Country Info
- Bishkek
- Capital
- Som (KGS)
- Currency
- 4,753,003
- Population
- KG
- Country Code
Kyrgyzstan Slideshow
Kyrgyzstan
Travel Blogs from Kyrgyzstan
Nad jeziorem 3016 m npm / On the lake 3016 m asl
Wstajemy nadzwyczaj pozno i stajemy na drodze dopiero po 10, ale juz po 15 min czekania i zjadaniu niezbyt dojrzalych moreli z przydroznego drzewa jestesmy w samochodzie do Balikchy, dziewczyny zaczely stopowac wczesniej i takze beda niedlugo w Balikchy, ...
Gory wkrotce / Mountains soon
... , jeszcze tylko gotowanie i spac, bo padamy po nieprzespanej nocy na lotnisku/w samolocie. Dobranoc! __________________________________________________________________________ Kyrgyzstan! Bishkek surprises us with… prices. We manage to find a big ...
Dolina Chong-Kemin / Chong-Kemin Valley
To byl niesamowity dzien! Z Chon-Kemin na szlak ponad 40 km gruntowej drogi - dolina wzdluz rzeki. Ale dzielnie lapiemy stropa. Miejscowi proponuja, ze nas zawioza, ale ceny dla nas zaporowe - rezygnujemy. W koncu zatrzymuje sie kierowca, ktory jedzie do ...
Mikhaylovka
Wstaje dosc wczesnie, zeby dokonczyc pranie. Dzisiaj mamy jechac dalej, wiec dobrze by bylo, zeby wyschlo. Chlodna woda w jeziorze przyjemnie koi bol po oparzeniach slonecznych na nogach. Zapowiada sie dzien lenia i wyrownywania "opalenizny". Pogoda ...
Karakol
Pobudka o 7 i godzine pozniej jestezmy juz w drodze do Karakol. To zaledwie kilkanascie km, wiec gdy docieramy na miejsce, bazar jeszcze zamkniet, ale znajdujemy stoisko z pieczywem i kupujemy swieze lepioszki, maslane buleczki i cos na ksztal drozdzowek ...
So I guess 11 years of French wasn't a total waste
entry pending Even when we want to get from point A to point B, we can walk up to a gang of taxi drivers sitting around smoking, and offer them double what they'd ask from a local to drive to a certain place, and they'll demand a ridiculous amount ...
Z widokiem na gory
Wychodze rano na cmentarz porobic foty oraz obejrzec meczet. Przewodnik nic nie mowi o tak okazalym meczecie, gdy do niego docieram juz wiem dlaczego - jest w trakcie budowy. Do 13 musimy sie wymeldowac. Karolina z Tomkiem wychodza wczesniej. Ja z Monika ...
Arslanbob
The trip hear sounds hard but in fact it was easy. Go to the bus station and walk around saying "Jalabart" and they point out the mini bus (mushrutka), pay 80som ($2) for the 2hr trip. Arrive at Jalal-abad bus station, walk around saying "Buza Korrrrgon" ...
Gorskie wedrowanie / Trekking
Jemy sniadanie w jurcie, a do sniadania Kuban czestuje nas wodka. Pozniej z Monika mamy krotka konnna przejazdzke. I potem znowu w droge. Czeka nas calkiem dluga wedrowka... Idziemy dolina, z nadzieja ze wynajmiemy w kolejnej jurcie konie, bo u Kubana ...
Szaszlyki / Shashlyks
Wstajemy dosc wczesnie jak na wakacje i ruszamy. Chcemy juz dzisiaj dotrzec do Grygor'yevki, do cywilizacji;) W pierwszej napotkanej jurcie kupujemy swiezo upieczony chleb i miske smietany za 150 somow. Rozmawiamy z rodzina, robimy wspolne zdjecia. ...
Bishkek
I will come back here tomorrow and update Just wanted you to know where Iam. The hotel Im in is the best I have been in so far, it should be it is costing $25/night Bloody luxury. I'll put some pics up tomorrow and let you know what is happening. I was ...
"Nam strzelac nie kazano..."
Przesypiamy niedzielny poranek. Jemy wsplne sniadanie, a potem jeszcze idziemy poszwedac sie po miescie. Rozdzielamy sie z Tomkiem, on chce do centrum, my - pokrecic sie ponownie po zniszczonej dzielnicy. Spotykam sie z Tomkiem u Veniery, dziewczyny ...
Jalal-abad
Not the one in Pakistan where they keep blowing each other up but the 3rd biggest city in Kyrgystan. You thought I had gone mad and taken a wrong turn didnt you. CHANGE OF PLANS My plan was to head to Naryn and Kochkor. The reason for this was to head up ...
