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Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is Central Asia's mountain country: a land of glacier-fed gorges, turquoise lakes at the edge of the sky, Silk Road minarets, red-rock canyons and herders who still move their yurts to the high pastures each summer. This guide books it properly. Start in Bishkek with its Soviet-era boulevards, Osh Bazaar and mosaics, then reach Ala Archa, Chunkurchak and Burana Tower on easy day trips. Go east around Issyk-Kul to Cholpon-Ata, the south shore canyons and Karakol, spend a night at the Altyn Arashan hot springs or on the Ala Kul trek, and push on to Song-Kul, Kel Suu or the Alay valley beyond Osh. Every sight links to a bookable tour or ticket, and every hotel links to a bookable room.