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Ala-Archa Valley Hike: Explore Unique Wildlife
4.9
29 Ratings
Bishkek
Embark on a thrilling wildlife hiking adventure in Ala Archa National Park. Explore stunning mountains, rivers, waterfalls, and glaciers while encountering diverse plant and animal species.
Embark on a thrilling wildlife hiking adventure in Ala Archa National Park. Explore stunning mountains, rivers, waterfalls, and glaciers while encountering diverse plant and animal species.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Bishkek - In the morning our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Ala-Archa National Park (40 km). In an hour you will find yourself in a picturesque gorge where the Ala-Archa mountain river rushes down like a rushing stream, the highest snowy peaks, juniper slopes, alpine meadows covered with a carpet of flowers will be revealed to your sight.
- Bishkek - In the morning our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Ala-Archa National Park (40 km). In an hour you will find yourself in a picturesque gorge where the Ala-Archa mountain river rushes down like a rushing stream, the highest snowy peaks, juniper slopes, alpine meadows covered with a carpet of flowers will be revealed to your sight.
What's Included
- Trekking poles
- English speaking guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch at a national restaurant
- Bottled water and snacks for hiking
- Trekking poles
- English speaking guide
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch at a national restaurant
- Bottled water and snacks for hiking
Additional Information
A plethora of hiking alternatives are available, ranging from leisurely walks along the tranquil Ala-Archa valley to intense mountain climbs. Along with the mountains, rivers, waterfalls and glaciers, the park’s distinct wildlife is a significant draw. With over 800 plant species, 160 bird species, and around 170 animal species in all.
Partake in this delightful nature walk and make new acquaintances!
A plethora of hiking alternatives are available, ranging from leisurely walks along the tranquil Ala-Archa valley to intense mountain climbs. Along with the mountains, rivers, waterfalls and glaciers, the park’s distinct wildlife is a significant draw. With over 800 plant species, 160 bird species, and around 170 animal species in all.
Partake in this delightful nature walk and make new acquaintances!
Location
Bishkek
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(29 Ratings)
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Armando_c
Oct 31, 2024
Stunning Hiking Park - Beautiful panoramic mountain view! Thanks to Talgat of Dakta travel for always being responsive to my messages and to our tour guide Anvar for being a very good tour guide 👌
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S9392analinem
Oct 14, 2024
Wonderful experience hiking, great guide! - I had an amazing experience to Ala Archa. My guide Daniiar was incredible. He was kind, respectful and fun. I was traveling by myself and found myself very confrontabile with him.
He adjusted his pace of climbing to mine (not used to altitude) and was very supportive to ensure we got to the waterfall. I truly enjoyed my special day in the mountains of Ala Archa with Daniiar.
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Annabu1994sd
Sep 12, 2024
Beautiful hike with great tour company - The trail to waterfall is quite steep but nothing too extreme. Very nice view of the valley with beautiful mountains around. The waterfall was very beautiful already with some snow and ice in places. Our tour guide was very friendly, polite, and interesting to talk about Kyrgyzstan's people, country. We had very enjoyable time hiking in beautiful environment with very nice guide. Highly recommend this company.
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Garycsarahc
Aug 17, 2024
Highly recommend this walking experience - Faruk was an excellent guide. He spoke excellent English and was very informative about his country.
We loved the flexibility that we could choose the difficulty of the hike. I walked to the waterfall lookout point and my husband continued to the waterfall.
We also walked the simple river path after that.
The scenery was beautiful.
Another highlight was lunching at a local restaurant. It was great to have all the food options explained to us.
The road into th parked was sealed and good.
It was a great walk in the outdoors and we loved it. Don't expect to see wildlife except for the odd cute red squirrel.
We would highly recommend this nature walk.
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Xhilii
Jun 20, 2024
Don't miss Ala Archa - Ala Archa was a perfect break from the city. We chose broken heart rock as our hike option. The hike was great exercise - it was slippery on the way down but manageable. Faruk was professional and friendly. He was so generous with his knowledge - I learnt so much ! He was also a very good driver, and gave so many helpful tips for what to do and see in Bishkek.
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Lindys818
Jun 13, 2024
Brilliant, thoroughly recommend! - The tour was better than I could have imagined. Our guide Faruk was excellent - professional, polite, respectful, patient, kind, considerate and told us a lot about the culture and people of Kyrgyzstan. The hike up the mountain was challenging and extremely rewarding with magnificent views. Walking along the river was beautiful too. We were taken to an authentic restaurant for lunch where locals go and we were the only tourists. The food was excellent. I would recommend Datka Travel and Faruk to anyone visiting Kyrgyzstan.
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Cartiermarcel
Jan 17, 2024
The Perfect Day Trip from Bishkek - As someone who had already been to Ala Archa in the summer, I was curious to see the way it looked covered in snow. What an experience! It is beautiful anytime of the year, but going on a weekday in January was just perfect. The park seemed almost empty, and the landscapes were breathtaking. My guide Talgat was so warm and wanted to make sure I was comfortable throughout the day. Highly suggest Datka Travel!
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Curious57260951715
Nov 25, 2023
Snow Ala Archa - Even with snow all around, our journey was nothing but chilled and relaxed. It was a smooth sail through the frosty beauty of Ala Archa, with our warm and witty guide faruh.
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671mandarb
Nov 20, 2023
Magical Al Archa national park tour - We did Al Archa national park half day tour on 20th Nov 2023 with Datka travel in Bishkek. As it was off-peak season, there was no rush of people, and practically it felt like it was our personal park tour. The weather was cold but sunny, and the snow-filled park felt magical with mountains, trees, birds and squirrels creating multiple beautiful vistas. Our guide Farrukh was chirpy and fun. The tour ended with a sumptious tasty lunch at a famous national restaurant Faiza. A perfect trip! Thanks Datka travel!
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Matthew_b
Jan 5, 2024
Winter wonderland but no wildlife around at that time of year - Although I had a good time visiting the National Park, I do find this tour title a little bit "misleading" because at the time of year I visited (Winter) there is very little wildlife around at that time to make it a wildlife hike. It's mostly a walk along a river until you can't really continue, It might be different if I'd visited in Summer.
My guide was good and on time, he spoke good English and we got on well. However, he did not seem very interested or have much knowledge of the local wildlife so many elements I had to read from the park signs dotted about. In theory I could have done this myself and it was a bit disappointing that I kept having to try change the subject back to the tour at hand myself.
Although my review is only 3* for this tour, the Faiza restaurant lunch was good and the snacks (walnuts, almonds etc) were also tasty.
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