Central Asia · Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Soaring peaks, turquoise lakes, and a living nomadic culture across the high summer pastures.
- Upcoming2 trips
- Next departure12 Jun 2026
- From£1,400
About this place
Kyrgyzstan is a land of soaring peaks, turquoise lakes, and a living nomadic culture. Herding families still move with the seasons across the jailoo, the high summer pastures, and welcome travellers into their yurts.
The Tian Shan holds the country: alpine lakes, open valleys, and a capital, Bishkek, whose streets look straight at the mountains.
Upcoming trips
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Adventure
Kyrgyzstan TEST: Yurts, Horses & Alpine Lakes
Kyrgyzstan TEST: Yurts, Horses & Alpine Lakes
Ride through nomad country, sleep in yurts, and swim in glacier-fed lakes.
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Cultural
Kyrgyzstan: The Nomad Games
Kyrgyzstan: The Nomad Games
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View trip detailsWhy travel to Kyrgyzstan with Off Trail Adventures?
Stay with the people who live here
The jailoo and Song-Köl are the trip. Days are built around yurts, herding families, and time on the pastures, not a capital-city checklist.
Small groups, local hosts
You ride and eat with the families who move these pastures. Groups stay small enough that a yurt still feels like a visit.
Off the usual circuit
These routes stay clear of the crowded classics. The point is time on horseback, in the lakes, and at the table.
FAQs: everything you need to know
Get to know Kyrgyzstan before you go. Here are answers to the questions we hear most. If you need more, get in touch.
The jailoo and Song-Köl are the heart of it. Days are built around yurts, horses, and time with herding families, not a city checklist.
Bishkek is part of the country, with its markets and mountain-framed streets, but the trip lives on the pastures.
In yurts beside Song-Köl and with families who move the high summer pastures. A night there is the stay, not a stop on the way to a hotel.
Ride with local herders, swim in glacier-fed lakes, and soak in hot springs. Meals are shared with the families hosting you.
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