Rafting in Kyrgyzstan

Rafting on the Chu river (in the Issyk-Kul Valley)

Duration – 1 day
Advance order – 24 hours before
Season – from of May to of September
Category of complexity – II class 

The program on the raftings:

Arrival to a place of the beginnings of rafting at 10.30
1 0 .30 – 11.00 – preparation for rafting
11.00 – 13.00 – rafting
13.00 – 14.00 - lunch
14.00 - 15.30 - rafting
16.00 - transfer to home

The program ideally suites those who never rafted down the mountain river before. The difficulty level of a rafting site is Class II according to a Class I to VI international system. Chui River allows the tourists to have a wonderful and time, to slip into the world of emotions they have never experienced before. Under supervision of an experienced guide one can easily obtain basic rowing and vessel handling techniques. While rafting you can get excellent suntan, swim in the quiet spots. Rafting down the river surrounded by gorgeous mountains is a sort of experience that nobody can be indifferent to. At the end of the tour there is a nice one-hour walk among Aeolian canyons. It is possible to take magnificent pictures with red rocks and cliffs on background.  
A short rest or a lunch break will be arranged at a picturesque place according to your desire. This program is intended for healthy individuals of any age, children under age of 10 must be accompanied. Rafting per se lasts for 3.5 - 4 hours, with a one and a half hour break for lunch. It is always possible to stop rafting and take a seat in the car that is following raft all along the river. The tour begins 10 kms from the town of Balykchi, and 1 km from the train station Kayamat-Kurkol (Km 161 of Bishkek - Balykchi highway)

Rafting on the Chu river (in the Chu Valley)

Duration – 1 day
Advance order – 24 hours before
Season – from of July to of August
Category of complexity – III class

Rafting starts 300 m above the "Cold water" rest zone and finishes at Burulday bridge. Length of the tour is 15 km . Difficulty level of the river on this section is Class III. Relatively quiet sections are alternated by rapids with very fast current. It is the most interesting program for those who are passing by along the river on their way to Lake Issyk-Kul or back to Bishkek. You will get unforgettable memories in a short interval of time. Participants change cars for rafts, and the drivers follow along the river towards the Burulday Bridge . If a driver also wants to take a ride on a raft, he can leave the car on our parking zone. After rafting there will be arrangements to pick up the cars.

Rafting on the Chu river (in Boom Canyon)

Duration – 1 day
Advance order – 24 hours before
Season – from of July to of August
Category of complexity – IV - VI class

The most interesting, dynamic and risky whitewater section of the Chui river, Boom Canyon is indeed a national white water arena. It is the best in the Central Asia. Here, among the rough rapids and huge rocks, even the craziest adventurer will get a maximum doze of adrenaline.

Rafting on the Chu river
(Issyk-Kul valley and Boom canyon)

Duration – 1 day
Advance order – 24 hours before
Season – from of July to of August
Category of complexity – II - IV class

This trip includes rafting on quiet water in Issyk-Kul valley and on whitewater in Boom canyon.  

The beginning of an alloy on the river
Chu


In Boom gorge


In rapid of Boom of canyon


Beginning Boom of a canyon


Ending Issyk-Kul of a valley and
beginning Boom of a canyon


End rafting in the Boom canyon


Rapid Bars in Boom canyon