Kyrgyzstan Nomad Tracks: Mountains, Yurts & Horseback Horizons

One of the oldest and most colourful markets in the city. Here you can experience local life, taste fresh produce, and browse traditional goods and souvenirs.

Swap city streets for alpine air. A short trail that feels far from civilisation – wild rivers, fir forests and glacier peaks just outside Bishkek.

Climb an 11th-century minaret on the Silk Road and look out over the same steppe Mongol caravans once crossed.

Walk through an open-sky gallery of Bronze Age rock art – hunters, ibex and sun gods etched into stone.

Buckle in for a bone-rattling 4WD climb to hidden hot springs ringed by snow peaks. Rough road, perfect reward.

Hike beneath the red “Seven Bulls” cliffs, through pine forest and mountain mist to the spray of Barskoon’s falls.

Stroll through sandstone canyon where wind and time have carved the earth into something otherworldly

Meet a berkutchi and his golden eagle – a centuries-old bond between hunter and sky still alive today

Help locals raise a yurt from raw timber and felt – the architecture of nomad life built by hand.

Learn the rhythm of Kyrgyz women’s craft as you press wool and colour into story-rich felt carpets.

Ride into the high-altitude jailoo, where nomads graze their herds and stars outnumber people.

Share tea, bread and laughter with shepherd families – stories traded as freely as the mountain wind.

A gentle forest trail leading to a tucked-away waterfall – quiet, green, unbothered.

A long, breathtaking drive into Kyrgyzstan’s remote frontier – mountains folding into silence.

Reach the turquoise lake by horseback, then drift by boat through its narrow, canyon-walled heart.

Wrap up in rhythm – traditional strings, drums and dance bringing Kyrgyz stories to life in the capital.