Kyrgyzstan, an offbeat destination renowned for its trekking and horse riding, is an ideal place to discover nomadic culture at a grassroots level. There are plenty of rarely-visited locales to explore throughout this centuries-old Central Asian nation. Many people are drawn to the country with romantic notions of seeing magnificent eagles swooping on to the outspread arms of kalpak wearing Kyrgyz, or galloping at speed on horseback through Elysian-like fields of swaying grass, and then finishing off the day sharing beshbarmak and kymyz with herdsmen inside of their yurts. All these things, and much more, are possible here. So if you’re heading out this way, be sure to stop by and visit Kyrgyzstan, the cultural epicentre of Central Asia.