Ala Archa National Park, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
The Ala Archa National Park is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek.
You will visit the National Park Ala-Archa, where you will dive into real nature fairytale. The gorge with surrounding mountains is covered with junipers, rare species of animals and plants. Enjoy a short hiking opportunity along the river, enjoying nature and breathing very thin ozonated air.
You will visit National Park Ala-Archa, where you will dive into real natural fairytale. “Аlа” from Kyrgyz language means bright, colorful, and “аrcha” is a juniper. Enjoy the scenery of gorge with surrounding mountains which is covered with junipers, which change their colors depending on the season.
Interesting to note that Ala-Archa Park was created to preserve natural environment, the endangered rare species of animals and plants, as well as to develop tourism and mountaineering as on of the main natural attractions near to Bishkek.Optional Activities for Extra Fees: Meeting with Berkutchi ( golden eagle hunter) and Eagle hunting demonstration. You will have a chance to experience and get to know how Kyrgyz people hunt with Golden eagles in its traditional form and capture truly spectacular scenes by taking photos or videos.
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