TRAVEL INFORMATION

Visa Obtaining:
Visas for Kyrgyzstan may be obtained on arrival at Manas Airport in Bishkek, or from Kyrgyz Consulate or Embassy in Austria (Vienna), Belgium (Brussels), Great Britain (London), Germany (Bonn, Frankfurt/Mail), Switzerland (Geneva), USA (Washington), Turkey (Ankara, Istanbul), India (Delhi), China (Beijing), Uzbekistan (Tashkent), Kazakhstan (Almaty), Russia (Moscow), and in some other countries with Russian and Kazakh Embassies. For obtaining Kyrgyz visa the invitation letter is required. In order to arrange the invitation letter "Edelweiss Travel" needs the following information: full name, date/place of birth, passport number, date/place of issue and date of expiry, citizenship, nationality, residence and period of stay in Kyrgyzstan.

Permits:
Kyrgyz visa is sufficient for the most regions of Kyrgyzstan, but there are several zones where special permits are needed. These zones include the area along Chinese border, the Inylchek area, the Northern face of Terskey Range, from Ak-Suu in the East to Dzhuuku in the West, Achiktash (Lenin Peak), the Northern face of the Turkestan and Alaiskiy Ranges, Chatkal valley and the Aksai glacier of Ala-Archa valley.

Our company can provide the permits for accessing these boundary zones. The obtaining of these permits from the State Agency of Tourism and Sport takes one month. So the traveler should file a request for such permit beforehand (at least one month before the tour).

Insurance:
For a visit to Kyrgyzstan we recommend our clients to have accident and medical insurance. We also would like to pay your attention that there are some zones in Kyrgyzstan that are forbidden for visiting without insurance.

Before departure we advise to make some copies of your documents including insurance polices for Rescue Company as a guarantee of payment that will allow arranging rescue works in case of an accident.