New tours connect travellers with local culture at the gateway to Kyrgyzstan's mountains

Known for years as an independent travellers’ trekking hub in the Tien Shan, the Kyrgyzstan city of Karakol is giving visitors a few more cultural reasons to linger.

Destination Karakol has spent the summer of 2017 trying out new tour experiences that are helping take travellers beyond the trails to connect...