The delegation of the Turkic Council Modern Silk Road Joint Tour’s Second Fam Trip arrived to Bishkek on 22 May 2017.
The delegation composed of journalistes coming from USA, Germany, UK, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Katar, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkey as well as tour operators from Singapour, Germany, Austria, Poland, Iran and France was welcomed by Azamat Djamenkulov, Deputy Minister of Culture, Tourism and Information of the Kyrgyz Republic at the official dinner.
During the dinner, Deputy Minister Djamenkulov expressed his gratitude to meet such a distinguisged delegation expertised in the tourism sector and underlined their readiness to improve the sustainable tourism in the region together. The presentation of Kyrgyzstan that hosted the Second Nomad Games in 2016 was also shown to the members of delegation at the dinner.
On 23 May 2017, the group moved to Kochgar Village where they participated in the shirdak making show and enjoyed the local music and dance having their lunch in a Kyrgyz yurta. During the evening, they proceeded to Tashrabat where they stayed in the yurtas during the night as a unique experience and hence they tasted the real live of nomade people. On 24 May 2017, the group visited the Caravansarai Tashrabat which has been a cornerstone on the road of the Silk Road. After having their lunch in the format of a picnic among the Tiang Chang mountains, the group moved to Issyk Kul that is one of the perles of the natural attractions of Kyrgyzstan along the Silk Road.
