INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS:

1. Travelers fix the beginning of the tours themselves but it is desirable to follow the terms indicated in the price-list (group size, price, etc.).
2. Things you do not need en route can be safely left to the Company.
3. The Company does not provide any kind of insurance (life, property etc.) This should be done in your country.
4. Rescue work is for additional payment.
5. It is necessary to have your return tickets for international flights.
6. The Company does not bear any responsibility for loss or damage, natural calamity, strikes, force major, failure of any means of conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled, civil disturbances, government regulations and restrictions.
7. If the travelers wish to change a program (make it longer, shorter, add visits to some places) during its carrying-out, they must discuss it with the Company. The Company doesn't compensate money for program that had been discussed beforehand. The travelers compensate all additional expenses of changed program.
8. Terms of cancellation the trip:
a) Cancellation a month (and more) before arrival.
In this case the costs for arranging formalities and for the money remittance are taken.
b) Cancellation 15 days (and less) before arrival.
In this case 10% of tour price is taken.
c) Cancellation 7 days (and less) before arrival.
In this case 50% of tour price is taken.
d) Cancellation 1 day (and less) before arrival.
In this case 100% of tour price is taken.

3 ways to get Kyrgyz visa:

a ) Kyrgyz group visa.
We can arrange a group visa in Bishkek (in Ministry of Foreign Affairs) for the group of two and more people before arrival group. The copy of visa we send you by E-mail. Our guide brings the original to airport.
To issue a visa we'll need your full name, date of birth, passport number, citizenship and the period of stay in the Kyrgyz Republic.
b) In Kyrgyz Embassies. For some countries you will need letter of invitation.
To issue letter we'll need your full name, date of birth, passport number, citizenship and the period of stay in the Kyrgyz Republic.
c) In airport of Bishkek on arrival. Upon arrival to airport you will need to fill special form and provide two photos as in passport.

Visa to Kyrgyzia is not required for the citizens of:

*1 - business and tourism visa - 1 month
*2 - 2 monthes
*3 - 1 month

Registration

If you stay in Kyrgyzia more than three days you have to be registered by the police department OVIR unless your country is among these:
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portuguese, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.

Diplomatic departments abroad

Direct flights

Flights arriving in "Manas" airport (a 30 minute drive from Bishkek)

From London: British Airways/Mediterranean
From Birmingham (Great Britain): Kyrgyz Airways.
From Karachi (Pakistan): Air Asia, Kyrgyz Airways
From Moscow: Kyrgyz Airways/Transaero/Aeroflot
From Tashkent: Kyrgyz Airways, Uzbekistan Airways.
From Istanbul: Turkish Airways/Kyrgyz Airways.
From Deli/Frankfurt/ Gannover/
Hamburg, Stuttgart/Shardj
Urumchi: Kyrgyz Airways

Flying via Almaty or Tashkent:

From Almaty it is a 3-hour drive to get to Bishkek.
From Tashkent you can either fly to Bishkek (2 flights a week) or travel by taxi (about 8-9 hours) or by bus (12-14 hours).

Yurts

Traditionally the Kyrgyz were nomadic shepherds who lived in felt tents known as yurts and migrated seasonally with all their flocks. The yurt with its entire household was transported by horses or camels. The walls of yurt and the floor were covered with felt rugs (shyrdak) and felt carpets (koshma). The walls were decorated with reedy rugs (chij) that protected a yurt from wind and could be displaced easily. Since that time the size, the shape and the yurt inside have not been changed. The yurts are still used by  shepherds in summer and for all year round  it is used for traditional events.
Enjoy the nomadic life staying in our yurt camps!

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Tash-Rabat Yurt Camp

Tash-Rabat Yurt Camp is situated in 90 km from Naryn and 100 km from the Torugart, in 9 km to the south from the road to the Kyrgyz-Chinese border. Just in ten-minutes-driving from the yurt camp there is an ancient caravanserai Tash-Rabat – one of the ancient relics of the Silk Road. The massive stone building, half-embedded in the slope used to be a shelter for caravans with merchants, monks and other travelers from snowstorms and robbers.  The plaster walls of the main hall still have ancient painting. The caravanserai was constructed in the XV-th century. For centuries Tash-Rabat was a Mecca for pilgrims. The camp consists of 6 yurts and is opened in June- September

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Yurt Camp Quiet Bay on the Issyk-Kul Lake

Yurt camp Quiet Bay is situated on the Southern shore of the lake in 132 km from Balykchy town. Due to its turquoise transparence water Issyk-Kul is called “The pearl of Central Asia”. Translated from Kyrgyz “Issyk-Kul” means a warm lake. The yurt camp consists of 6 yurts and is opened in June - September.