Logistics
All the places to visit are located in different natural conditions of Kyrgyzstan, from 500 m to 4000 m above sea level. The field trip route runs both on asphalt and dirt roads. Despite this, we will use comfortable Mercedes Sprinter minibuses for trips with 13 passenger seats. We plan to use an additional off-road vehicle for transporting luggage, equipment and food. All participants will be provided with transfers to the arrival and departure airports in Bishkek and Osh.
Accommodation
Participants with early arrival and early check-in will be offered a hotel in Bishkek, in the center of the capital. In Cholpon-Ata, during the seminar, all participants will be accommodated in a comfortable hotel, where a scientific and practical seminar-training will also be held. According to the summer school program, we will be checking into new hotels or guest houses almost every day.
Meals
During the summer school, three meals a day will be offered in cafes or hotels. Vegetarians must inform in advance about themselves. In addition, during radial trips to various locations, all participants will be provided with lunch boxes. Lunches are provided in cafes and restaurants, dinners in hotels or guest houses.
Visas and permits
In Kyrgyzstan, a visa-free regime applies to citizens of more than 80 countries. Also, a visa can be obtained in a simplified manner for citizens of more than 65 countries.
Link to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan: https://mfa.gov.kg/en/osnovnoe-menyu/konsulskie-uslugi/konsulskie-vizovye-voprosy/izovye-i-bezvizovye-rezhimy
Official invitations
If you need an official invitation to participate in the summer school, you can request it by email. To do this, send us all the necessary information: to whom the invitation should be addressed, your full name, position, place of work or study. You can also send your own version of the invitation letter.
Terms of participation in the summer school, information on monetary contributions, currency
The fees for participation in the summer school are intended to cover the basic expenses of the service, including accommodation in hotels and guest houses, three meals a day, transportation, entrance tickets, permits, paper guides. The fees do not cover the costs of international flights to and from Kyrgyzstan.
The fee for participation in the 13-day program is: 110,500 som | 1,270 dollars | 1,085 euros; for participation in the 9-day program is: 76,500 som | 875 dollars | 750 euros
Student fee: 63,700 som / 730 dollars / 650 euros
This amount covers all the above expenses for double occupancy. Participants pay for single occupancy in hotels or guest houses themselves
This amount covers all the above expenses. Participants pay for single accommodation in hotels themselves.
What clothes do you need?
August is a rather hot month. Hiking routes will pass through both arid, semi-desert areas and highlands, where the temperature drops to 0 – 5. Therefore, you need to have a warm jacket, hat, trousers, mountain boots. You also need to have a cap or panama hat, sunglasses and sports mountain shoes.
Difficulty of routes, accessibility
All routes are easy. You need to have a small backpack for water and personal items, for example, for a rain jacket. The length of hiking routes is up to 3 km
Currency exchange
As soon as you arrive in Bishkek, we will advise you where it is profitable and convenient to change currency.
Guidebook
All participants of the field trip will receive paper guides in English and Russian. We will also have thematic maps and visual aids. The hotels will have a projector and screen for practical work and presentations.
Translator
During the summer school we will be accompanied by a translator for communication between participants from Central Asia with participants from other countries, as well as for communication with local residents
