Communications
Kyrgyzstan:
Telephone
Code of Kyrgyzstan: 996 and code of Bishkek 312. International calls is better be made from a telephone office usually that office attached to a post office. You can also make calls from some hotels by asking at reception. All international calls from Kyrgyzstan go through the operator. Local calls (calls within the city) are free of charge if made from private telephones; hotels sometimes take a small charge. Direct-dial calls to the CIS countries are obtained by dialing 8 and waiting for another dial tone and then you dial the city code followed by the number.
Mobile Telephone
There are roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies, but coverage is limited.
Internet
There are Internet cafes available.
Letters
It usually takes anything between two weeks and two months for letters to and from Western Europe and the USA. You can by stamped envelopes right from post offices. Mail to recipients within Kyrgyzstan you should address in the following order: country, postcode, city, street, house number and, lastly, the person's name. Visitors and guests can also use post offices located within some main hotels.
Post office hours:
Mon-Fri 0900-1800.
Media in Kyrgyzstan:
Press
There are some presses published weekly in English: Bishkek Observer, Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, Times of Central Asia and Zaman Kyrgyzstan.
There are main dailies published in Bishkek and include Kyrgyz Tuusu (both in Kyrgyz), and Delo No, Slovo Kyrgyzstana and Vechernii Bishkek (in Russian).
TV
State-run Kyrgyz National TV and Radio Broadcasting Corporation operates two networks.
Private channels include Pirimida and Osh TV.
Radio
• Kyrgyz National TV and Radio Broadcasting Corporation runs two networks.
• Private stations include Almaz and Europa Plus and many others.
Kyrgyzstan trekking: Tour 1
Activity: Trekking tour
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Duration of the tour: 7 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Gorge Jukuchak - Pass Jukka - Chokoli Lakes - Syrthe Ak-Shirak - gorge Barskaun - Bishkek
If you are looking for blissfully and quite place you find it in Kyrgyzstan. All of us were children and had our particular dreams. If your dream was to roam somewhere in wild nature, among gorges, mountains and celestial lakes, this tour is right for you. It is an unforgettable travel where you will see not only different mountain landscapes and the world's second largest alpine lake, but also the traditional nomadic way of life while hiking along the Great Silk Road! Read the tour...
Kyrgyzstan trekking: Tour 2
Activity: Trekking tour
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Duration of the tour: 13 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - Tamga - Barskoon gorge - Dunguromo Pass - Dugurotmo gorge - Chokolu Lake - Zauka Pass - Dzukuu gorge - Ashu Kashka Suu gorge - Ashu Tor Pass - Jukuchak gorge - Orto Bulak Pass - Kichi Kyzyl Suu gorge - Chon Kyzyl Suu gorge - Jili Suu - Kok Dzhayyk Pass - Jeti Oguz gorge - Karakol - Kochkor - Bishkek
Charming and inviting! Great nomadic style trip, unforgettable experience!
If you are bored to spend your vacation somewhere in the beach and you want to experience something new this tour is perfect choice for you. You will have a trekking tour to enjoy untouched nature of our mountains and to visit numerous lakes pure sparkling water. During the trip you will find out about Kyrgyz traditions and culture, because the Kyrgyz being nomads for many years managed to keep all their amazing traditions and customs till now days. Read the tour...
Kyrgyzstan trekking: Tour 3
Activity: Trekking tour
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Duration of the tour: 11 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - Chon Sary Oi village - Orto-Koi Suu gorge - Kok-Airik Pass - Orto-Koi Suu River - Koi Suu River - Chon Kemin River - Djaman Suu River - Kara Korum Pass - Kel Tor gorge - Kel Tor gorge - Kolkogur Lake - Kel Tor Pass (3490 m) - Kel Tor sourth gorge - Tamchi village - Bishkek
This trekking tour is around the most beautiful places in Kyrgyzstan. You will see our primordial nature high mountains, rapid rivers and eternal snows and glaciers and the world's second largest alpine lake Issyk Kul; you will get a taste of the traditional nomad's life while hiking along our celestial mountains! Read the tour...
Kyrgyzstan trekking: Tour 4
Activity: Trekking tour
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Duration of the tour: 7 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Karakol - Mokraya Polyana - Eastern Irdik Lake - Western Irdik Lake - Karakol - Kochkor - Bishkek
Our company and professional team will help you to discover Kyrgyzstan, a unique sunny country lying in the heart of the Tien-Shan Mountains Massif. It is a land of contrasts offering multitude of spectacular landscapes: wide steppes, green fields, sandy deserts, turquoise lakes, snowy mountains, fast rivers and streams, abundance of wild life with many rare and endangered species, historical and archeological places connected with the Great Silk Road and people preserving traditions of their nomadic forefathers. All this makes Kyrgyzstan a pearl of Central Asia. Read the tour...
Kyrgyzstan trekking: Tour 5
Activity: Trekking tour
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Duration of the tour: 13 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - Tamga - Barskoon gorge - Barskoon Pass - Jashil Kol Lake - Arabel Suu valley - Chokolu Lake - Zauka Pass - Dzhukuu gorge - Ashu Kashka Suu gorge - Ashu Tor Pass - Jukuchak gorge - Orto-Bulak Pas - Kichi Kyzyl Suu gorge - Chon Kyzyl Suu gorge - Jili Suu - Ak Sai Pass - Jeti Oguz gorge - Karakol town - Cholpon Ata - Bishkek
During this astonishing tour you will be able to visit the most spectacular parts of Kyrgyzstan. This tour includes the most known highlights of Kyrgyzstan that attract so many people. You will see our celestial mountains covered with eternal snows and glaciers, alpine lakes and old architecture. Also it is a great chance to feel as if you are a real nomadic people roaming from one place to another. Read the tour...
