Kyrgyzstan Topographic Trekking Maps топографические карты Кыргызстана In partnership with national tourism brand Discover Kyrgyzstan, the USAID Business Growth Initiative recently helped design a set of topographic trekking maps covering their partner destinations across the country of Kyrgyzstan. Each map includes detailed descriptions, distance, and difficulty information along with photos of every […]
Kyrgyzstan: Ala-Archa Valley Trail Only a 30-45 minute drive from the capital city of Bishkek, the Ala-Archa Valley Trail inside the Ala-Archa National Park is perhaps the most accessible hiking destination in all of the Kyrgyz Republic. There are several marked trails and a number of unmarked options, but seemingly […]
China: Jiuzhaigou National Park（九寨沟） Not to oversell it, but Jiuzhaigou National Park is in our opinion the single best natural area in China. This is not ‘Wild Hiking’ of course, but compared the the mostly paved paths of many of China’s natural areas the dirt trails of Jiuzhaigou and crystal […]
Turkey: Trekking the Lycian Way Having been listed by the UK’s Sunday Times as one of the “World’s Top Ten Walks”, the Lycian Way trek is by no means an undiscovered trail. If you’re looking at budget holidays to Turkey and want to take an active trip through the countryside instead […]
Trekking Triund: The Easy Route into the Heart of the Himalayas near Mcleodganj in Himachal Pradesh How does it feel to walk on a grassy meadow with clouds swirling all around you and gaze at a ring of mountain peaks towering above you? Sometimes the clouds float away and sunrays […]
India: Chadar Trek on the Zanskar Frozen River in Ladakh The Frozen River Trek, Ladakh (India): An Icy Wilderness The emerald green-turquoise Zanskar River flows through one of the most remote landscapes in the world, and a blanket of pristine white ice (Chadar) forms on the river to create […]