Kyrgyzstan accommodation & homestay

This is a unique opportunity to stay with a family in a city or rural area, or live the nomadic life. Kyrgyzstan is a multi-ethnic country, with more than 80 nationalities living together. You will be able not only to see, but also to feel, the hospitality of different nationalities and get to experience their lifestyle, traditions and culture.

Visit summer pastures to stay in a round felt tent called a "bozui". Taste national dishes, see how goats, cows, horses are milked, drink a cup of koumiss (horse milk, cooked in a special way), taste national home made bread and fresh fish from the lake, as well as contemplate the clear, starry sky through the tunduk (yurt's roof), lying on a shyrdak, and even make your own souvenirs.

We also offer trips to the National Horse Games, folklore shows and national music, village/city tours, cooking presentations, and more.

Our acommodations can be found throughout Kyrgyzstan.

The guesthouses are located throughout the country in cities and rural areas. You have a unique opportunity to stay with a family, or in separate houses, arranged in national or European style. The houses vary according to level of comfort, which is reflected in the price.  You will be able to make yourself comfortable on a warm, traditional felt carpet "shyrdak" or on a soft bed. Houses have hot/cold water, shower, bath-house and heating. For breakfast you will be served with a light national or European meal, fragrant bread, fresh jam or mountain honey, sour cream or airan (sour milk product).

Alternatively, you can experience the nomad's way of life and stay for several days in a round felt tent, called a "bozui", which accommodates approximately, 7-10 persons. These Yurts are mostly located in the jailoos – high-altitude summer pastures. You will be served with light national or European dishes, home made bread, jam or mountain honey, for breakfast.
Crafts
Souvenirs: each region has its own handicrafts, from talismans to carpets and jewellery to earthenware, and guests may be shown how to make them.
National dishes: learn local styles of preparing and cooking national dishes.
Felt craft: learn the secrets of high quality felt and natural paint production, and the meanings of their patterns.
Falconry: the ancient art of berkutchy (hunting with eagles or falcons); in ancient times one bird of prey could feed a small settlement.

Events
Traditional music: singers dressed in national Kyrgyz costumes with traditional instruments such as the ooz-komuz, three-stringed komuz, choor and others. Learn about past events, heroes and defenders of the Kyrgyz people.
National culture evening: national dishes, folklore and national costumes, introduction to customs and the language.
Traditional national horse games: spectacular horse games resulting from centuries of nomadic lifestyle.

Tours
City/village tour: history and attractions, seeing sites with locals.
Mountain top sunrise: watch the birth of a new day from a mountain top, over a cup of steaming coffee or tea.
Agriculture tour: participate in the harvest, watch cattle graze and have a picnic in a village’s picturesque surroundings of nature and wildlife.
Yurt construction: participate in the colourful and age old nomadic tradition of moving households with the seasons. Witness the centuries-old practice of constructing a national Kyrgyz yurt dwelling.
Our acommodations can be found throughout Kyrgyzstan, including in Naryn, Karakol, Kochkor, Tamchy, Jalalabat, Arslanbob, Kara-Suu, Talas, Kazarman, Osh and Naryn oblast. Below are typical prices for accommodation, tours and services

B&B in private house: Som 200 - Som 450 (approx US $5 - US $ 11)

B&B in yurt: Som 250 - Som 350 (approx US $6 - US $8) 

Meals: Som 70 - Som 120 (approx US $1 - US $2) 

City / trekking / horseback guide: Som 350 - Som 900 per day (approx US $8 - US $22) 

Horse hire: Som 250 - Som 1200 per day (approx US $6 - US $28) or Som 50 - Som 300 per hour (approx US $1 - US $8)

Folklore performance: Som 600 - Som 2000 (approx US $15 - US $50) 

National horse games: Som 1000 - Som 5500 (approx US $25 - US $137)