Flights
Some international airline companies have connections to Bishkek, most important are:
British Airways from London (with stopover in Baku), Turkish Airlines from Istanbul, Aeroflot from Moscow, Uzbekistan Airways from Tashkent, Pulkovo from St Petersburgh.
Kyrgyzstan Airlines has every week connections with Hannover, Frankfurt, New Delhi, Moscow and Urumqi. Other local airline companies are Altyn Air and Itek Air, they have charter connections with Istanbul, Dubai, Moscow.
Flightconnections to Almaty with Lufthansa, KLM, British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Aeroflot, Uzbekistan Airways, Air Astana, Pakistan Airlines, Iran Air and others.
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Accommodation
Horizon Travel can take care of the reservation and booking of your accommodation in Kyrgyzstan, for all type of hotels, guesthouses, home-stays, yurt-accommodation and so on.
In the different cities/towns we have contracts with:
in Bishkek, Hotel Hyatt (*****), Hotel Pinara (****), Silk Road Lodge (****), Hotel Dostuk (***),
Hotel Issyk Kul (***), Guesthouse Shumkar-Asia, Hotel Alpinist, Guesthouse Asia Mountains and
Hotel Salima, Hotel Kyrgyz Altyn and others;
in Osh, Inturist Hotel, Hotel Sara, Dom Otdiha, and others;
in Naryn, Guesthouse Celestial Mountains, home-stay and yurt-accommodation;
in Karakol, Hotel Issyk Kul Complex, Guesthouse Neofit, home-stay and yurt-accommodation;
in Cholpon-Ata and surroundings, Hotel Aurora, Hotel Alma-Ata, Hotel Royal Beach, home-stay and yurt-accommodation and many others, tell us your wishes for the Issyk Kul Lake area.
Special local accommodation, like home-stay and yurt-accommodation, is possible in many small villages of Kyrgyzstan, a good network of Community Based Tourism-initiatives organizes every year more possibilities to stay with the locals on places you would never come. Yurt-camps are build in valleys where you have to go by 4-Wd or on horse, on Son Kul, Jety Oguz, Suusamyr, Tosor, etc.
Prices on request, booking fee always applicable.
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Transport
The transport which you have to use in Kyrgyzstan depends on the roads you go to in the country. In the north of the country, the asphalt roads are of reasonable quality and a normal car will bring you around. Even between the bigger towns regular busconnections exists. The further you drive into the mountains the stronger transport is necessary, we mean 4-WD's and 6-WD's, more comfortable for you and for your clients.
Horizon Travel has 4-WD's and 6-WD's available, for groupsizes from 2 till 22 persons.
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Travel terms
The weather is clear and warm in the period from May to October. Kyrgyzia is a mountainous country with a sharply continental climate, with warm summers and cold winters. Temperatures can change quickly and unexpectedly, especially in the mountains. The average summer temperature is between 26-30 Grads. The best time to make trekking, climbing in mountains and trips is from June to September. In top of the mountains the temperature varies considerably: there can be casual rains, snows and cold nights.
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Communication
The official language is Kyrgyz, but most of the people also speak Russian. In the large towns the signs in the streets and squares are in both Kyrgyz and Russian. In the South people speak also Uzbek. Most of the younger people speak English, German or French.
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Clothing
Travelers are recommended to have the suitable clothes to travel in the mountains. The summer days can be hot, but in the evening and at night it can be even very cold. Bring suitable foot-wear, warm sweaters, hats, etc.
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Money and telephone/email
In Kyrgyzia the national currency is the Som. Souvenirs can be bought also with US dollars and Euro. These currencies can also be changed in the exchange offices and banks, before you travel to the mountains, be sure you have the local currency. ATM's we only have in Bishkek, with credit cards you can cash money in some banks and pay in the hotels.
Mobile Telephones can be used in some areas, there are many Internet Cafes in the larger towns. International calls from some hotels or some post offices possible.
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Accessing boundary zones
For accessing one of the boundary zones in Kyrgyzstan: Niche area, Northern face of Terskey Range, from Aksuu in the East to Dzhuuku in the West, Achiktash (Lenin Peak), the Northern faces of the Turkestan and Alaiskiy ranges, Chatkal valley and the Aksai glacier of Ala-Archa valley clients need a special permit. Horizon Travel can obtain these permits within one month.
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Insurance
For a visit to the Kyrgyz Republic a life, health and property insurance is needed. Before departure for the mountaineering expeditions Horizon Travel needs a copy of your documents, including the insurance policies. Without these copies a rescue company has no guarantee of payment and, in case of an accident, will not be able to arrange its work.
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