The Heart of the Full-Fledged Steppe: Kyrgyzstan Tour Route

EXAMPLE HOTELS;

Bishkek

4* Hotel Plaza etc.

Cholpon Ata

4* Caprice Hotel etc.

Karakol

4* Hotel Karagat etc

Kaji Sai

Oimo Tash Etho Complex etc.

PARTICIPATION CONDITION

This tour is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.

VISA

Kyrgyzstan does not require visas for citizens of the Republic of Turkey. 

Ordinary Passport - Visa not required                

Green Passport - Visa not required

Service Passport -  Visa not required 

You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years.

HEALTH

Those who use medication regularly are advised to bring more medicine than they need, since not all medicines can be found in the country. In addition, if you have a serious health condition (heart disease, blood pressure, diabetes, etc.), it would be helpful to carry a signed document from your doctor. We also recommend that you do not drink tap water and instead drink bottled water that you open yourself for the first time.

FLIGHT TIMES

Istanbul - Bishkek          05 hr 05 min

Bishkek- Istanbul                  05 hr 50 min

OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we work with, with a minimum participation of 20 people, and there is no obligation to participate. If the required number is not reached, the excursions cannot be carried out, or the prices, content, and vehicles used for optional tours/activities may vary according to the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide according to the opening/closing status of museums, archaeological sites, or venues at the destinations and weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION

During periods such as fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the stated km. 

Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed offered to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are fold-out and coach-bed type beds, participants are deemed to have accepted the possible cramped conditions in the rooms and the bed type for 3rd person and/or child reservations. 

Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section. 

Breakfasts included among the services in the tour program are served at the hotel in accordance with the breakfast culture of the country and generally with a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea, or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.

CURRENCY

The currency of Kyrgyzstan is the Kyrgyzstan (KGS) som,

Dollars and Euros can be easily exchanged. Although credit card use is not very widespread, attention should be paid to credit card fraud.

TIME ZONE

Kyrgyzstan is +3; when it is 12:00 in Turkey, it is 14:00 in Kyrgyzstan.

PHONE USE

All mobile phone operators can be used if your phone has international roaming enabled. However, there may be no network in some parts of the country.

CLOTHING AND ESSENTIAL ITEMS

We recommend bringing T-shirts you can easily put on and take off, short- and long-sleeved shirts, shorts and cotton trousers, comfortable walking shoes, and a light jacket for the evenings. In addition, you may also bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs against possible noise, a camera, a video camera, and their chargers and spare memory cards.

FOOD CULTURE

Uzbek, Kyrgyz, and Kazakh cuisine is close to our taste. Since we will have our meals at our hotel and at the best restaurants, you will not encounter any problems, and we will also have the opportunity to provide bottled water at every place we visit. We should never consume food sold openly or water flowing from the tap. Since the hotels where we will stay are high-level facilities in terms of health information, these risks are minimal.

ELECTRICITY

Generally 200-220 V is used.. In many socket types, the two-pin plugs we use are compatible. In places where the sockets are not compatible, universal plug adapters sold in electronics stores can be purchased to avoid problems.

SHOPPING

In Tashkent, Pushkin Street is one of the city's important shopping areas. The best way to find Uzbekistan-specific items is the local markets set up in neighborhoods. The most famous of the many local markets is the Chorsu Bazaar.

OSH bazaar, located west of the city center, is one of the city's most popular shopping centers.

Gogol, the most popular shopping street in Almaty, is located north of the city center. The place where neighborhood markets and local bazaars are set up is Zhibek Zholy.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Having a valid passport and/or a visa (for destinations/passports requiring a visa) does not necessarily mean that entry to the country will be allowed. The passport police have the authority to deny you entry to the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility lies with the passenger.  
The agency is an intermediary between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol of 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delays on scheduled and charter flights, or times may change before the current trip and flight. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay field tax and field service fees. 
The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of the cities, lasting at most 2-3 hours, conducted panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide narration, and do not include museum or archaeological site entrance fees. Panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, are not the responsibility of the agency if they cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to being disallowed by local authorities to be visited or entered, or because of closed roads due to any event, and likewise in cases where the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions. Some tours may be carried out by public transportation or on foot, where possible, at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not allowed.