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The snowy Kyrgyz Alatau range rises on its southern edge.\r\n\r\nIt is where almost every trip to Kyrgyzstan starts, and it has the country's best caf\u00e9s, restaurants and nightlife.\r\n\r\nAla Archa National Park is forty minutes away, and the Burana Tower an hour. Two or three days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | About 30\u201340 minutes\r\nGetting around | Marshrutka and Yandex Go\r\nLanguages | Kyrgyz and Russian\r\nTipping | Appreciated\r\nTap water | Not recommended\r\nHow long to stay | Two or three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay in the centre, around Ala-Too Square, Chuy Avenue and the parks, where the hostels, caf\u00e9s and museums are walkable. 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The State History Museum, behind it, covers the nomadic past and the Soviet era.\r\n\r\nWalk through Oak Park, with its open-air sculptures, Panfilov Park, and along the tree-lined boulevards of Erkindik and Chuy. The Osh Bazaar, west of the centre, is the city's biggest and most chaotic market: dried fruit, spices, felt hats, kalpaks, and everything else.\r\n\r\nAla Archa National Park, about 40 kilometres south, is the easiest mountain escape: trails climb from the park gate along a river valley towards glaciers, from short walks to a hard full day up to the Ak-Sai waterfall and beyond.\r\n\r\nThe Burana Tower, about an hour east, is an eleventh-century minaret, all that remains of the Silk Road city of Balasagun, surrounded by a field of stone balbal grave figures. 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A meal is \u20ac3 to \u20ac7.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Beshbarmak | The national dish\r\nLagman | Hand-pulled noodles\r\nSamsa | From the tandoor\r\nA meal | \u20ac3\u20137","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Bishkek","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Bishkek","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Bishkek has a lively nightlife for its size: bars, pubs, craft beer and clubs in the centre, busy at weekends. Vodka and cognac are traditional.\r\n\r\nLate at night, take a Yandex Go taxi rather than walking long distances.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac1.50 to \u20ac3.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bars and pubs | In the centre\r\nCraft beer | Growing scene\r\nLate at night | Take a Yandex Go\r\nA beer | \u20ac1.50\u20133","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Bishkek","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Bishkek","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Manas Airport is about 30 to 40 minutes from the centre by taxi; use Yandex Go or an official taxi to avoid overcharging. Marshrutka minibuses also run into town.\r\n\r\nIn the city, marshrutkas cover the main roads and Yandex Go taxis are cheap.\r\n\r\nShared taxis and marshrutkas from the Western bus station reach Karakol in about five to six hours, and Cholpon-Ata, on Issyk-Kul, in about four. Flights reach Osh in about an hour. Buses cross to Almaty, in Kazakhstan, in about four hours.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | 30\u201340 minutes\r\nAround | Marshrutka and Yandex Go\r\nTo Karakol | 5\u20136 h by shared taxi\r\nTo Almaty | About 4 hours","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Bishkek","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Bishkek costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Bishkek is cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac8 and a careful day is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30.\r\n\r\nThe State History Museum charges a few euros, Ala Archa a small entry fee plus a taxi, and a Yandex Go ride across the city \u20ac1 to \u20ac3. A shared taxi to Karakol is around \u20ac10 to \u20ac15.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the som (KGS); prices here are euro equivalents, at roughly 100 som to the euro. Cards work in Bishkek's bigger shops and restaurants; cash is essential elsewhere, and there are no ATMs in the mountains.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac8\r\nA day | \u20ac20\u201330\r\nShared taxi to Karakol | About \u20ac10\u201315\r\nCash | No ATMs in the mountains","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Bishkek","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Bishkek","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Bishkek is safe with ordinary care, especially at night. Pickpockets work in the Osh Bazaar and on crowded marshrutkas.\r\n\r\nDrivers are aggressive; cross roads carefully.\r\n\r\nIn the mountains, weather changes within an hour, phone coverage is absent in most valleys and rescue is slow. Go with a guide or at least tell someone your route, carry warm and waterproof layers, and allow for altitude: climb slowly above 3,000 metres.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112, or 102 police and 103 ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Pickpockets | Osh Bazaar and marshrutkas\r\nTraffic | Aggressive drivers\r\nMountains | Weather changes fast\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Bishkek","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Bishkek","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Glaciers, a Silk Road tower and the great mountain lake.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Issyk-Kul | About 4 hours | Shared taxi | The great mountain lake, with the resort of Cholpon-Ata on its north shore. |  | 1305353","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Bishkek","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"June to September for the mountains; spring and autumn for the city.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | -1 | 1 | Cold\r\nFebruary | 2 | 1 | Cold\r\nMarch | 10 | 3 | Nooruz\r\nApril | 18 | 3 | Spring\r\nMay | 24 | 4 | Good\r\nJune | 29 | 5 | Mountains open\r\nJuly | 32 | 5 | Peak\r\nAugust | 31 | 5 | Independence Day\r\nSeptember | 26 | 4 | Good\r\nOctober | 18 | 3 | Autumn\r\nNovember | 9 | 1 | Cold\r\nDecember | 2 | 1 | Cold","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Nooruz marks the spring new year in March.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Bishkek","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/kyrgyzstan\/bishkek\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Nooruz | 21 March | Bishkek | The spring new year. |  | \nIndependence Day | 31 August | Ala-Too Square | Concerts and celebrations. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. 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