Kyrgyzstan Travel Forum

Hello! I plan to visit Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan this summer.
I'd like to know if i need LOI to apply for visas to these countries in advance in my homecountry or there is no need to apply for visas in advance and there is an oppotunity to get visas just at the airport without LOI arriving to any of these countries?Thanks.

For school i need to know the best time of year to travel to kyrgyzstain. And why so i was woundering if any of you people that live there could tell me. thanks!

HI!
I am planning a trip through Asia and Kyrgyz is on my list. I will have only around 4 or 5 days here. ( tight schedule)
Looking for some fun novice walking partners for a lazy walk around Karakol area, stay in a fun yurt or one of those fun lodges, a visit to the sanatorium and soak in the thermal waters, Holy Trinity Cathedral, campfire, etc.

Is it possible to get a KYRGYZ tourist visa at the airport on arrival? How much is this visa? I accept any good advice from you!

I just started to work in Bishkek for a year and would like to meet some people outside my own organisation who'd like to go out for a beer occasionally (locals or expats). For me a chance to learn more about the city and the country, for you it could be an opportunity to practise your English.

I have been looking for a cheap way to get from Bangkok to Bishkek, by any means of transportation, through any series of countries, and am at a loss. I believe that their is a cheaper way than flying using the Turkish airlines, which requires me to fly to turkey first, but I cannot find it. I was told that I could possibly fly to a nearby country and ride a train or taxi into bishkek, If anyone knows of a way, or has done this themselves, please let me know.

I am going to Bishkek in 2 weeks time and had not sought any medical precautions yet. This has been an oversight on my part. I do not expect to be doing an rural travelling although was considering visiting Osh. I am spending 3 weeks in Bishkek in order to improve my Russian. Can anyone give me advice on what i should do? Cheers

I am planning to spend 2 months in karakol this summer...but i after some scary reviews over there...i feel like i am visiting hell..and not a tourist destination..i prefer night life..but i can go to discos now fearing that i ll get beaten up.

Interesting. This should be the exact passage Lady Catherine Macartney first made her trip from London to Kashgar vividly detailed in her "An English Lady in Chinese Turkestan"!

In addition to 4WD, there should be lot of trucks over A172 and A371 between Kashagr and Osh. Have you seen any pack animal and/or caravan en-route, as well as nomad crossing the border? Were they being checked by either custom or border guards?!

Regards,

JH

hi! i'm coming over to bishkek in jan-feb 2008. would be very grateful if someone could advise me on the the following:

1. where to rent a reasonable and safe apartment for a 1-2 months of stay, preferably good for working women, and complete with laundry and internet cable services?

2. costs of living: apartment rent, car/taxi rental, translator services, russian language courses

thank you very much.

Who know the email of Kyrgyzstan consulate in mashhad ( Iran ) or any employee in it ?
I find the number of their telephone but I need their Email
Thank you

Hi
I am from Syria, I want to travel to kyrgyzstan ( bishkek) in the end of this month (november 2007) ,I shall study in kyrgyz state technical university
I wish to give me some of Emails or address of cheap homestay or accommodation
or host family in bishkek or in near village
, Can I enter a car to kyrgyzstan what are the cars prices in kyrgyzstan
Thank you

Hi fellow travellers,

I've read that you don't need a letter of invitation anymore and that you can get a visa at Bishkek airport.
But also at the border, coming from Tajikistan?

Thanks for answering me!
Have fun,

Tobi

i plan to arrive to the area in 2-3 october.
i want to stay few days in nomadic camp.
is it too late or it is still good time for that ?
where is the best place in the area to be with the nomadic ?
near Yssyk-kol, near Song-kol ? any other place ?

Dear VT members.
I am 40+ from Iran planning a visit to Kyrgyzstan in September for 2 weeks. Need your help to explore this country at its best on budget price. Please let me have an itenarary from Bishkek to country-side and back to Bishkek. Also pls advise if there are PG accommodations available there. Thanks and regards

Hi guys
i 'll be in kirgiztan after the 15th september ,i realy want to go at the Issyk kul for first destination .
what do you think about the season? to late? to could?
i realy want to sleep in nomads camp ,they wil be still there?
It gonna be still possible to sleep there at 20/25 september?
Thanks in advance for every replays!
Thank's lot

I am looking at traveling to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan this October for a short trip. I have received mixed information on flights transiting Moscow SVO airport. If I do not depart terminal is it neccesary to obtain a Russian visa.

I know that I can get my Kyrgyzstan visa once arriving at the Bishkek airport but want to avoid possible problems in Moscow.

Any information would be appreciated.

