Bishkek Street Arts, Mosaics Murals & Kyrgyz Nomadic History Tour
Description
In order to learn about the Intersection of Kyrgyz History and Modern Street Art in Bishkek City , you will start to see the main attractions of the Bishkek city , Soviet Buildings and understand how Nomadic Lifestyle changed. Later we will walk to the main murals of the Bishkek city which is the representation of the Kyrgyz culture and impact during soviet times. You will reach to see massive City squares of the city .
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Itinerary
We will start our walking tour from the city center " Ala too Square " where you able to learn about the historical features of the country . The Headline of the Kyrgyz Hero " Manas " and will understand the Architectures of the State History Museum .I will explain you about the meaning of the kyrgyz flag and nomadic life style of the city.
We will reach to the Ala Too Theatre where you will learn about the first Meaningful Mosaics Art of the Soviet Union which was made for the nation to understand peace between two nations of 100 years. We will pass through the main buildings build during Soviets and you will able to reach to the second main heroin of the country " Kurmanzhan Datka " which is known as Queen of the Mountains . You will learn here Her nomadic Lifestyle and concerns for the Kyrgyz people. You will able to learn here that how she finally made annexation between Kyrgyz nation and Russian Empire.
We will walk toward the Kyrgyz National Opera and Ballet Theatre which was build in 1926 . You will able to see unique Architect of Building and Statues on the top of the Building
We will pass by city center of modern shopping malls of the city and reach to our Mural "Slam dunk on trash" which shows that Slam dunking litter is much better than a basketball, especially in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan where litter and recycling is an issue.
While moving toward the Sunny Fountain You will able to see famous Olympic Aisuluu TYNYBEKOVA who won Silver medal in Wrestling Olympics 2022 Tokyo . The Sunny Fish Fountain was built in 1982 by Russian designer Vladimir Krugman as Soviet limitations on artistic freedom were relaxing. It is pretty easy to see how it got its name. The tiles are made from melted glass stained with different compounds, some of which had to be transported all the way from Belarus. The artists involved in the project had to travel, create each tile, transport it back to Bishkek and erect the statue themselves
We will walk toward the avenues of the city where we will show you another Graffiti made on the famous short story By Chinghiz Aitmatov and Film " The Red Apple " which was entered in 9th Moscow International Film Festival in 1975. Here I will explain you about the short vision of the story and relation of Kyrgyz culture .
We will pass by the Three other famous Graffiti of the Kyrgyz famous artist Group DOXA Who are representing the country and the city in real vibes. Than we will reach to another center where I will show you unique architecture of the Bishkek Concert House, City Mayor house , state banks buildings and International University of Kyrgyzstan. Later we will go to another mosaics of the city known as "The Path to Enlightenment mosaic" which is huge and shows the connection of Kyrgyz culture and Russian influence during soviet times.
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(5)
Adinai was a great guide for our tour through Bishtek. She clearly knows a lot of the history and had a lot of inisghtful information to share whilst ensuring we got to also see the more modern side of the city. Really liked how engaging she was with us, asking us about our opinions and sharing her own. Great English spoken which made for a really fantastic tour on our first day in Kyrgystan.
It is what it says The guide was lovely, friendly, and adapted to my needs ( lack of fitness 😆) She was very knowledgeable about the Russian era and talked non stop - in a good way!
I really enjoyed this walking tour with an excellent guide named Alex. It was the first thing I did after arriving in Bishkek, so it was a great introduction to not just the city but also to Kyrgyz culture and history. It was wonderful to see the murals and mosaics around the city with Alex putting them into their urban and national context. He's easy to talk to and answered all my questions. And he patient throughout. When I asked to rest a bit in the shade or stop at a store to get more to drink, he was helpful. If you enjoy art or history at all, I think this tour is better than a standard "see the sites" one. You'll explore a good bit around the heart of the downtown tourist area as well as walk through some neighborhoods that you probably wouldn't find on your own. Alex answered my questions about Soviet architecture too. After the tour, he made sure I got home with a Yandex Go taxi. I'm glad I chose this tour and had the chance to enjoy Bishkek's wonderful street art and architecture.
Thank you so much to write so much :) I enjoyed the company with you.
It was a fantastic tour, starting with some of the monuments in the centre and learning about Kyrgyz history, then on to the murals walk. Alex is very knowledgable and tells you the story behind the murals which makes you appreciate them not just for the art but also the message. A lot of the murals were off the main street or hidden away so I wouldn't have seen them on my own. I highly recommend the tour.
Hello Penny ! Thankyou so much for such defining our tour. we really enjoyed the walk with you and your concerns about history was really interesting. Thanks again !!!
We recently managed to make our walking tour with our guide Alex who initially showed us historical architects of the Soviets and later we learn about history of nomadic Kyrgyz people and how they make remarkable change to now. He explained us about each street art and meaning of it. We are really happy and we enjoyed the walking around. we highly recommend him!!!
