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Burana Tower and Konorchek Canyons: A Heritage and Mountain Nature Tour
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22 Ratings
Tokmok
Experience the perfect blend of heritage and natural beauty on this tour to Burana Tower and Konorchek Canyons. Explore the ancient Burana minaret, climb to the top for stunning views, and discover nomadic artifacts. Then, hike through the picturesque Konorchek Canyon and enjoy the breathtaking red formations. Book now!
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Burana Tower - Ancient Burana Tower of 11th Century
- Boom Gorge - Beautiful gorge which leads to Issyk Kul lake, we will drive thru gorge along the river till Konorchek parking stop
- Konorchek Canyons - 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
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- All fees and/or taxes
- Lunch
Additional Information
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.
- There are few barriers with heights 1 to 2 meters, which should be climbed
Location
Burana Tower
Don-Aryk
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Kara
May 28, 2024
Unique experience - 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.
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Alsturdust
Apr 13, 2024
Every word is superfluous 🥇 - 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
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C9722dnkevine
Mar 25, 2024
50 shades of red - Epic trip! Pickup at hotel was at 0800. first we drove to the ancient Burana, a UNESCO world heritage site. We walked up the minaret and also visited the monuments. All of my questions pertaining to the once thriving settlement was answered by Mars. We then drove to a row of restaurants mainly visited by locals to try kattama, a bread made fresh, and to enjoy chai before our trip to the Konorchek Canyons. The Konorchek Canyons is an eight mile round trip walk through narrow gorges. The walk can be done by anyone at any age. Upon arrival to the canyon the contrasting shades of red pop out as the sun shined brightly. It was breathtaking to say the least. Mars took me to some great viewpoints where we took his drone and captured some beautiful pics. It was very peaceful only hearing the occasional quails and wind around us. Highly recommend Atlas and Mars to take on this epic trip.
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Shavonnes2022
Mar 9, 2024
Breathtaking views, great hike, and wonderful guide! - I came to the country for a work trip and only had one free day in Kyrgyzstan, and I am so glad I picked this tour. It was honestly the perfect day, and Mars was the best guide. It was like traveling with an old friend who could answer every question I had about the country. Ancient Burana was really cool, and I loved the museum and drive-up. The Canyons were truly breathtaking; photos will never do them justice. Lunch was so good, I am already dreaming about it. Also, as a solo traveler, I rarely get any photos of myself, but Mars made sure to take several photos for me, which was amazing. Definitely take this trip and all Atlas' other ones if you have time. I have already told my family that I want to come back and they are coming with me this time. I have nothing but great things to say about it.
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Sabine_d
Jan 30, 2024
Breathtaking canyon! - This tour was a blast! The canyon is mind blowing and we were almost the only ones in the valley on that day. Even though the weather was really bad in the capital, there is apparently always a blue sky and sun in the valley of the canyon. The trip to the Burana Tower was also great as the whole site is very fascinating.
I very much appreciated that the tour guides seemed to have enjoyed the tour themselves as well and shared the fascination for the nature. Their English was excellent and we’ve had very pleasant and interesting conversations throughout the day.
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Robertjames_e
Dec 10, 2023
A wonderful day tour to see the beauty of Kyrgyzstan - I really enjoyed this tour, it was a great way to see the real Kyrgyzstan, the history, the mountains, the food!
Mars was an excellent guide, really knowledgeable about the topics we covered. He also has a great sense of humour which brightened the day even when the weather was terrible!
I can’t recommend this tour enough to anyone wasnting to explore a little more of Kyrgyzstan.
Thanks Mars and Atlas KG!
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822kasturik
Nov 4, 2023
Breataking canyons - Burana tower and the petroglyphs were quite telling of the history of Kyrgyzstan. Beutiful views from the top of the tower. The stairs are quite narrow and steep, but Ulan helped me with his instructions to climb up and get down.
The hike to the canyons and the culmination of the hike was just breathtaking! I am not an avid hiker, but Ulan made it so easy for me. Most of the hike was gradual uphill trail, with a few difficult passes. Ulan helped me at each pass very patiently. The hike was totally worth it. The canyons are mesmerising. And the weather was perfect! 5 stars for Ulan! 🙂
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Reinaldo_b
Oct 26, 2023
Perfect one day trip! - Max was our amazing driver and guide for our one day trip. He was very knowledgeable, professional and friendly. He took us for an amazing one day trip. Highly recommended! Thank you Max!
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Samuel_h
Jun 24, 2023
Beautiful - Unbelievably beautiful tour. Ulan was an amazing guide and made me feel welcome. A 5 star experience.
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Laurencebz4553xu
Jun 23, 2023
Ulan - most engaged guide in 2023! - My partner and me had the best trip we could wish for with Ulan (as a guide) and a young man from UK, who also booked the tour. We were picked up in time, went to Burana Tower first. Sadly, it was closed and we couldn't go up but then Ulan brought us to the Kegeti Waterfall. Such a nice cooling adventure with the hot temperature! Ulan was a good driver and such a kind and caring person. He was making the best of our trip, he was more engaged than we wished for a guide to be. He gave 150% that day and made it an incredible day trip for us! He then found the best food to bring back the power and we shared traditional kyrgyz dinner. Very good! Ulan speaks English, which is very helpful!
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