This year has been a whirlwind of experiences, taking us from South America to Europe as well as now, central Asia. From the jungles of Colombia and the ice fields of Chile, to the historical sites of the UK, the medieval villages of Greece, as well as whatever in between. It’s been a wild ride as well as we’re only 6 months into 2017!
Shipwreck beach as seen from above – Zakynthos Island, Greece
Today, June 11th, we’re on a flight from Athens, Greece to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan where we’ll be satisfying up with our pals Jazza as well as Alesha from Nomadasaurus. The four of us recently completed the epic “O” Circuit trek in Torres del Paine national Park, as well as now we’ll be spending two weeks together in this central Oriental country as well as couldn’t be much more thrilled ?
Goats On The road as well as Nomadasaurus tackling Torres del Paine in Chile
The plan in Kyrgyzstan
We’ve been invited by find Kyrgyzstan to do just that – Discover!
Last year a group of intrepid travellers were asked to hike on some of the new trails around the Jyrgalan area of the country. We were invited, however sadly due to our home sitting commitments, we were unable to attend. We did, however, hear nothing however positive things about this up-and-coming trekking destination.
This time around, the four of us will not only be trekking, however we’ll be marking as well as helping to plot new trails! We’ll be the very first foreigners to walk these paths as well as will be doing so with some porters, cooks as well as guides.
This is such a distinct opportunity. It’s unlike anything we’ve ever done, as well as we feel very humbled to be a part of this trip.
After 4 days of trekking in the mountains, over high passes, as well as camping in the wild, we’ll make our way back down to civilization.
Beautiful scenery of Kyrgyzstan
The second half of our find Kyrgyzstan trip is to discover about the cultural side of the country. We’re going to join cooking classes, go on a city tour, discover about yurt building, as well as see eagle hunting (to clarify, the eagles are the hunters!).
These age-old traditions as well as the nomadic way of life are what makes Kyrgyzstan such a distinct country to visit.
We’ll be staying with regional families in their homes as well as in some yurt camps as well. This is something that we loved about our previous trip to Kyrgyzstan. neighborhood Based tourism is well as well as really to life in this country as well as it’s a excellent way to interact with the regional people, assist them out financially, as well as have an authentic travel experience.
Staying with regional families was a highlight of our previous trip to Kyrgyzstan
Our Trip to Kyrgyzstan in 2013
The last time we were in this part of the world was 2013 when we left our house in Yangzhou, China and travelled to Mongolia, Russia, central Asia as well as Iran.
A 5 Month Round-Up of central Asia as well as Iran
Kyrgyzstan was the easiest country to go into during that entire 5 month trip, as you don’t need a traveler visa. There were no bureaucratic hoops to jump through when crossing the border here, which was a welcomed relief! arriving by land from Kazakhstan was simple, with our very first stop being the funding city of Bishkek, followed by lovely Lake Issyk-Kul.
Beautiful household in the walnut grove of Arslanbob. They invited us over for food as well as tea
During our three-week stay, we embarked on a 3 day equine trek from Kochkur to Lake song Kul, while sleeping in yurts along the way. We went to the spectacular little mountain village of Arslanbob, which is house to fishing, trekking as well as the largest walnut grove in the world. We independently hiked from Karakol to the Ala kul Lake as well as Altyn Arashan, which is a 3 day trek with a high altitude pass at 3,800m.
After all of these incredible adventures, we headed south to Osh, which was where we would start one of our preferred journeys to date, the Pamir Highway.
Let’s Go!
After reminiscing about all of our previous adventures in Kyrgyzstan 4 years ago, we’re much more thrilled than ever to get back to this part of the world. The mountainous country of Kyrgyzstan has so much to offer travellers, as well as we feel extremely fortunate to be able to return to this little central Oriental nation to check out much more trekking options as well as discover much more about the culture as well as customs of the people.
Us at the top of the 3,800m pass at Ala Kul Lake
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