Program

Day 1.  Departure from Bishkek.  The route to the diving place goes through Boom gorge – unique gates from Chu valley to Issyk-Kul Lake.   Arrival to Cholpon-Ata; hotel check-in; lunch; after the lunch visit to outdoors petroglyphs museum and to the historical museum; dinner; rest hours.

Day 2. Breakfast; 2 boat dives at “Kara-Oy” mull (under the water one may see pieces of ceramics, grain bruiser, bones of animals and human beings); lunch on the shore.

Day 3.  Breakfast; transfer to Toru-Aygyr village; two boat dives.  Lunch on the shore. Departure for Bishkek.  


The program’s price covers the following:
Transportation during the trip
Meals during the trip.
Accommodation at a hotel.  
Rental of the boat.
Four dives’ package (oxygen cylinder, weights, Zodiac boat)
Charge for visiting archaeological sites.
Museums’ fees.

The program’s price does not cover:
Alcoholic drinks
Rental of scuba diving equipment

The program’s price per 1 person for the groups consisting of:
6 persons - 400$
8 persons - 385$
10 persons - 370$









Brief Description of Diving Sites

Kara-Oy Mull. One may see under the water remains of stacked stone slabs, numerous fragments of medieval pottery, and bones of human skeletons; if you are lucky enough, you may find here ancient bronze items. Exactly here in the field season of 2003 two wonderful bronze pots and one bronze psalium (part of a bridle attached to horse harness) have been raised from the lake bottom.

Toru-Aygyr Settlement. North-western shore of Issyk-Kul Lake. Some scholars identify this settlement to the medieval town Siculo. Remnants of the upper ancient settlement are on the shore, and remnants of the lower ancient settlement are under water. At the bottom there are pottery, fired bricks, bones of human and animal skeletons. According to one hypothesis this is a possible site of a medieval monastery of 10-14 cc. In the course of the field works here have been found several valuable medieval ceramic pots and a stone grain bruiser.