VI WORLD NOMAD GAMES 2026

✈️ Meeting at Manas International Airport at 4:40 AM. Transfer to the hotel, check-in, rest, and breakfast.

🖼️ The afternoon excursion begins with a visit to the National Historical Museum of Bishkek. Its exhibitions reveal the history of Kyrgyzstan from ancient times to the present: artifacts, traditional costumes, historical documents.

🚶‍♂️ A guided walking city tour: the main sights of the capital, central squares, architecture, and overall atmosphere. A first acquaintance with modern Bishkek.

🍽️ Lunch at the colorful national restaurant Navat—traditional Kyrgyz and Uzbek dishes in a cozy setting.

🍜 A welcome dinner in national style: steaming hot plov, meat delicacies, traditional drinks. Meeting the guide, getting to know the group, and a presentation of the tour program.

🏨 Accommodation: Sofia Hotel, Bugu, Stay City (or similar)

🥐Breakfast at 9:00 AM. Departure to Ala-Archa National Park at 10:00. A mountain gorge 30 km from Bishkek: majestic pines, mountain peaks, glaciers, and a river with crystal air. A walk through the park, meeting the wildlife of the Tien Shan, photo stops with the ridge as the backdrop.

🌳 Lunch at a café inside the park: hot dishes, local cuisine, and relaxation in nature.

🎉 The highlight of the day—the official opening of the World Nomad Games. A grand ceremony with delegations from different regions of Kyrgyzstan and neighboring countries. National costumes, flags, live music, dancing, and the energy of celebration.

🌙 Return to Bishkek. Dinner, rest, and discussion of first impressions.

🏨 Accommodation: Sofia Hotel, Bugu, Stay City (or similar)

🏞 Breakfast at 8:00 AM. Departure at 9:00 to Son-Kul—one of the highest and most sacred lakes in Central Asia (3016 m).

🏔 On the way: stops at Ortokskoye Reservoir and the Kalmak-Ashuu Pass (3507 m). Panoramic mountain views, valleys, and stunning landscapes. Short stops for photos and acclimatization.

⛰ Descent into the Son-Kul valley: the lake opens up like a mirror reflecting the sky. Arrive at the yurt camp around 14:00–15:00. Check-in, lunch, rest.

🐎 At 17:00—horseback riding along the lake shore. Riding across alpine pastures, meeting local nomads, panoramic views of the lake and Tien Shan ranges—silence and freedom all around.

🍜 Dinner in a yurt: hot national dishes, fruits, sweets, tea. A campfire evening under an enormous high-altitude sky.

🥣 Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

🏨Accommodation: Ak-Sai yurt camp, Nomad Dream (or similar)

🚗 Breakfast at 9:00. Departure at 10:00 towards the southern shore of Issyk-Kul.

🪡 Stop in Kochkor village. Lunch in a local family: homemade dishes, stories of nomadic life. Shyrdak demonstration—traditional felt-making: carding, pressing, dyeing. You can try the craft yourself.

🛣 Arrival at the southern shore of Issyk-Kul. Check-in at a cozy hotel.

🦅 Eagle hunting show—an impressive demonstration of ancient falconry traditions. Majestic birds with wingspans up to two meters, swift flight, and the skill of hunters passed down through generations.

🍜 Dinner and free time at the hotel: lakeside walk, rest, preparation for the days ahead.

🥣 Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

🏨 Accommodation: Elestet, Marina Ton, Utes (or similar)

🛣 Breakfast at 8:00. Departure at 9:00—an entire day of beauty and adventure.

⛰ Fairy Tale Canyon—a natural wonder. Multicolored rock formations: red, yellow, orange cliffs shaped like castles, towers, and animals. Surreal, almost Martian landscapes.

🏞 Barskoon Gorge—a world of waterfalls. Pine forests, refreshing air, hiking to powerful cascades.

🍜 Lunch box in nature. Rest and drive to the next dramatic gorge.

🐂 Jeti-Oguz Gorge (Seven Bulls)—legendary red cliffs with ancient names: “Seven Bulls” and “Broken Heart.” Sunlit red rocks, photo stops, and the feeling of touching history.

🌃 Arrival in Karakol, a town on the shore of Issyk-Kul. Check-in, dinner, and rest.

🥣Meals: breakfast, lunch

🏨 Accommodation: Happy Nomads, Green Yard, Hills Karakol (or similar)

🍳Breakfast at 9:00 AM. City tour of Karakol at 10:00 — a journey into architectural heritage.

🕌 The Dungan Mosque, built without a single nail — a wooden architectural marvel in Chinese style. The guide tells the history, culture, traditions.

💒 The Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral — a wooden 19th-century church, a unique combination of Russian architecture in the mountains of Central Asia. The smell of incense, an iconostasis of local wood, the beauty of the temple.

