Explore Kyrgyzstan

Horse Trekking

If there is one country where it is truly worthwhile to slow down to the rhythm of a horseback ride, Kyrgyzstan will help you forget all the worries of modern life.

Hiking

Kyrgyzstan is a country of such vast natural wealth that hiking possibilities are virtually unlimited. Only on foot will you discover the most compelling destinations the country has to offer.

Kel Suu Lake

At 3,514 m elevation in the Kok-Kiya valley, Kel Suu Lake stretches over 10 km in a border zone. Regulated access, mineral landscapes and bivouacking.

Jety-Oguz Valley

25 km from Karakol, Jety-Oguz valley lines red cliffs, the legend of seven bulls, Iron Age burial mounds and a Soviet-era thermal station.

Song-Kol Lake

Son Koul Lake

At 3,000 m altitude in the Tian Shan, Son Koul Lake is the summer gathering place for Kyrgyz nomadic herders. Yurts, horses, starlit skies.

Ala Archa National Park

Uchitel Peak

At 4540 m, Uchitel Peak is the highest Category 1B summit in the post-Soviet space—a demanding high-altitude trek with no technical climbing, just 40 km from Bishkek.

Balykchy

Boom Gorge

Thirty kilometers of ochre cliffs, a wild river, and a storied past: Boom Gorge is the mineral waypoint between Bishkek and Lake Issyk-Kul.

Arslanbob

Arslanbob Forest

The world's largest wild walnut forest, Arslanbob blends waterfalls, a pristine blue lake, Sufi pilgrimage heritage and Uzbek community tourism in southern Kirghizistan.

Arslanbob

The Village of Arslanbob

Arslanbob, an Uzbek village perched at the foot of the Babach-Ata massif, is home to the world's largest wild walnut forest and an 80-meter sacred waterfall.

Tian Shan Mountains

Ala-Too Mountain Range

354 km of snow-capped ridges stretching between Lake Issyk-Kul and the far northeast of Kyrgyzstan: the Ala-Too range, a premier playground in the Tian Shan for trekking and mountaineering.

Terskey Alatau Range

Ala-Kul Lake

Nestled at 3,560 m in the Terskey Alatau range, Ala-Kul Lake is one of Kyrgyzstan's most stunning high-altitude treks. Itinerary, seasons, advice.

Ala Archa National Park

Ala Artcha National Park

Just 40 km from Bishkek, Ala Artcha National Park unveils its glacial valleys and Tian Shan trails. Hiking, mountaineering, skiing: Kyrgyzstan's ultimate nature escape.