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Sydney, Australia
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Almaty, Kazakhstan
Day 1 - Arrive at 5.40pm - dinner see the city and explore
Day 2 - Big Almaty lake
30-40 min taxi to start point
Or bus
4 to 5 hour round trip.
Accommodation -
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Saty, Kazakhstan
Day 3 - head to Saty stopping off by the Charyn Canyon on route
Day 4 - Kaindy Lake - morning
- Kolsai lake - afternoon
Try to do this with a tour
Then get a private driver - about 100 to 150 USD for car (find others to join). To get to Karakol
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Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
D1 DAY 1 — Arrive in Karakol 🌿
Relax + explore
* Check into a cheap, nice guesthouse
* Sleep in / slow breakfast
* Wander around Karakol
* Visit the Dungan Mosque
* Visit the Russian Orthodox Cathedral
* Explore the bazaar
* Try ashlan-fu 🍜
* Buy snacks/food for the hike
* Arrange:
* Taxi to the Ala-Kul trailhead
* Sirota yurt
* Altyn-Arashan yurt
* 4WD from Altyn-Arashan
D2
Taxi from Karakol to the Karakol Valley trailhead
* Hike through Karakol Valley to Sirota Camp
* Stay in a yurt for 2 people
* Dinner at the camp
* Breakfast included for the next morning
* Bring snacks/lunch for the trail
No tent needed if the Sirota yurt is booked. But can rent a tent.
DAY 3 — SIROTA → ALA-KUL → AL TYN-ARASHAN 🏔️
Big hiking day
* Breakfast at Sirota
* Hike up to Ala-Kul Lake (~3,500m)
* Continue over Ala-Kul Pass (~3,860–3,900m)
* Descend to Altyn-Arashan
* Stay in a yurt/guesthouse
* Use the hot springs ♨️
* Dinner + relax
Day 4
Hot springs
Head to Izzy Kul taxi to Karakol then bus to Izzy Kul
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Tosor, Kyrgyzstan
Day 1 - Head and chill - stay at Tamga
Day 2- head to barskoon gorge and stay over night at tamga
Day 3 - head to shazka canyon and stay at tosor
Day 4 - head to Bishkek
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
🏔️ Ala-Archa National Park → back to Bishkek → nice dinner/drinks
Day -
Slow morning → Oak Park/centre → fly/train onward
Maybe 2 or 3 nights depending on tiredness
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Song Kol Lake, Kyrgyzstan
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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Ghent, Belgium
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Wrocław, Poland
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Krakow, Poland
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Slovakia, Slovakia
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Bratislava, Slovakia
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Vienna, Austria
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Salzburg, Austria
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Munich, Germany
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Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
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Belluno, Italy
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Venice, Italy
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Lake Como, Italy
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Milan, Italy
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Portofino, Italy
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La Spezia, Italy
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Florence, Italy
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Rome, Italy
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Naples, Italy
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Brindisi, Italy
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Albania, Albania
Ronis Place - River stay
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North Macedonia, North Macedonia
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Montenegro, Montenegro
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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Croatia, Croatia
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Budapest, Hungary
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Brasov, Romania
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Bucharest, Romania
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Istanbul, Türkiye
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Göreme, Türkiye
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Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
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Georgia, Georgia
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Armenia, Armenia
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Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan