AKIPRESS.COM - American Internet media company BuzzFeed told about 25 reasons to come to Kyrgyzstan.

"Kyrgyzstan is a small country in Central Asia but it doesn’t mean that it isn’t an interesting place for tourists. The most area of Kyrgyzstan is mountains this why Kyrgyzstan has only 7 big cities. Kyrgyzstan has gorgeous nature, many historical monuments, special culture and traditions."

1. Go horse riding

2. Visit museums and enjoy soviet union buildings in Bishkek

3. Spend a day in yurt - Kyrgyz national house (photo courtesy of Kalpak Travel)

4. Visit Burana tower - 9th century building

5. Go to Jeti Oguz canyon

6. Have a nice time at Issyk-Kul lake

7. Go to very historical city called Karakol and see its historical houses: Dungan mosque, Orthodox church built without a nail. There are many old charming houses

8. Ski at nearby ski resort

9. Learn about local people’s traditions and culture

10. Go hiking in Ala-Archa

11. Feel history in Tash-Rabat

12. Visit Kyrgyzstan’s most beautiful lake - Sary Chelek

13. Visit Frunze museum

14. Visit South-East Issyk-Kull coast holly place - Manjyly-Ata

15. Go to Turaa-Suu - place with many ancient petroglyphs

16. Go hiking in Skazka (Fairy Tale) Canyon

17. Go to World Nomad Games

18. Hike to Ala-Kol - gorgeous blue lake in Karakol valley

19. Observe eagles or even go hunting with an eagle just like Kyrgyz nomad

20. Try national dishes - extremely delicious and redolent food

21. Visit Osh - Kyrgyzstan’s second biggest city

22. Observe Sulayman-Too - holy historical place + visit the inside cave museum

23. Listen to Komuz - national music instrument

24. Learn about Kurmanjan Datka - strong, clever woman who rose from regular people to politician of 17th century and protected Kyrgyz people from war

25. Dig deeper into Kyrgyz fairy tales and legends - you will be very interested about this country’s past