Categories
- Alerts (7)
- Country-Specific Visas (80)
- Destinations (176)
- Government Regulations (12)
- Important Documents (4)
- Uncategorized (8)
- Visa Processing (23)
- World Heritage Site of the Week (62)
Need a Passport?
RushMyPassport.com can expedite your passport renewal or expedite a new, second, lost, damaged, stolen, or child passport in as quick as 1 day.
View Requirements >- Get a Kyrgyzstan Visa to Go Skiing With 40 Tribes
- World Heritage Site of the Week: Get a Kyrgyzstan Visa to See the Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain
Posts Tagged ‘Kyrgyz Republic’
Get a Kyrgyzstan Visa to Go Skiing With 40 Tribes
June 6th, 2010
Although it's still not on most travelers' radars just yet, Kyrgyzstan is blossoming into a great place for adventure travel. Now, a group called 40 Tribes is planning to host ski tours in the remote but stunning Kyrgyz mountains (h/t MatadorSports.com). This is a great example of ethical travel: 40 Tribes strives to be environmentally friendly and takes measures to minimize their impact on the wild Kyrgyz backcountry.They also arrange homestays with local families and use local guides, providing a source of employment and funds.
Plus, Kyrgyzstan is absolutely stunning, and the skiing looks magnificent. Check out the post on Matador Sports for more details and some awesome pictures!
American citizens are required to have a Kyrgyzstan visa to enter the country. You can apply on
World Heritage Site of the Week: Get a Kyrgyzstan Visa to See the Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain
December 13th, 2009
UNESCO's World Heritage Sites are a collection of intriguing destinations from around the world. According to the UNESCO website, the sites are selected to "to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity."
Once a week, as part of our new "World Heritage Site of the Week" series, we will profile one of these sites and look at what you would need to travel there. The first World Heritage site in the series is also one of the newest to be added to the list: Sulamain-Too Sacred Mountain in Kyrgyzstan.
What makes Sulamain Too sacred? The mountain is believed to be the final resting place of the Islamic prophet Sulamain. There is a shrine that marks what is believed to be
