Mountain Biking Kyrgyzstan

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In a tiny corner of Central Asia, there is a rarely mentioned (and hard to spell) gem called Kyrgyzstan - a country with a wealth of touristic opportunities, and perfectly suited for a two-week mountain bike challenge.

The country has a small network of paved roads, and many more dirt seasonal roads that can take you to some of the most remote places in the country, and to some of the least known wonders of the world. Th cycling will be tough and the camping will be rugged. While were there we'll explore:

-Issyk-Kul Lake - world's second highest mountain lake
-Tosor Pass - a dramatic climb above 3000m on rocky roads deep in the interior of Kyrgyzstan
-the cities of Osh and Bishkek
-and much more

Kyrgyzstan is extremely safe, with very welcoming and friendly people, with reasonably good infrastructure for tourists. With easy connections from Europe, its not as far away as you might think.

This will be the ultimate off-road challenge for those with not a lot of time to spare, but with a love of a new challenge in beautiful and exotic place.

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Theresa Brown
Jun 2, 2009
11:02PM

sounds great! Where would one fly into for the start of this?

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M Coo
Jun 4, 2009
10:58AM

Count me in.

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Shanny Hill
Jun 5, 2009
11:31AM

there are good connections to the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek from Vienna on Austrian Airways.

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Giovanni Revoltella
Jun 16, 2009
02:52AM

Very interesting idea, has been in my mind for some time. Would be great to share, count me in. Have some useful connections in Bishkeh.

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Shanny Hill
Jun 24, 2009
01:51PM

Hey Giovanni, thats great! And if you have contacts in Bishkek, that could be extremely useful.

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Jolyane
Jul 9, 2009
08:49AM

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Peter Rombaut
Jul 27, 2009
07:14AM

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pete
Aug 18, 2009
06:46AM

I am interested!

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Rashit
May 31, 2010
07:13AM

Hello, may i join in ? I'm living in Kyrgyzstan and have cotacts in Bushkek and Osh both... My name is Rashit and i'm 18 years old. How much costs the trip ??

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mangobingo
Nov 17, 2011
10:36PM

Been there twice, would love to go back on a bike

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