol.

Fly around by helicopter

From Karkara helipad. Season: Jul-Aug.

• 4200 euro per group up to 18 persons. Duration of the program is to 2-hours with a stop on the glacier for 15-30 min.

• Up to 18 passengers

• MI-8 and MI-8MTV

• 195 e p/p if there is a free place in the ordered transport

Transfer Karakol-Karkara, 120 km off road

• car 3 seats 100 euro 2-2.5 hours

• minibus 7-15 seats 199 euro 2-3 hours

• zil 20+2 seats 160 euro 3-3.5 hours

From Maydaadyr helipad. Season: Jul-Aug

From Bishkek. Season: All the year round.

The place of helicopter start is to be discussed additionally.

Transfer Karakol-Maydaadyr, 182 km

• zil 20+2 seats 210 euro 4-6 hours

VISIT THE EAGLE MAN

• ‘Meet the Eagle man’ with display of hunting techniques –

• 180 euro irrespective of group size.

Transport price - please ask.

Tintii Jamanakov, a 60-year-old eagle trainer, lives 22km from Karakol in Djele Debe. His eagles weigh up to 18kg. As chicks, eagles are taught to recognize Tintii as their parent, then trained to hunt in the mountains and on the steppes – a traditional Kyrgyz practice still in use today.

Eagle-show includes:

• Talk with eagle trainer (how eagles and falcons are caught, trained, cared for etc)

• Services of interpreter

• Handling of Natashka, Tintii’s 9-year-old golden eagle.

• Length of visit (up to 2 hours, at Tintii’s home) client’s decision

Display of hunting techniques includes:

• 1 hour in Djety-Oguz valley or in surroundings with rabbit

Services of interpreter

KARAKOL NATIONAL PARK FULL DAY

• 2 p – 85 euro, 4 p – 60 euro, 6p – 36 euro, 8 p – 29 euro,

10 p – 23 euro, 12 p – 20 euro, 14p -18 euro

• Prices given per group including transport,

1 English-speaking guide per group and picnic lunch.

• Extra guide 35euro/day (only necessary if groups decide to split and take different routes).

• Duration: 8 hours

• Collection from Yurt camp Turkestan (Karakol)

• Choose from one of our two suggested itineraries:

1. Karakol Canyon – guided strolls through the gorge, visit a shepherd’s yurt.

2. Kashaka-Suu – guided walks, fewer people in summer than at Karakol Canyon

- Optional horse riding (please ask)

ALTYN ARASHAN AND THE HOT SPRINGS FULL DAY

2p – 164 euro, 4p – 123 euro, 6p – 103 euro, 8p – 98 euro,

10p – 95 euro, 12p – 93 euro, 14p – 92 euro.

Prices given per person including return transport to Altyn Arashan by 6WD Zil, services of English speaking guide and picnic lunch.

A picture postcard perfect alpine valley, set 17km up the verdant Arashan gorge. Altyn Arashan’s natural hot springs and peaceful beauty make it one of the most popular and spectacular excursions from Karakol.

• Duration: 8 hours

Hot springs bathes optional. Bath-price is not included.

ALTYN ARASHAN AND THE HOT SPRINGS

FULL DAY + 2 NTS

• 2p – 204 euro, 4p – 143 euro, 6 p – 123 euro, 8p – 118 euro, 10 p – 115 euro, 12p – 113 euro, 14p- 112 euro.

• Prices given per person including two nights at the Turkestan Yurt Camp in central Karakol (see above), 2 breakfasts, 2 dinners, 1 picnic lunch, return transport to Altyn Arashan by 6WD Zil, services of English speaking guide

A picture postcard perfect alpine valley, set 17km up the verdant Arashan gorge. Altyn Arashan’s natural hot springs and peaceful beauty make it one of the most popular and spectacular excursions from Karakol.

• Accomodation at Altyn Arashan also available (see

below)

Hot springs bathes optional, bath-price is not included.

AK SUU VALLEY AND HOT SPRINGS FULL DAY

• 2 p – 58euro, 4p – 41euro, 6 p.- 25euro,

8 p – 18euro, 10 p - 11euro, 12p - 10euro, 14 p.- 9euro

• Prices given per person including return transport to Ak- Suu valley, services of English speaking guide and picnic lunch. Entrance to a public bathhouse of your choice and services of English speaking guide.

For those with too little time to visit Altyn Arashan this is a good opportunity to walk around spectacular valley and to bathe in natural hot springs. The sanatorium at Ak Suu, 19 km from Karakol, is set in a pretty gorge and has numerous relaxing bathhouses.

• Hot springs bathes optional, bath-price is not included.

DJETY OGUZ - THE LEGENDARY BLOOD-RED CLIFFS

FULL DAY

• 2p – 89 euro, 4p – 52euro, 6p – 39euro, 8p-30 euro,

10p – 24 euro, 12 p – 21 euro, 14p – 19euro.

• Prices given per person including return transport to Djety Oguz, picnic lunch, services of English speaking guide, guided walks (including the Valley of Dragons) and assistance with booking at the sanatorium, if required.

• bathing and mud baths not included.