Fiona Highlights: Kyrgyzstan – A Felt Experience
Fiona Highlights is a series of posts where Fiona shares some of her favorite experiences in the tours she has enjoyed through her travel business, Creative Safaris. Visit the website to explore upcoming destinations. This highlight has a tour coming up in April 2026: Kyrgyzstan—a-felt-experience.
I chose this destination because …..
Felt!! And it turned out to be a heart-warming experience – I ‘felt’ a big warm welcome, my heart soared at the big, wide spaces and clear air, to be embraced by snow-capped mountains all along the way was to feel a very different space to my home place of Australia.


Ohh, and the felt making is extraordinary!




three favourite reasons that I would love to go back:
People – the welcome and friendly attitude, the willingness to share their knowledge and experience.


Clean – hiking up a gorge and no plastic, clear blue skies and fresh air. It is wonderful to experience.

Number 3 is a jumble of so many things- great food, great places to stay – yurts, family guesthouses, hotel…. wonderful nature, fabulous crafts. I can’t write this in 3 !!


my favourite architectural wonder: yurts!!
I stayed in a luxury yurt with underfloor heating and an attached bathroom. There were big glass panels to see the snow-covered hills, inside were piles of carpets, beautifully woven yurt bands, it was so delightfully cosy.

Each yurt is assembled according to tradition, it faces the rising sun, there are protective symbols around the door, inside everything has its place.
an unforgettable workshop
I must have two to mention at least:
Making noodles with Mrs Fatima in Karakul. Ethnic Uygur people settled here a long time ago and brought noodles into the local cuisine.

Rolling felt by feet with Mrs Nurliza and Jypara, singing as we worked. So much fun!

Something amazing that’s happened on a past trip. Finding wild tulips growing amongst the wildflowers in the national park. They are vibrant yellow, some with a little red at the base and seem to glow in the field.
Every trip creates deep connections between people from different cultures, experiences that will never be forgotten! Feel free to ask questions in the comments and follow our Facebook page for lots of photos!
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