Accommodation
As tourism in Kyrgyzstan is developing, every year the trip to Kyrgyzstan becomes more comfortable. In cities of Kyrgyzstan you can stay in excellent guesthouses, hostels and hotels at economical prices. And since Kyrgyzstan is very popular as a country of ski resorts, ski and snowboard lovers will also appreciate the quality of their stay in high-mountain hotels.
Accommodation in villages are in homestays with friendly and responsive to your needs host family. Rooms are clean and very typical Kyrgyz atmosphere where you will be able to learn more about the culture. You will find interesting to have free Wi-Fi in your room, complementary tea and one of the highlights of staying in homestays is enjoying an authentic homemade meal with the company of the host family.
In mountains you will sleep in a portable, circular dwelling made of felt - yurts. They are ideal dwellings for the nomadic cultures because they are sturdy and reliable. Yurts have been the primary style of home in Central Asia. There you will be right amongst the semi-nomadic locals, you will see them herding goats and riding horses against a backdrop of mountains and huge skies.
In some locations you will have the nights in the tents.
Spring and early autumn are the best time to visit the country. In the spring, the short period of flowering of the desert and mountain slopes creates an extremely colorful landscape design, the warm and rather mild weather from September to early November is accompanied by the harvest, when all the markets are filled with vegetables and fruits. July and August are the best months to visit the mountainous areas, at the same time the weather is quite changeable at any time of the year, so you should have the necessary stock of warm clothes and equipment with you. In November, the rains begin, and in December the snow covers mountain passes. The ski season lasts from the end of October - the beginning of December until the end of April. Nights can be cool any time of the year.
