Dates:

May 19 – 23, 2025

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Participants:

up to 7 participants

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Difficulty:

Average
(camping and light trekking)

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Price:

€850

Madigen is often called “The Jurassic Park” due to its rich geological formations. Its rock layers record over 500 million years of Earth’s history. This untouched, non-touristy region offers pristine landscapes, stunning night skies, and truly unique photo locations.

Itinerary

Day 1

• Morning arrival in Osh
• Breakfast, rest, and visit to the local market
• Afternoon transfer to Batken
• Night photo session near abandoned oil pumps
• Overnight in a hotel in Batken

Desert rock formations at night under a starry sky with a glowing light ring above
Stone hut with red light spilling through the doorway beneath the Milky Way and mountain ridgeline at night
A young calf standing in a green pasture in Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan, with snow-capped mountains behind

Day 2

• Rest during the day
• Evening drive to Kara-Bulak
• Sunset photography

Sunset over Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — a mud-brick shelter with a livestock pen, tall poplars, and pyramid-shaped peaks in the haze
Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — red sandstone hoodoo on a ridge at dusk, with snow-capped mountains in the background
Layered mountain ridges fading into blue haze, Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan

Day 3

• Sunrise shoot at the Tortgul Reservoir
• Return to Batken, lunch and rest
• Drive to Madigen Geopark
• Check-in at the campsite
• Afternoon walk through Madigen’s colorful valleys:
Sphinx Valley, Tamarisk Valley, Dry Valley, Stone Rainbow Valley, and more
• Sunset shoot
• Overnight in the campsite

Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — ancient gnarled tree lit by warm light beneath the Milky Way in a mountain valley at night
Aerial view of red desert badlands with a winding dirt road cutting through eroded hills at dusk
Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — layered sedimentary ridges in red, ochre and green lit by low-angle evening light.

Days 4 and 5

• Morning, evening, and night photo sessions (weather permitting) across various valleys

Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — aerial view of a winding dirt road cutting through red and orange rock formations in warm evening light
Aerial view of a straight road cutting through red rocky ridges in Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan, at golden sunset
Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — aerial view of green farmland, red rock formations, and a flat-topped mountain range in evening light

Day 6

• Morning shoot in Madigen
• Daytime transfer to Tuya-Muyun
• Evening shoot at the Dangy canyon – a protected vulture habitat
• Overnight in a riverside campsite

Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — an abandoned oil pump jack beneath a starry sky with the Milky Way
Rolling green hills and red rock formations in Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan, in soft evening light.
Sunset behind a hill in Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — large yellow sun disc against a deep red sky with clouds

Day 7

• Morning: hike to the top of the Tuyamuyun canyon cliffs and sunrise shoot
• 10:00 – departure from Tuyamuyun to Kozho-Kelen (Alay mountain range)
• Evening photo session
• Night shoot with staged photography elements (weather permitting)
• Overnight stay in a local guesthouse

Two solitary trees on a rocky plain in Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan, with bare brown mountains in the background
Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — rolling reddish-brown terrain with a cluster of trees and misty mountains in the background
Kyrgyzstan, Madygen Geopark — layered mountain silhouettes in morning fog beneath a pink dawn sky

Day 8

• Sunrise shoot in Kozho-Kelen
• Transfer to Osh
• Dinner in an ethnic restaurant

Madygen Geopark reservoir in Kyrgyzstan — deep blue water flanked by red rock formations and a mountain ridge in the background
Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — abandoned oil pump jack under a starry sky with the Milky Way
Rolling hills and green valleys in Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan, bathed in warm evening light

Day 9

• Transfer to the airport and flight back home

Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — aerial view of eroded clay badlands with layered orange and grey formations in raking light
Lake in Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan — still water mirrors a pink sunset sky, surrounded by arid hills and layered mountain ridges
Layered sedimentary badlands of Madygen Geopark, Kyrgyzstan, under a cloudy sky with warm afternoon light.

The sequence of the tour program activities might be changed due to the weather conditions or other factors.

Recommended equipment and gear

Gear

  • Smartphone with a camera

or

  • Entry level camera with your favorite lenses

  • Tripod and remote shutter release device

  • Spare batteries

and

  • Drone

Wearing and equipment

  • Headlight or torch for the night shooting

  • Windproof jacket

  • Windproof trousers

  • Down jacket

  • Fleece jacket

  • Base layer

  • Hat and gloves

  • Warm socks

  • Waterproof boots

  • Spare pair of boots

  • Indoor shoes (sneakers or slippers)

  • Towel

The Offer

Included

  • Transfer from the airport to the hotel and back, including all following transport costs to all shooting points in the tour

  • Accommodation in hotels and camps

  • Camping equipment

  • Travel insurance

  • Meal by our personal chef

  • Assistance and help during shooting on site

Not included

  • Flight

  • Personal expenses

  • Visas (whether needed)

For reservations

Call us at: +359 895 055 907 or send us your request and we will contact you in the nearest time:

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