Barely touched by tourism, Kyrgyzstan offers some of the most incredible natural scenery and living heritage in Central Asia. Watching a Buzhkashi headless goat polo match and staying with nomads in their yurt on Song-Kul Lake stand out among many vibrant highlights.

A Kyrgyz boy wearing a traditional Kalpak hat in the Suusamyr Valley.
Beautfiul red mountains at Jet-Oghuz in Kyrgyzstan, which is also known as the Seven Bulls.
A Kyrgyz musician in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.
Krygyz woman in traditional dress at the National Horse Games Festival in Kyrgyzstan.
A local spectator at the National Horse Games Festival in the Suusamyr Valley, Krygyzstan.
A rider carries a headless carcass in a Buzkashi or Ulak Tartysh match in Kyrgyzstan.
Buzkashi, also known locally as Ulak Tartysh match in Kyrgyzstan.
Beautiful scenery and windy road near Karakeche Kyrgyzstan.
The beautiful Barskoon Valley, located on the south shore of Issyk Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan.
A policeman in Krygyzstan's capital Bishkek.
Two boys riding at donkey near the Suusamyr Valley in Kyrgyzstan.
Buzkashi or Ulak Tartysh match participant in Kyrgyzstan.
the 19th century wooden Russian Holy Trinity Church in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.
A Kyrgyz man in the town of Karakol.
Beautiful scenery on the way to Song-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan.
Yurts near the shore of Song-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan.
Kids pumping water at Song Kul lake, Kyrgyzstan.
Horses and livestock return home shortly after sunrise at Song-Kul Lake in Kyrgyzstan.
A Kyrgyz musician in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.
Standing on the goal at a Buzkashi match, also known locally as Ulak Tartysh in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyz men riding on horseback in the Barskoon Valley, Kyrgyzstan.
Russian 4wd car driving along Song Kul lake in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyz musicians in Karakol, Kyrgyzstan.
Buzkashi match in Chon-Kemin, which known locally as Ulak Tartysh in Kyrgyzstan.
Buzkashi, also known locally a Ulak Tartysh match in Kyrgyzstan.