- Kyrgyzstan: where is the “Switzerland of Central Asia” located?
- How to get to Kyrgyzstan?
- Rest in Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyz beaches
- Souvenirs from Kyrgyzstan
Are you interested in the answer to the question "Where is Kyrgyzstan located?" Then you will be interested in the following information: it is advisable to plan a vacation on the sandy beaches of Issyk-Kul for the summer months, and the conquest of trails on skis and snowboard - for the winter. It is better to plan high-altitude ascents in June-October, horse and hiking tours - in March-October in the south of the country and in April-October in the north of Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Where is the “Switzerland of Central Asia” located?
The location of Kyrgyzstan, with an area of 199951 sq. Km, is Central Asia. The state is located in the center and in the west of the Tien Shan mountain range. Tajikistan (870 km) borders on it from the south-west, Kazakhstan (1220 km) from the north, the People's Republic of China (850 km) from the east and south-east, and Uzbekistan (1100 km) from the west.
Kyrgyzstan (capital - Bishkek) lies within the Tien Shan and Pamir-Alai mountain systems. In the east, on the borders with Kazakhstan and China, there are 6995-meter Khan Tegri and 7400-meter Pobeda Peak. The north-east of Kyrgyzstan is occupied by Issyk-Kul with sanatoriums and tourist centers located on its coast, the west - by the Chatkal ridge and Talas valley, the south - by the Alai ridge, the northern slope of the Zaalai ridge, and the Alai valley.
Kyrgyzstan consists of Issyk-Kul, Naryn, Chui, Osh and other regions (7 in total), as well as 2 cities of republican significance (Osh, Bishkek).
How to get to Kyrgyzstan?
It takes 4 hours to fly from Moscow to Bishkek, but the duration of the trip will be 21.5 hours if passengers are to fly through Surgut, 23 hours through Kazan, 14 hours through Dushanbe, 19 hours through Belgorod, 8 hours through Yekaterinburg.
Those who need to be in Osh should use the services of Ural Airlines, Vim-Avia or Air Kyrgyzstan, on board of which they will stay for 4 hours and 15 minutes. If you stop to rest at the Samara airport, you can expect to arrive in Osh after 16.5 hours, Yekaterinburg - after 9 hours, Bishkek - after 8.5 hours, Novosibirsk - after 14.5 hours.
Rest in Kyrgyzstan
Travelers' attention deserves Osh (famous for the Shahid-Tepa and Sadykbai mosques, the Alymbek Paravanchi madrasah, the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk church, the Great Silk Road complex, the Ak-Burin fortress), Bishkek (famous for the Erkindik”, The parks of Panfilov and Kemal Ataturk), Naryn (travelers are offered to visit the national theater“Manas Ruhu”, the Museum of Local Lore and the Music and Drama Theater, as well as go rafting on the Naryn River in April-November), Karakol (tourists should pay attention to the Dungan Mosque, The Holy Trinity Cathedral, the grave and the monument to Przhevalsky), the Maly waterfalls (is a 23-meter waterfall) and Bolshoy (consists of 2 cascades: the height of one of them is 60 m, and the other is 80 m) Arslanbob (in the vicinity there is a grotto “Cave of 40 Angels”).
Kyrgyz beaches
- Kekilik beach: in addition to the traditional beach pastime in August, you will be able to have fun here as part of the ongoing festival dedicated to apricot.
- beach "Golden Sands": is the beach of Lake Issyk-Kul, where you can sunbathe on the golden sand, walk barefoot along the sandy bottom of a clean lake, spend time in a modern water park and club "Iceberg" (pleases guests with delicious cocktails and night discos), and ride a 70-meter Ferris wheel.
Souvenirs from Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz souvenirs are gifts in the form of kumis, “Kyrgyzstan” cognac, felt products, handicrafts made of natural leather, chess, backgammon, jewelry and figurines made of horns or bones, ceramic dishes with national ornaments, dried fruits, Uzgen rice, dried lamb and horse meat., honey, nuts.
