Bradt Kyrgyzstan Guidebook
Kyrgyzstan Travel Guide – Travel information and advice on everything from Bishkek hotels and restaurants to Tien Shan trekking, Kyrgyz traditions and culture. Also including natural history and wildlife, Lake Issyk-Kul, Karakol Valley, shopping in Osh Bazaar, Arslanbob, Community-Based Tourism, Tash Rabat, historical sites and architecture.
Size: 135 X 216 mm
Edition: 5
Number of pages: 336
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Bradt Kyrgyzstan Guide
The latest edition of the only dedicated English-language guide to Kyrgyzstan.
About this guide to Kyrgyzstan
This updated Bradt Kyrgyzstan Guidebook remains the only English-language guide dedicated solely to this astounding country, described as ‘the Switzerland of central Asia’ and regarded by many as the most beautiful country in the world.
- This new, thoroughly updated fifth edition further extends its comprehensive coverage of all the country has to offer, including trekking, mountaineering, horse riding, historical sites, festivals and Kyrgyz culture
- All the most recent information on all the major towns and visitor hubs is included, along with suggested itineraries and details of natural history and conservation issues
- Feature boxes throughout the text give further cultural detail on Kyrgyz society, while all budgets are catered for with traveller information covering all options from low-cost to luxury, as well as extensive detail on travel by public transport throughout the country
Deep within central Asia, Kyrgyzstan’s beautiful mountainscapes, dreamlike rock formations and semi-nomadic culture are gloriously unspoiled.
A trip here can be as adventurous as you please: admire 5,000-year-old petroglyphs at Saimaluu-Tash, gallop on horseback through the alpine meadows that surround 3,016m-high Lake Song-Köl, go trekking in the mountain valleys that lie south of Karakol, visit Bishkek’s Soviet-era statues or simply laze on the shores of the vast Lake Issyk-Kul.
Kyrgyzstan has it all: glorious mountain scenery, a rich nomadic tradition, Silk Road monuments and thrilling wildlife. It also remains an intriguing, little known but easily accessible country for travellers.
With in-depth coverage of historical background, health, safety and transport, plus author recommendations on the best yurt camps and chaikhanas, the updated Bradt Kyrgyzstan Guidebook is the ideal companion for a successful trip.
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Contents
PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
1 Background Information
2 Practical Information
PART TWO THE GUIDE
3 Bishkek
4 Chui Province
5 Lake Issyk-Kul – North Shore
6 Lake Issyk-Kul South and the Central Tien Shan
7 Talas Province
8 Naryn Province
9 Jalal-Abad Province
10 Southern Kyrgyzstan
Language
Glossary of Kyrgyz Terms
Further Information
Index
About the author and updaters
Laurence Mitchell is a travel writer and photographer with an interest in forgotten places, border zones and territories in transition. After completing a degree in environmental science and pursuing a varied career that has included teaching English in rural Sudan, clerical work and surveying historic farm buildings, he retrained as a geography teacher, which he pursued for 12 years before swapping it for the uncertainties of full-time travel writing and photography.
As well as writing guidebooks for Bradt including Serbia, Norfolk (Slow Travel) and Suffolk (Slow Travel), he has also written for a range of publications that include Walk, hidden europe, Geographical, Discover Britain and Russian Life. In addition he has written walking guides to Norfolk and Suffolk for Cicerone and is also author of Westering (Saraband), a lyrical account of an east to west journey on foot through central England and Wales. He is a member of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild. His blog can be found at http://eastofelveden. wordpress.com.
In 1971, Gill Campbell joined an exploratory expedition establishing a new overland route from London to Singapore. After two years teaching in New Zealand, she returned to the UK, backpacking across the Pacific, South America and the Caribbean. Alistair Campbell’s early travels were often business related; he spent months, sometimes years, working in cities all over Europe and Asia. Gill and Alistair continue to travel, both in the UK and across the world. With over 150 countries visited, they are always looking for that new place to visit; that new person who has stories to tell. Now living in Exmoor National Park, they volunteer for the National Trust, restoring ancient dry-stone walls. As keen walkers, they have covered all the UK’s national trails and written two walking guidebooks.
Gill and Alistair first visited Kyrgyzstan in 2015 and were immediately impressed by the grandeur of the scenery and the friendliness of the people. Working with Laurence on the updated Bradt Kyrgyzstan Guidebook enabled them to explore deeper into this fascinating country.
Additional Information
Table of ContentsPART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION
1 Background Information
2 Practical Information
PART TWO THE GUIDE
3 Bishkek
4 Chui Province
5 Lake Issyk-Kul – North Shore
6 Lake Issyk-Kul South and the Central Tien Shan
7 Talas Province
8 Naryn Province
9 Jalal-Abad Province
10 Southern Kyrgyzstan
Language
Glossary of Kyrgyz Terms
Further Information
Index