We organized a 6 day, 5 night expedition with Kyrgyz Riders, beginning in Bishkek, traveling to Bokonbayevo, Tash Rabat and Song-Kol. A few things stand out:
Organization and Professionalism: Aman worked closely with us to design the perfect trip and built a customized itinerary with detailed activities and locations identified on a map. The execution was also excellent.
Value: I did a lot of shopping around with various guide groups, and Kyrgyz Riders was by far the most cost competitive. Although we were worried this might lead to lower quality, we discovered that there was absolutely no difference between the tours by Kyrgyz Riders and other tour groups. If anything, Kyrgyz Riders is better in terms of its flexibility and preparation. For example, when it rained during one of our horseback riding days in Song-Kol, we were the only group prepared with raincoats.
Energy and Fun: A lot of credit here goes to Bakit, our amazing guide. His enthusiasm and fun-loving spirit is infectious both to tourists and community hosts - he immediately became friends with everyone at our yurt camps. He also was extremely helpful in answering all of our random questions about Kyrgyz culture, politics and society. I appreciated that even if he didn't know the answer, he would ask people around to find an answer. Our overall enjoyment of the trip was exponentially higher due to Bakit being with us!
Overall, I loved Kyrgyz Riders - would highly recommend!
