DESTINATION GUIDE
A green, low-rise Soviet-planned capital at the foot of the mountains, and the start of nearly every trip.
Bishkek is not why anyone flies to Kyrgyzstan, but it is a better city than its reputation. It was laid out with wide boulevards and irrigation channels under every line of trees, so even in August it stays shaded and walkable.
The Osh bazaar is the honest introduction to the country: felt, spices, horse tack and a wall of dried fruit. Ala-Too square and the surrounding museums give you the political history in an afternoon.
It is also where the mountains start. The Ala-Archa gorge is forty minutes from the city centre and climbs to glaciers at 4,000 m — the standard first-day acclimatisation walk on most of our tours.
Every itinerary below spends at least one full day in this region.
Bishkek, Song-Kol and Kel-Suu in one loop — horse riding, two nights in yurts and two of the most striking lakes in Central Asia.
From
€890€1,040
per person
The short version of the classic Kyrgyz trip: over the Too-Ashuu pass, two nights in yurts at Song-Kol, and back with time for an evening in Bishkek.
From
€560
per person
A proper expedition to Kel-Suu with high camps, 4x4 travel and a spare day built in for weather. Maximum eight travellers.
From
€1,290
per person
A short horseback trek: meet your horse in Kyzart, ride through the Kilemche jailoo to Song-Kol, and sleep in a yurt camp on the shore.
From
€610
per person
Warm-water swimming, red sandstone canyons and easy forest walks — our gentlest route, and the one that works from May to October.
From
€740€820
per person
The full traverse: Song-Kol, the Naryn gorge, three-thousand-year-old Osh and the passes of the Pamir Highway above 4,000 metres.
From
€1,680
per person
A private winter route: eagle hunting demonstrations on fresh snow, empty canyons and skiing above Karakol.
From
€820
per person