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INSTRUCTION FOR TOURISTS/ TAXI SERVICE/ EXCHANGE/ PLASTIC CARDS/ INSURANCE/ AIRPORT/ TRANSPORT/ OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS IN BISHKEK/
Instruction for tourists: · Bishkek (the capital of Kyrgyzstan) is well-developed and modern city. Here you can find whatever you need: cafe, restaurant, trunk-call office, drugstore and clinics, swimming pools and sport complexes. · Don't forget about your documents being in Bishkek (passport, visas). You should know addresses and telephones of embassies and consulates before walking in the city. In case of the illegal treatment from militia representatives you should call to your embassy or consulate. Never give your documents to representative of militia. You can only show them it. · It is not recommended to visit on your own dangerous areas of the city (dark alleys, poor district and so on.). Information about such places you can find in tourist information offices or on Web-site about tourism in Central Asia. · There are a lot of taxi services in Bishkek. You can use it at night. But when it is morning or afternoon you can use public taxi-buses.
· It is very important to leave information about yourself and every member of your tourist group to tourist office, to your friend, to your driver and so on before your trip. · And one more important advice: respect culture of people, living in any country of world. · During your trip somewhere in the mountains Ak-Sakal will invite you to his Yurta. Do not refuse it. Ak-Sakal will be very glad to see you in his nomadic house and it is a great chance for you to learn more about life of nomads. · There will be tea and butter on the table. · Kyrgyz shepherds are not rich people, but they will never hide from you "deficient product". · Guest's position around the table plays very important role: in the center opposite the door seats Ak-Sakal - the owner of yurt - or his honorable guest; women (daughters, wife, mother-in-law) seat near the table very rarely. · You can pleasantly be surprised and give rise to respect of inhabitants, if before or upon termination of a meal to make "Omin" (Islamic ritual of blessing of food) - bring your hands to face. · In gratitude about hospitality you can present something from your things (light, watch and etc.) · Don't wonder if Kyrgyz will see you off very long distance. It is very pleasant for them to show their neighbors that you were their guest.
National currency of Kyrgyz Republic - som, consist of 100 tyiin. Banknotes som are: 1 som, 5 som, 10 som, 20 som, 50 som, 100 som, 200 som, 500 som and 1000 som. Banknotes of tyiin are: 1 tyiin, 10 tyiin, 50 tyiin. Nowadays tyiins usually are not used. It is not a problem to exchange currency in Bishkek now. There are a lot of commercial banks in Kyrgyzstan and exchange offices. Most of them are situated in Bishkek, but you can find it in other cities of Kyrgyzstan. But sometimes it is almost impossible to exchange your currency in villages and little towns. So, exchange your currency beforehand in large cities. It would be better to exchange currency only in banks or in large exchange offices. Dollar USD and Euro - the most popular currency in Kyrgyzstan. But it is not a problem to exchange Russian Ruble and Kazakh Tenge. You can pay in dollar or Euro in some tourist shops and restaurant in Bishkek city. You should draw attention to the condition of your currency. Most of exchange offices and some banks will not exchange shabby, crushed and old notes.
You will not have problem with using of Plastic Card in Bishkek, Osh and Cholpon-Ata. You can get money using cash-machine. You can't use plastic card to pay.
Personal Casualties Insurance: Everyday we can face unexpected hazards we could hardly anticipate. However we could early assure our lives against after-effects as injuries, disablement, and death of our relatives. Any of the events mentioned could severely impact on our financial standing. Personal casualty shall mean any sudden unexpected event factually occurred involving an accidental injury or other health disorder or death. We offer a Personal Casualties cover against hazards as follows: · continued complete work disability with 1sh or 2nd or 3rd disablement severity degree fixed thereon; · death.
Airport Airport "Manas" is located in the center of the Chu valley about 23 km to the north-west from the capital of Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek city. Without any problem you can get to the Manas airport at any time of day and night. Special attention is paid to aviation security. Nowadays it is one of the leading airports of the region, which meets international security standards. The Catering Complex is an 850 m2 fully equipped center, able to produce 2000 meals per shift to world-class standards for either: first, business or economy class passengers. The catering facility, with the latest Italian equipment, was built and now operates according to the IATA standard. The Manas Management Company also produces meals for either private jets, airline crews and to meet individual passenger specific requirements. Enquiry service: 0-800-550-50-50
Bus station There are two main bus stations in Bishkek. At these bus stations you can take a minibus and get to any part of the country such as to the towns of the Chui Region as well as to Cholpon-Ata, Karakol, Naryn, Talas, Djalal-Abad, Osh etc. There is no well-defined bus schedule, so minibuses depart as soon ass they get full.
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