Why is spring the best time to explore Central Asia?
Central Asia is a region that knows how to surprise. But it is in the spring that it reveals its true beauty. If you are planning a trip in 2026, consider this season as the perfect opportunity to explore the region’s culture and nature.
Central Asia in the Global Tourism Ranking: What Do the Numbers Say?
The online publication CEOWORLD Magazine has summarized its own results of global tourism flows for 2025. Four out of five countries in the Central Asian region were included in the ranking. What are their positions in the ranking?
Ala-Archa for Tourists: Comfort in the Mountains of Kyrgyzstan
A new gondola line has been launched in one of Kyrgyzstan’s most popular natural parks, Ala-Archa.
Happy Holy Month of Ramadan!
The Travel+Leisure Central Asia team warmly congratulates you on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. May this month become a special journey inward: a time of silence, mindfulness, and simple joys. May your path be filled with light, your thoughts be clear, and each day be enriched with kindness and harmony.
New Routes from Kyrgyzstan to China
Direct flights between Kyrgyzstan and China were discussed in Guangzhou, with the first route scheduled to launch at the end of March.
4 Unusual and Instagrammable Spots in Kyrgyzstan
I explore Kyrgyzstan on foot, with a camera in hand. This way the landscape doesn’t rush past and comes together gradually, detail by detail.
A mountain of millennial secrets. Sulaiman-Too
Imagine a majestic silhouette towering over the emerald Fergana Valley. This is Sulaiman Too, a sacred mountain that has served as a mute witness to history and a spiritual guide for travelers for one and a half millennia. Its outlines are an integral part of the landscape of the ancient city of Osh, once a busy hub of the Great Silk Road.
The Gates of Tien Shan: Karakol City tour
Imagine a city where at one intersection you can hear a Kyrgyz melody, see Chinese architecture and feel the aroma of a Dungan dish. Where an ancient Orthodox church is waiting around the corner, and after a couple of streets there are alpine meadows and snow–capped peaks of the Tien Shan. This place is called Karakol
On Foot Across Kyrgyzstan: The Story of Aktilek Omurkadyrov
Traveling around Kyrgyzstan has become a way for me to better understand the country where I grew up and to see it beyond the usual routes
Guidelines for Pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina
Hajj and Umrah begin long before the first step toward the Kaaba.