The 10 Best Things to do in KYRGYZSTAN — Culture, Nature, and, Sights

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3 min readJul 7, 2022

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INTRODUCTION

Are you the one who has just visited Kyrgyzstan and wanted to explore some great things like horse riding in Kyrgyzstan and many others? Then you are in the right place. This article is all about some exciting activities you can do there.

The adventure travel agencies in Kyrgyzstan include the following activities:

Attend a national horse game: You can watch activities like horse riding in Kyrgyzstan as horses play an important part in the lives of Central Asian Nomads. Kok Boru or Dead Goat Polo is very popular as a national horse game and a most popular sport as well.

Go to an ethnocultural festival: You will get to know about the ethnocultural festival just by experiencing the traditions and culture of Kyrgyzstan. At that festival, stalls are placed so that people can buy traditional clothes, enjoy the atmosphere and sports, listen to music, and dance.

Swim in alpine lakes: 2000 lakes are there in the territory of Kyrgyzstan. Issyk-Kul, Son Kul, and Sary-Chelek are the most popular and largest lake known in the territory of Kyrgyzstan. The other popular lakes are Ala-Kul, Kel Suu, and Chatyr-Kul which are located at higher altitudes.

Rafting adventure: The well-known river for rafting in the capital city of Bishkek is known as the Chu River. It is highly recommended to visit this place from the month of June to September especially for river rafting as then the temperature will be 15 and 18 degrees C.

Bal bals: The ancient bals bals are located near the Burana Tower. The Turkic tribes made the bals bals that are also known as gravestones. It has also been said that nomadic tribes used to walk around Asia in the 6th Century.

Shop at the local market: It is highly recommended to visit and shop at a local market in Kyrgyzstan, and especially at chaotic bazaars. Doing bazaars and shopping is an integral portion of the people who resides in that place. This place is best for fruits, vegetables, household goods, and many others.

Explore magical canyons: In Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan is known as the smallest country. Lush valleys, exquisite mountain ranges, rivers, alpine lakes, and others are some of the varieties of landscapes which vary famous in that place.

Walnut forest of Arslanbob: The largest walnut forest in the world is the village of Arslanbob. The adventure travel agencies in Kyrgyzstan recommend visiting this place in September and October, especially during the harvest times. You will notice a lot of people gathering in such a place just to collect the walnuts from the garden.

National state museum: It is a must to visit the National State Museum in Bishkek. The Museum consists of some key events, political messages, and socialist scenes at the time of soviet and communist history. The adventure travel agencies in Kyrgyzstan also recommend you to visit this place.

Making a traditional food: In Kyrgyzstan, meat is a very popular food in modern Kyrgyz cuisine. The most common food in Kyrgyzstan consists of beef, chicken meat, mutton, dumplings, noodles, rice, and others.

To wrap up, you can consult your adventure travel agencies in Kyrgyzstan to know more about the above-mentioned activities. The Silk Road and Kyrgyz Guided trips suggest giving a try to horse riding in Kyrgyzstan.

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