Our Kyrgyzstan holidays
Trekkers and cultural adventurers are once again making their way to Kyrgyzstan, a major crossroads for travellers on the Silk Road trading route, their backdrop – the Tien Shan Mountains – a constant through time. Our Kyrgyzstan holidays will bring you into contact with both the landscapes and the nomadic people that represent the rugged resilience of herder life in Central Asia. Given that you’ll be heading into remote areas, homestays are a staple of our trips. Staying with herding families and eagle trainers lets you learn about their lives and traditions in a relaxed and authentic way, while earning from tourism allows them to educate their children, and improve their standard of living.
Our top Kyrgyzstan holidays
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan holiday
From
£3085
16 days
ex flights
Explore the ancient Silk Road mountains and communities
Small group2026: 6 Jun, 4 Jul, 15 Aug, 2027: 5 Jun, 3 Jul, 14 Aug
Kyrgyzstan Tian Shan Mountains hiking tour
From
£1999
10 days
ex flights
Hiking in the Wild Tian Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan
Small group2026: 6 Jun, 4 Jul, 15 Aug
Kyrgyzstan discovery tour
From
£2095
12 days
ex flights
Heavenly mountains, eagle trainers and glittering lakes
Small group2026: 13 Jun, 8 Aug
Walking in Kyrgyzstan holiday
From
£1175 to £1335
9 days
ex flights
Hike through the gorges of the Tien Shan mountains
Small group2026: 13 Jun, 11 Jul, 25 Jul, 8 Aug, 22 Aug, 5 Sep
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan small group holiday
From
£4295 to £4395
16 days
ex flights
See the striking mountain scenery of the Pamir Highway
Small group2026: 5 Jun, 5 Jul, 2027: 4 Jun, 2 Jul
Kyrgyzstan holiday, small group
From
£2340 to £2995
15 days
ex flights
Explore Kyrgyzstan's striking alpine landscapes and lakes
Small group2026: 14 Jun, 28 Jun, 12 Jul, 26 Jul, 2 Aug, 16 Aug, 2027: 13 Jun, 27 Jun, 11 Jul, 25 Jul, 1 Aug, 15 Aug, 29 Aug, 12 Sep
The Silk Road small group tour
From
£2879 to £3599
16 days
ex flights
Discover the Silk Road in Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and China
Small group2026: 9 Apr, 23 Apr, 7 May, 14 May, 17 May, 21 May, 4 Jun, 11 Jun, 13 Aug, 3 Sep, 6 Sep, 13 Sep, 17 Sep, 20 Sep, 24 Sep, 8 Oct, 15 Oct, 2027: 8 Apr, 22 Apr, 6 May, 13 May, 16 May, 20 May, 3 Jun, 10 Jun, 15 Jul, 12 Aug, 26 Aug, 2 Sep, 5 Sep, 9 Sep, 12 Sep, 16 Sep, 19 Sep, 23 Sep, 7 Oct, 14 Oct
Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan holiday, The Pamir Highway
From
£3899 to £4049
18 days
ex flights
Travel on one of the world's most breathtaking routes
Small group2026: 4 Jun, 2027: 3 Jun
The World Nomad Games tour in Kyrgyzstan 2026
From
£2499
10 days
ex flights
Experience the 2026 World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan
Small group2026: 30 Aug
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Kyrgyzstan map & highlights
There’s no two ways about it, Kyrgyzstan’s roads are a patience-testing combination of pitfalls and potholes; a mixture that can only be overcome by deep breaths and lots of time. Fortunately, any tour here will involve lots of wonderful trekking and clip-clopping casually on horseback, but there will be some lengthy travel by road – expect a few stints of four to five hours – so it’s important to accept that driving times are hard to estimate and speeds are slow. Your guide will get you where you need to be, so reward them with patience. If you’re combining countries, crossing borders will take time; they’ll search your luggage, your rucksack and perhaps even your pockets, but it’s all in good faith so keep your cool.
Ala Archa National Park
1. Ala Archa National Park
If hiking’s your thing, you will enter this national park and never want to leave. Watched over by the 4,000m+ peaks of the Kyrgyz Alatau Range, it is a captivating expanse of rugged rise and fall alongside huge glacial canyons where you can gently stroll along the valley floor; hike for half a day to rushing waterfalls; or climb all day along steep hill paths to the foot of the Ak-Say glacier.
Bishkek
2. Bishkek
Bishkek is too often shoved on the sightseeing scrapheap for fear that there’s nothing to see. But local people call it the Paris of Central Asia for a reason; well worth a visit for its rigid, tree-lined avenues a la Russia, and its bazaar where nomads tout honey, Uzbeks sell horsemeat, and Koreans peddle kimchi by the bagload.
Issyk-Kul
3. Issyk-Kul
Kyrgyzstan's largest lake, Issyk-Kul measures in at around 180km long, 70km wide, and over 660 metres deep at its deepest point. Bright cyan and translucent, it is the world's second largest mountain lake and is utterly mesmerising. Held in high regard by the Kyrgyz, it is known locally as ‘the pearl of the Tian Shan’ in reference to the massive mountain range that protects it.
Jety-Oguz Canyon
4. Jety-Oguz Canyon
A mesmerising place of wildflower pastures, fir-covered hills and ice-blue mountain streams, the Jety-Oguz Canyon is a formation of burnt red, jutting sandstone cliffs from which it gets its name: ‘Seven Bulls’. A magical spot for horse riding, walking and camping, there is a wealth of myth and legend surrounding the Seven Bulls, which local people are happy to impart.
Karakol
5. Karakol
A city to the east of the phenomenal Lake Issyk-Kul, Karakol might not be the prettiest, but it’s intriguing. You can Alpine trek, climb mountains and ski throughout the year; its architecture is a Russian-era spread of whitewashed houses with faded blue shutters; and the Animal Market is a mix of fat sheep, hay bales, horses and exasperated shepherds.
Osh
6. Osh
Reportedly 3,000 years old, Osh is Kyrgyzstan’s oldest city. It’s marked at the centre by the Sulaiman Too, a mountain decorated with interesting Muslim mosques, shrines and mausoleums, and has a couple of notable museums that history fans will love – the Kurmanjan Datka, is an ethnographic museum detailing Kyrgyzstan’s Silk Road past as well as tribes and clans that exist today.
Song Kul Lake
7. Song Kul Lake
The green and gold grassland that stretches before it merges into this brilliant blue alpine lake as if in a watercolour painting. One perfectly composed against a backdrop of unobtrusive yurt camps, yaks scouring the marshland, and endless crisp sky. You can saddle up yourself and trot along its banks, or sit and watch as herds of horses gallop their way home freely.
Our Kyrgyzstan holidays reviews
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Paul Farmer14 Oct 2025
Hard work but excellent!!! Visiting the Oasis cities of Khiva/Bukhara & Samarkand. 5 stars.read more
Linda Curtis29 Sep 2025
Really enjoyed it and would give it 9 out of 10,It was very well organised from start to finish read more
Carolyn Bouckley02 Sep 2025
Overall an interesting holiday which explored Kyrgyzstan in depth. The tour
leader Alex and the 2 drivers Alex & Vlad were excellent. [Most memorable was] the wonderful Tash Rabat and the display from the eagle hunters.read more
Hugh Roberts22 Jul 2025
The silk road in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and the steppes, plains, lakes, mountains and valleys of Kyrgyzstan. Meeting local people and local craftsmen.read more
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