Osh Fest 2017 - Joining the Caravan - Kyrgyzstan

The Osh Fest was held for the first time in 2017. This tourist festival is a great opportunity to create a new incentive for the tourism in Kyrgyzstan. The festival has been hosted by USAID Business Growth Initiative (BGI) in cooperation with Destination Osh.

The organizers have planned a symbolic Silk Road Caravan. This caravan leads the approx. 2.5 km from Karl Marx High School to Toktogul Park at the city administration.

Besides magnificent robes and costumes, typical objects of nomadic life, such as yurts, children’s crèche, and housewares are transported with horses, donkeys, camels, and yaks.

In the Toktogul park, one serves food and shows typical craft products. The cultural events with singing and dancing occupy a large space.

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At the end of the Osh Fest, one will perform a flash mob with Kyrgyz and Uzbek dance.

Joining the Caravan at Karl Marx High School

A driver and Muslima, our nice guide during the festival, pick us up at the hotel and drive us to the meeting point.

When we arrive, a lot of animals are already gathered. Some make a rather nervous impression, because of many people. Especially the camels seem to be restless. We observe the people who are busy fastening all objects on the animals for transport. Some also test the animals, how docile they are with the rider.

Again others pose in their grand dresses for the cameras. As we learn later, most actors are artists of the National Theater. However, some dignitaries seem to be there too.

After the preparations drag on, women’s groups begin to entertain the audience with songs. Later, some of them start dancing and give a little insight into the culture of the country.

Here we also meet Stephen Lioy, a travel photographer, whom we have met in Berlin, and who is also active for USAID here.

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Disclosure: Our trip was organized in cooperation with Discover Kyrgyzstan, and made possible by the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). All opinions are our own.