r/Kyrgyzstan

Какой гений придумал 15 км/ч ограничение ?! Медленно добираешься от точки А до Б. В том и было преимущество, ехать вместо такси быстрее и без пробок !

Hi! I’m planning a 7 day trip to kyrgyztan leaving from Paris. The travel itinerary is almost ready, i got some tips here. The fight there is my main problem, i can only find really expensive flights or with 2/3 connections. Do you have any tips on cheaper places to land and get a bus or train?
Thank you!

Hi! I'll be revisiting Kyrgyzstan and doing some longer treks (11 days). I always struggle to get enough calories in during hikes. I'll be buying local veges fruit and nuts, but want to get packaged stuff in Bishkek.

- can you recommend a local cheese brand thats similar to an English cheddar? I quite like kurut, but not enough to rely on it.

- are any of the tinned meats good? I eat tinned corned beef at home, its...ok lol

- I can't remember if milk powder is easily available?

- dried mushrooms?

Thanks in advance!

Its my first time in Kyrgyzstan as a female solo traveller. I will be landing in bishkek past 11pm, and i was wondering is it safe enough for me to take a yandex? Also the journey from the airport to my hostel is 1hr+......

Hi everyone,

I applied for the Kyrgyzstan eVisa and my application keeps getting returned.

The message says:
“Send original resident card” and asks me to re-upload documents with a specific file naming format.

The issue is, I have already uploaded my UAE resident card (clearly scanned) three times, even with the UAEICP version and specific file name, but it still keeps coming back with the same request.

Any advice would be highly appreciated, thank you in advance.

I have enquired many tour and driver, average rate is coming upto 150$ perday. Can anyone tell me is this fair or is it still high quoted. Where can i find such driver in bishkek.

I'll be in your beautiful country from 03.07 to 14.07. and really want so see a Kokboru match, but could only find festivities outside of this timeframe. Are there just normal games somewhere in the country that I can watch?

Чоң рахмат

Hello everyone

My name is Noors, I am from Bishkek. Recently I see a lot of posts about Kyrgyzstan on reddit, instagram and I am very surprised honestly. When I was young nobody outside knew about us, only maybe some geography teachers lol

But now I see people asking about Ala-Kul, Song-Kol, Karakol, Osh... it is really nice feeling.

The problem is I also see people struggle. Bad information online, difficult to find transport, not knowing who is honest guide and who is just taking money. It makes me a bit sad because our country is beautiful but the experience sometimes is not so good for visitors.

I want to ask you - if you visited Kyrgyzstan or planning to come:

• what was most difficult for you?
• what information you could not find?
• what you wish someone told you before?

I am not guide, not selling anything. Just local person who wants visitors to have good time here. Maybe I can help someone, maybe I learn something too.

Also happy to answer questions about country if you have.

Hey guys traveling this month end, wanted to ask about yandex. Does it offer services from bishkek to ala archa national park and bishkek to Chunkurchak or from ala archa or Chunkurchak. Cause online people said they donr offer that service. Thank you

Our plan:

📍 June 15
Explore Bishkek + nearby places
• Chunkurchak Valley

📍 June 16
Bishkek → Ala Archa National Park → Karakol

📍 June 17
Karakol → Jyrgalan → Altyn Arashan

📍 June 18
Jyrgalan → Issyk-Kul Lake (South Shore)

📍 June 19
Issyk-Kul → Bishkek
• Drop off rental car

We’ve rented a Toyota Sequoia 4x4 and are looking for people to join if your travel dates match ours.

Would be great to split fuel, stay, and car expenses while exploring together.

Let me know if our dates match and you want to tag along

Ive got an old Samsung (S21 Ultra) and I've been meaning to sell it for a while since I have no use for it what so ever ams it's somewhat beat up, I can't seem to find a place that will actually buy it off me, and I'm only really looking up 7-8k som, if anyone knows someone or someplace that'll buy it please do let me know!

Менин эски Samsung (S21 Ultra) телефонум бар жана аны эч кандай кереги жок болгондуктан, көптөн бери сатайын деп жүргөм, ошондуктан ал бир аз эскирип калган, ошондуктан аны сатып ала турган жер таба албай жатам.

Actually I have visited osh bazar on 15 may for buying some common thing daily using stuffs

•Many people almost 90% of them are racist and making weird impressions on closing nose on the shop owner is talking rudely and saying fuck off I do not want to sell my products to you

•They show travelers and increase the prices almost 4x and what kind of behavior is this

•In bus some of peoples are also doing the same thing is this your manners for people's

•even in bus some people are pushing by elbows and one guy just kick me in the bus and nobody saying nothing just staring I feel so bad at that time

At first I came here I was talking to my friends the people are nice but now I will say everyone how ask me that it's not good

Бардыгына салам, кыргыздар! As a foreigner, I always wondered how people thought of their country and politics.

So, if you're Kyrgyz, are you proud of your country? If not the leaders (prolly not, I've heard some bad shit about Жапоров), are you of the culture?

Hello everyone !!

The reason I’m writing here is, to ask for your help. My father has a friend, who somehow got him into joining a competition in playing your traditional game Ordo, that’s taking place this year in your country.

Since my father is very diligent, he wants to learn the proper technique as precisely as he possibly can.

His concern is that he’s unsure how to properly hold and throw the bone Tompoi into a little bone Alchiky. The main issue is, that he is unsure, how exactly can he get the perfect Tompoi rotation. (this is his quote, that i tried to translate, so hopefully it makes sense)

Apparently he’s been unlucky searching up on youtube and the internet, so now he’s searching for someone to maybe trying to explain it to him better or maybe has a suggestion, where to search. ideally a Kyrgyz, that knows his Ordo :)

I’m not sure if this is a right place and hopefully this isn’t disrespectful in any way. However i’ll appreciate any advice that someone has to share!!

In any case, sending regards to your beautiful country, all the way from the Czech Republic 🇨🇿❤️

Hi all,

My girlfriend and i will be visiting Kyrgyzstan in july. Because of this we were looking at e-sims and found some recommendations on this page. However, these were 2 years old.

What company would you recommend for e-sims in Kyrgyzstan? And why?

Thanks in advance!

I guess in 2026 it doesn’t exist anymore XD but I had to check, since Im a feminist, I don’t think it would be right to spend my hard earned money on such a society, and rather travel somewhere else, if that’s the case

I been planing a trip and taking a 4 day tour with a company but I’m a bit nervous now. I’m America and Bengali( brown south Asian), I been reading that brown people face racism there. Will I be okay as a solo girl? I know that it’s not everywhere and everyone, I’m just nervous since I’ll be going alone.
Racism isn’t anything new to me either being from America but I do want to prepare my self or know if I should even go…

Hi all

A few questions for my upcoming trip to Kyrgyzstan! I will be going for a few weeks in June to Bishkek and Song-Kul among other places

1. Is it safe? I figure it's far enough from the dangerous things happening in the Middle East. I am Australian so I'd hope they don't think I'm American :D

2. How cold does it get in summer in the mountains?

3. Any apps I should download before arriving?

4. When paying cash, I have USD - will they give me USD in change or is it more likely to get Kyrgyz currency?

Any other general advice is welcomed, thanks.