About Kyrgyzstan Traveling

A local Kyrgyzstan tour operator running group and private tours across the country since 2017.

Our story

Kyrgyzstan, shown by people who live here

Kyrgyzstan Traveling started in 2017 with a simple idea: travelers should see the country the way locals know it. Not from a bus window, but on horseback at Song-Kul, on foot over the passes above Karakol, and at the table in a herder's yurt.

We plan and run every trip ourselves. Our team arranges the guides, drivers, horses, camps and meals, so there is one team responsible for your trip from the first message to the last day.

Many of our guests travel alone or as a couple. That's why we built open group departures: anyone can propose dates, others can join, and everyone pays less as the group grows.

A group on horseback crossing golden pasture above Song-Kul lake
  • 9+Years of experience
  • 2,000+Travelers guided
  • 4Countries
  • 98%Happy guests
Group departures

How traveling in a group works

Solo travelers and small parties share a departure and split the cost. There's no payment on the website.

See open dates
  1. Step 1

    Join or propose dates

    Pick an open departure on any tour, or propose your own start date if none of them fit.

  2. Step 2

    Confirm your email

    Click the link we send you. Proposed dates go live right away, with only your first name shown.

  3. Step 3

    The group grows

    Other travelers join. The price per person drops as the group fills, and the trip is guaranteed once it reaches the minimum size.

  4. Step 4

    We confirm the details

    A manager contacts you by email or WhatsApp to confirm the trip, answer questions and arrange payment.

What we stand for

How we run our tours

Three things we never compromise on, on every trip and every route.

Turquoise Kel-Suu lake between steep rock walls
  1. 01

    Local guides

    Our guides are from Kyrgyzstan. They speak with the herders and hosts in their own language and know the routes in every season.

  2. 02

    Safety on the trail

    We plan routes around the group's pace and the weather, and we change the plan when the mountains ask us to.

  3. 03

    Fair to the places we visit

    We stay with local families, buy from local producers and leave camps the way we found them.

Our team

The people behind your trip

Founder Askar Maksat uulu

As a Guide, I want you to see this beauty and enjoy with nature, I will do my best to be good representative of my country

Askar Maksat uulu

Founder and Guide

I grew up in a shepherd family near Kochkor and started guiding friends of friends in 2017. Today we are a team of guides, drivers and planners, but I still lead the first trek of every season.

Ashyrbek

Guide & Driver

Ashyrbek

I am Ashyrbek

Bek

Guide & Driver

Bek

Beka

Guide & Driver

Beka

Bilal

Guide & Driver

Bilal

Doolot

Guide & Driver

Doolot

Serik

Guide & Driver

Serik

Kazakhstan

Ready to travel with us?

Join an open group departure, or tell us what you have in mind and we'll plan it with you.