🏛 The “Old Mill” museum — a traditional museum with exhibits of daily life and culture, household items, crafts.

🍜 Lunch at 13:00 with a Uyghur family. Real lagman made from homemade noodles, juicy meat and vegetables, traditional drinks. Meeting the hostess, conversations about life, culture, recipes passed down through generations.

🛶 Kayaking on Lake Issyk-Kul at 15:00. View of the lake from the water: mountain ranges on the horizon, the lake under the paddles, tranquility. Experienced instructors help beginners, ensuring safety and enjoyment.

🛣 Departure to the northern shore of Issyk-Kul in the evening. Accommodation in a cozy hotel on the shore, dinner, rest.

🥣 Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

🏨 Accommodation: Kapriz hotel, Ak-Bermet, Okhotny Dvor (or similar)

🏟️ Breakfast at 9:00 AM. Departure at 10:00 to the hippodrome — a full day at the main event.

🏇 All day at the Nomad Games: adrenaline-filled horse races, national wrestling, horseback games (trick riding — dzhigitovka, kok-boru), archery, traditional sports. Each sport reflects nomadic life, practical skills elevated to art.

🔥 The hot atmosphere of the hippodrome: fans, shouts, music, national costumes, flags. Energy that captivates from morning to evening.

🌙 Night at the hotel, discussing impressions, analyzing what was seen.

🥣 Meals: breakfast

🏨 Accommodation: Kapriz hotel, Ak-Bermet, Okhotny Dvor (or similar)

🕌 Breakfast at 8:00 AM. Walk through the Ruh-Ordo museum at 9:00 — a cultural center on the lake shore, pavilions of different religions and cultures, sculptures, art installations. A wooden pier in the shape of a national musical instrument — the komuz — rising above the lake. The philosophy of unity and dialogue of cultures.

🏛 Petroglyph Museum in Cholpon-Ata: ancient rock carvings over 2000 years old. Messages from hunters and shamans left in the stone centuries ago. Free time for walks, photos, rest.

🥇 Participation in the closing of the Nomad Games at the hippodrome in the city of Cholpon-Ata: solemn ceremony, awarding of winners, final program.

🥣 Meals: breakfast

🏨 Accommodation: Kapriz hotel, Ak-Bermet, Okhotny Dvor (or similar)

• Additional optional: hot springs ($5), boat trip ($15)

🚗 Breakfast at 9:00 AM. Departure at 10:00 from the Issyk-Kul shore towards the Chon-Kemin gorge — a valley surrounded by coniferous forest, a nature reserve. Pines, firs, mountain rivers, wild flora and fauna.

💫 The feeling of entering another world — from the lake shore into the forest depth. Upon arrival, check-in at a modern eco-hotel in nature, lunch and rest. Rooms with views of the forest and mountains, sounds of nature.

🐴 Optional walks in the reserve at 16:00: horseback riding or hiking among the picturesque nature. A peaceful contrast after the intense days at the Games and canyons. Meditation in nature, unity with the forest. Dinner at the hotel.

🥣 Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner

🏨 Accommodation: Alakush eco-hotel, Chon-Kemin (or similar)

• Additional: horseback riding ($46)

🥞 Breakfast at 9:00 AM. Departure at 11:00 towards Bishkek.

🏛 On the way, visiting the Burana Tower — an architectural monument of the 9th–11th centuries, a minaret, a museum with a collection of artifacts. Climbing the tower via the spiral staircase, the view from the observation deck of the Chui valley — panorama of the mountains and vast open spaces around. A feeling like in the “Rapunzel” cartoon.

🦢 Lunch at the unique Gavai complex: national cuisine, local atmosphere, an interesting and beautiful area for walking and relaxing.

🚘 Transfer to Bishkek. Hotel check-in, rest.

🪆 Optional visit to the eastern bazaar: buying souvenirs, national jewelry, Kyrgyz sweets, handmade crafts. The atmosphere of the market, the smell of spices, the sounds of trading.

🌃 In the evening, a farewell dinner in national style with a folklore program at 19:00: live music on the komuz (national instrument), national dances, songs, hot dishes. Meeting with the guide, sharing impressions, toasts for friendship, for Kyrgyzstan, for future meetings. The feeling that something significant has happened, and the friendships forged on the road remain for life.

🥣Meals: breakfast, dinner

🏨 Accommodation: Sofia hotel, Bugu, Stay City (or similar)

✈️ Breakfast. Transfer to Manas International Airport. Departure.

🏇 In your luggage — not only souvenirs, but also vivid impressions: horse races at the Nomad Games, horseback riding in the high mountains, eagle show, canyons and lakes, meeting with local families, national dinners with music, folklore, stories and legends from guides.

❤️ In your memory — red canyon rocks, huge stars over Son-Kul, the smell of felt and mountain air, friendships made on the road.