Hi,
My girlfriend an I are hoping to fly from Delhi to Bishkek in early September. We've been unable to contact Kyrgyzstan Airlines in Delhi, and none of the travl agents we've contacted seem to deal with them (KA). Does anyone know how we might be able to contact KA and book with them? If we don't have any luck we will try to buy our tickets when we arrive in Delhi in mid-August; is it likely that tickets will be available for such flights so close to the departure date? We are in New Zealand now.
Anyone?
Thanks for your help!
Matt Ross

I'd so love to know about bushkek a bit and then I'd wanna know about the flights that fly there from malmö, Swedon or copenhagen, Denmark. And i wanna do it between 25th of july n come back shall be before 20th of august. Would be so nice of if i get to know about the cheapest way to get there or fly. Would be even more helpfull if i get some info about the visa and stuff!!! thanx

Hi

I would like to travel in the Tian-Shan for three and a half weeks during July this year.
does anyone know's any treks that goes between 5-8 days longs 7-8 hours walking a day tha you can recommend? Crossing high passes etc...

Do you know where I can buy good map 1:50000 or 1:100000 that we can hike with.
I don't mind taking a guide with me?

Thanks for the help

Avishai Sasson

P.S you can send emails to avishaisasson@yahoo.com also

Hi all,

chances are that I'll be moving to Bishkek next spring. I'd like to join a football club (the European round-ball version, that is) in order to enjoy the game as well as meeting locals. My questions are:

1) Does anyone know any clubs that I could join? Preferably with both Russians and Kyrgyz members. I'm not looking into a professional career, just some low-level fun-ball.

2) At what time does the outdoor season begin in Kyrgyzstan?

In the rare event of an answer,
thanks in advance.

Cheers,
-Ch.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone had information on how cheaply I could rent an apartment for about 3-4 weeks for 2 people in mid July to early August this summer. I am not limited to Bishkek either, so if anyone knows of more cost-effective accomidations in other cities I would also be interested.
Thanks and I am looking forward very much to visiting!
-Matt

Hi all,
Several buddies and I will be going to Kyrgyzstan in july for about a week. We will be entering from the Chinese border and exiting from Bishkek to Almaty. We have about 4 days totally free, and most of all we want to meet local people, camp out, spend time with local people, remote stuff, etc... we have our own tents but are now looking for some suggestions on where to go to get the most out of Kyrgyzstan. Can anybody suggest some places we must go or a guide? Ideally we want to hire a car out of the border town. We are a group of 5 university students (from the US, Canada and Singapore). Thanks,
-Matt

Dear all,
we are planning to visit Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in April/May.
Does anybody know how long does it take to go from Bishkek to Tashkent overland and if it is safer to
(a) book a private tour/transfer with a guy with a jeep or something;
(b) Take a train, possibly an overnight train
(c) Take a public bus
Thank you for the help!

Mirko

Hey guys,

I'll be travelling Central Asia in June - July this year (2007), so I was wondering if anyone will be out there around that time and maybe would like to travel together. Here's a brief itinerary:

Start off in Pakistan - up the Karakoram Highway crossing into Kashgar (China) - then into Kyrgyztan - down through the Pamir Mountains and the Hindu Kush crossing into Tajikistan and finally ending up at Dushanbe. Following that, I have no plans as yet but I hope to cross into Afghanistan into Kabul if security conditions permit, otherwise head east or maybe head back to Pakistan.

Hope to hear from all you thrill seekers !!!

Rahul

We are three guy's and drive by bike from the netherlands to mongolia and back in three months. We also go to Kyrgyzstan. How far north of Osh must we drive to be safe? The mountains near Jalal- habhad are very beautiful and we would like to see them.

Thanks, Ad

Greetings,

I am a Peace Corps Volunteer looking for an apartment to rent for the next year and a half in or around Bishkek City. I'm interested in apartments/flats in Micro Rayon Kokjar, Micro Rayon 6 District or Bishkek Center.

My current homestay arrangements have come to an end and I need to move ASAP. I appreciate any guidance/contact information that anyone can provide.

Deni

how close is kyrgyz to turkish? i can understand azeri if it's spoken at a reasonable speed, and much of turkmen if i focus hard, so what sort of chance do i have of understanding kyrgyz? and what script is it written in? if cyrilic, is it the same cyrilic characters as in turkmen? also, if kyrgyz is particularly different to turkish and i go out of my way to learn it, what other populations will i then be able to communicate with?

I want to spend my holidays in Bishkek,thats why i needed the invitation latter from a registered tourism agency,who can help me?
Business invitation is also acceptable.
BR
Kashif Khan

I want to spend my holidays in Bishkek,thats why i needed the invitation latter from a registered tourism agency,who can help me?
Business invitation is also acceptable.
BR
Kashif Khan

well hoping to take a trip in janurary to feburary sometime. is it cool for americans? what should i not do?