Kyrgyzstan trekking: Tour 6
Activity: Trekking tour
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Duration of the tour: 11 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Jukku gorge - Chon Kyzyl Suu - Djeti Oguz - Oguz Bashi - Issyk Kul - Bishkek city
Welcome to Kyrgyzstan! We want to present you a perfect tour for tourists who love nature and trekking. We arranged a special tour that will go along the southern shore of Issyk Kul Lake. During this tour you will see our famous lake and real nomads. You will sleep not only in guesthouses but also in yurts - nomadic dwellings made of wood and felt. Read the tour...
Kyrgyzstan trekking: Tour 7
Activity: Trekking tour
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Duration of the tour: 11 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - Tamga - Jukku gorge - pass Jukku - Ak-Shirak - Gorge Ashu-Tor - Gorge Chon-Kyzyl-Suu - Bishkek
If you want to find absolutely peaceful and quite place you need to go to Kyrgyzstan! You will simply LOVE the way this tour has been organized. This tour is for people who like to discover new things. Kyrgyzstan is a perfect place for trekking over incredible mountains and through unforgettable gorges. Here you will see the pearl of Central Asia, Issik-Kul Lake. It is the second highest lake in the world after the Titicaca Lake. Only here you will be able to experience nomadic way of life and understand how people several centuries ago. Read the tour...
Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 1
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 9 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Issyk Kul Lake - Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Kishi Kyzyl Suu village - Jumakuchak - Kok Terek - Bishkek
There is a great chance to feel the freedom of mind if you are tired of civilization. You will have a trekking tour to take pleasure in untouched nature of mountainous Kyrgyzstan and to visit abundance of lakes with its pure sparkling water. During the trip you will find out interesting facts about Kyrgyz customs and traditions, culture, because the Kyrgyz being nomads for thousand years, and they managed to keep all their wonderful customs and traditions till now days. Read the tour…
Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 2
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 12 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - Tamga - Chong Kyzyl Suu - pass Karatakia - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek
The Kyrgyz very often use the following proverb "Horse is men's wings". Horses played a vital role in the nomad's life since ancient times. It was almost impossible to survive without a horse in the mountainous country of Tien - Shan. During the tour you will be riding a horse along one of the parts of the Great Silk Road that passed through the territory of Kyrgyzstan. This tour uncovers for you the chance to get acquaint with Kyrgyz traditions; try the national drink Kumis (fermented mare's milk) and delicious national dishes. Read the tour…
Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 3
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 7 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Karakol - Chong Kyzyl Suu - Ashu Tor - Kishi Kyzyl Suu village - Jumakuchak - Kok Terek - Bishkek
During this adventure you will ride a horse in the remote places that are hidden from other people. You will ride it as if you are in the past time... The Kyrgyz nomads always considered horses as a praised possession. There are many traditions and customs in the Kyrgyz culture that are joined with horses. Almost all traditional Kyrgyz games are on the horse backs. It was impossible to live in the mountains without it. The feeling of riding a horse in the mountains is wonderful. You start to feel the taste of life and you understand - the best masterpiece in the world is the Mother Nature!Read the tour…
Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 4
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 8 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Tamga - pass Karatakia - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek
Horse riding tours are particularly popular among tourists and travelers who arrive in Kyrgyzstan. We have many places in Kyrgyz Republic with wild nature to have a remarkable horse riding tour. You will enjoy the astonishing mountain sceneries and will get a lot of good impressions and unforgettable experience. This horse riding tour concludes hidden places of Kyrgyzstan that you can visit while riding a horse. Even now you can still meet some nomads who spend summer months on the mountain meadows with their cattle! It is a good chance to get acquainted with local people and to know more about their life style. Read the tour…
Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 5
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 8 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chong Kyzyl Suu - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek
We want to present this tour for those people who like horse riding. For the period of this tour you will visit our celestial lakes and it is a great chance to live among nomads in places that are so far from civilization. You will also ride a horse in diverse gorges of Kyrgyz Republic that are so famed among travelers. Read the tour…
Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 6
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 8 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Chon Kemin valley - gorge Kitchi Kyzyl Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - river Kumtor - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek
Kyrgyzstan is the country of mountains where it is difficult to survive there without a horse. That is why horse was always the best possession for the Kyrgyz nomad. This horse riding tour includes visiting of Issyk Kul Lake and our Celestial mountains. You will ride a horse in places with wild nature for many hours. You will feel a complete freedom here. Read the tour…
Kyrgyzstan horse riding: Tour 7
Destination: Kyrgyzstan
Activity: Horse riding
Duration: 7 days
Places to visit: Bishkek - Gorge Jukutshak - gorge Ashu-Kashka Suu - Lake Kashka-Suu - Arabel Suu - Chokoli Lakes - Bishkek
Come to Kyrgyzstan and enjoy your vacations!
We would like to present you a horse riding tour. Kyrgyzstan is well-known for its gorgeous mountains, nomads and horses. We recommend you to join them and to have a remarkable horse riding tour. You will ride a horse in the Mountains of Tien Shan where it is still possible to come across the authentic nomads! For this tour period you will visit largest mountain Lake of Issyk Kul, you will have a opportunity to ride a horse in Terskey mountains (the northern shore of the lake Issyk - Kul), and you will sleep in nomadic abodes - yurts. Read the tour...
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