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Wstajemy pozno, budze sie tylko na moment gdy Asel i Venierka wczesnie rano wychodza do pracy. Robimy reczne pranie, nie to samo co pralka, ale goraca woda i proszek do prania doprowadzaja nasze ubrania do stanu przyzwoitosci. Dziewczyny wysylaja nam ...
Osh
entry pending From Aristanbob we proceeded to Osh, which is the last stop in Kyrgyzstan. There's a big rock on the horizon where Muhammad supposedly prayed once, a big market, and not much else. We've seen a few people in headscarves and sporting pious ...
Uzbek paradise
... us, and a guide for the following day. There's a network of CBT (Community-Based Tourism) organizations all over Kyrgyzstan, and they really help to open up otherwise inaccessible places to tourists. Aristanbob is a sprawling village, surrounded by ...
Irkeshtam Pass
I wanted to go to Kyrgystan to see the out doors and stay in a yert, and go eagle hunting and drink fermented mares milk but now it looks like that wont happen. The Kyrgystan people are some of the last true nomadic people in the world but even they dont ...
Osh
... and Uzbek SSRs under Stalin. When independence was declared many groups found themselves minorities in other countries. The difference between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan was marked on crossing the border. The Uzbek side riddled with police, and a ...
Bishkek
Bishkek in many ways resembles a more laid back smaller version of Tashkent. Ugly, covered in concrete yet very very green. In short there is very little to do here. Fortunately due to a sizeable expat community (the Americans have a major air ...
The journey from hell.
We set off on the long journey to Bishkek, our last stop in Kyrgyzstan before heading to Almaty, Kazakhstan. The journey is supposed to take between 10-11 hours, we did it in 15. Our shared taxi arrived at 7:30 in the morning, at first glance it looked ...
Arslanbob
... amazed by its impacty on the community, hospitality, and above all prices. Due to the blanket of snow currently covering Kyrgyzstan we were limited in what we could do. The CBT guide Latchin offered to take us cross country skiing up into ...
Disgorging from Kerege-Tash Gorge
It was a frosty morning both outside and inside the tent, but not enough to deter Eng Kiau from her daily ritual of brushing teeth. with the freezing cold water (OK I admit I do not feel the need to brush every day I am outdoors). Some of ...
Trekking, que en diuen
Entrem a la regio d Issik Kol ( el llac calent), el gran llac kirguic que recull l aigua que ve de dalt, el final de moltes valls, i el mar d un pais d alssades. Karacol es el cap i casal del districte, una trama urbana plantada pels rusos a finals del ...
pealinn I
Pool tundi enne meie hommikusöögi algust ei ole näha mitte kedagi, peale lahkuva minibussi tagatulede. Tatjana saabub tagasi siiski pisut enne kokkulepitud kellaaega ja toob toidu jooksujalu lauale. Tal on pidevalt nii kiire, et mul on piinlik teda ...
Program of ascention to Khan-Tengry Peak 7010 m.
... Central Asian cities, having international air communication – either Almaty (former capital of Kazakhstan) or Bishkek (capital of Kyrgyzstan). Thence you take a car-ride to the summer camp Karkara, whence you have a short helicopter hop to base ...
7. matkapäev
Telgis on millegipärast eriti pikad ja sündmusterohked unenäod. Hommikul on hallid pilved väga madalal. Kulgeme hõredas vihmas mööda monotoonset orgu, oru lõpus on tee ja elektripostid. Lõunapausiks ehitavad giidid oma telgi välimisest poolest ...
8. matkapäev
Öö on rahutu. Telgi põranda all rabistavad hiired ja piiksuvad aeg-ajalt erutatult. Kogu põrand liigub nende siblimisest. Telkidega pea kohal neil ilmselt varasemad kogemused puuduvad. Lisaks hirnuvad pidevalt hobused. Hommikuks on telk jääs. ...
9. matkapäev
Käime hommikul vaatamas kotkast, kelle abil karjused jahti peavad. Linnust on kahju, kui ta oma tarku silmi pööritab, kuigi tema ei tea teistsugusest elust midagi. Aga mina tean. Möödudes jakikarjast, tuleb nentida, et pärismaalasted ei usu ...
Come on baby, light my yurt
... to get back to the truck. Heading to China soon, so the internet, while plentiful, may be restrictive. Important points: - Kyrgyzstan is beautiful and full of mountains and things that make people feel that they should just forget about work and money ...