Overview
The Naryn horse riding tour is our longest ride and our most remote. For six days you ride through the high valleys of the Naryn region, cross a mountain pass, sleep in tents and herders’ camps, and spend a rest day with a nomad family on their summer pasture. These valleys see very few visitors.
Who this ride is for
We grade it Challenging. You should be comfortable on a horse at a walk and a trot, and fit enough for five to seven hours in the saddle on several days in a row. If you have never ridden before, start with the three-day Song-Kul horse trek. Riders should be under about 100 kg for the comfort of the horses.
Horses, horsemen and camp
The horses belong to herding families and are used to mountain trails. Horsemen ride with the group and pack horses carry the tents, the kitchen and your bags. A cook prepares hot meals in camp. Two nights are spent in tents, two with herders in their yurts, and the rest day is at a yurt camp.
Altitude and conditions
Most of the route lies between 2,500 and 3,500 m. Nights are cold even in midsummer, there is no mobile signal for days at a time, and weather can change the route. Your guide carries a first-aid kit and decides on the day whether a pass is safe to cross.
Season
July to September, when the herders are on the high pastures and the passes are clear of snow. August is usually the most settled month.
Combine it
Naryn is a natural link between Song-Kul and the south. Combine the ride with our Kel-Suu lake and Tash-Rabat tour for a full week in the highlands, or ask us to plan a private route. Background: Naryn Region on Wikipedia.
Booking the Naryn horse riding tour
There are three ways to join the Naryn horse riding tour: pick an open date on this page, propose your own dates and let other travelers join you, or book the Naryn horse riding tour privately for your own group. On a shared date the price per person drops as the group grows. Nothing is paid on this website: a manager confirms the dates, the price and every detail of the Naryn horse riding tour with you first. See all open group departures.
