This 8-day autumn horse riding tour in Kyrgyzstan is for riders who want the mountains without the summer crowds. You ride on five days — about 110 km in total, 12–22 km a day — through the forests of Chong-Kemin, over the Jalgyz-Karagai pass (3,326 m) to Lake Song-Kol and up to the alpine lake Kol-Ukok. Nights are in family guesthouses and shepherd yurts, and on day 7 you spend a day with a Kyrgyz eagle hunter near Issyk-Kul. Private tour for 2–12 riders, September to November, with local horsemen, a guide and a 4×4 behind you.
Price per person, depends on group size
Private tour on any date from September to November. Price per person, depending on group size.
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Moments that stay with you
Autumn in the mountains. September days are often 15–20 °C and sunny; in October and November nights at Song-Kol and Kol-Ukok drop below zero and snow is possible. Routes may change with the weather — your guide decides on the spot.
What to bring. Riding trousers or soft hiking trousers, waterproof jacket, warm down jacket, hat and gloves, sturdy boots with a heel, sunglasses and sun cream, a soft duffel instead of a suitcase. Sleeping bags are not needed in guesthouses; for yurts we provide warm blankets.
Booking. A deposit of 10–30%, paid online by card, confirms your dates (the exact amount is in your offer); the rest is paid on arrival in cash or by card. Short notice is possible — up to 2 days before the start, if horses are free.
Yes, basic experience is needed. You ride 4–7 hours a day, mostly at walk with some trot, on forest trails and over passes. The horses are calm local mountain horses and a horseman rides with the group. If you have never ridden, start with the 3-day Song-Kol horse riding tour.
Autumn is the quiet season: herds come down from the pastures, larches and poplars turn gold and you meet almost no other travellers. Days are usually sunny and mild; nights are cold (frost at Song-Kol from late September). With warm layers it is very comfortable — and the yurt stove keeps the evenings cosy.
Five nights in family guesthouses with twin or double rooms (Chong-Kemin, Kochkor, Bokonbaevo) and two nights in shepherd yurts (Kilemche, Song-Kol). Yurts are shared, up to 6 people. A single room in the guesthouses costs +$200.
It is a private tour only for you or your group, on your dates. Solo riders are welcome — the price for one person is on request. For a fixed group date in summer, see the 10-day Nomadic Horse Trek.
From $2,150 per person for two riders down to $1,050 each in a group of 12. Send us your dates; a deposit of 10–30%, paid online by card, confirms the booking, the rest is paid on arrival in cash or by card.
Short on time: Song-Kol in 3 days. Winter and eagles: Horse Riding with Eagle Hunters, 4 days. All options side by side: horse riding tours in Kyrgyzstan.
Tell us your dates and group size. You get a personal offer within 24 hours, no commitment.
