• The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Preparations for the National Holiday in the capital Bishkek

    Personal project

  • Most parts of Kyrgyzstan are mountainous, with countless glaciers and lakes. Nature presents itself rough yet beautiful and lonely. The Tien Shan mountains and the old Silkroad traverse the country from east to west. Many of the countless peaks, which can tower up from 3000m to over 7000m of altitude, are without name or even unclimbed. Since the Sovjet era the population is multiethnic, of which most are Kyrgyz. Many still live as nomads.

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Hay harvest in Tamga

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    MIG above the Issyk Kol lake, Tamga

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Breakfast at Tamga Guesthouse

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Locals taking a dip in the Issyk Kol Lake

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Hiking snack

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Monument of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in Barskoon

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Hiking in the lonely Ala-too range between 3000-4500m altitude

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Ala-too mountains

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Creek running down from Ala-too mountains to Issyk Kol lake

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Cook Omurbek presenting the trekking dish of the day

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Above 4000m altitude

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Mountain guide Artur Usmanov

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Descending on a glacier back to the tent camp

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Milky way above the Ala-too mountain range

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Mountain guide Artur Usmanov and cook Omurbek

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    The loneliness of the porter

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Hot Springs at Issyk Kol Lake

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Fairy Tale Canyon

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Cemetery outside the town of Kotchkor

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Boy from Kotchkor

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Animal market in Kotchkor

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Animal market in Kotchkor

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Animal market in Kotchkor

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Coal truck driver at Kyzart Pass

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Sheep flock

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Yurt camp on the way to the Song Kol Lake

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Tea in a yurt

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Horse trekking to the Song Kol Lake

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Horses at Song Kol Lake, 3016m

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Manty in a restaurant in Bishkek

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Ice vendor in Bishkek

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Osh Bazar Bishkek

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Borborduk Mosque in Bishkek

  • The only democratic country in Central Asia attracts more and more tourists from abroad. Its mountains, lakes and pastures are vast, lonely and beautiful.

    Street in Bishkek